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The time for dipping depends upon the time of shearing. It is best 

 to dip five or six days after shearing. The ticks and lice leave the shorn 

 ewes and go to a more sheltered place on the bodies of the young lambs. 

 If one delays dipping for any length of time after shearing, the lambs will 

 suffer a great deal with these pests. A second dipping should take place 

 during the fall. 



Any of the recommended coal tar dips may be used. In using these, 

 one should see that they have the approval of the Department of Agri- 

 culture and should follow the directions carefully. 



A flock thus handled will afford the owner much pleasure and profit 

 for capital and labor invested. The earnings from sheep will compare 

 very favorably with those of any of our domestic animals. 



GOATS 



Goats are very valuable as a renovator of brush lands. They are 

 not naturally grazing animals, but rather browsers. In some states, the 

 cost of clearing large tracts of land has been greatly reduced by pasturing 

 with flocks of goats. 



Besides this, many goats, especially the representatives of the breeds 

 of milch goats, are noted as milk producers. They have held a recognized 

 place as such for a great many years among the poorer people of the world. 

 In some countries varieties of goats are bred especially for their milk- 

 producing qualities. 



In this country, the Angora goat and the common goats give milk, 

 but milking families have not been produced. 



The Angora goat yields a fleece which is valued highly on the market. 

 It is commercially known as mohair. It is coarser than fine wool, but 

 longer and stronger. 



When sold on the market, goats bring a lower price than sheep. The 

 mutton from goats is not considered nearly as good as mutton from sheep. 



Angora and common goats are found in almost every state in this 

 country . They seem to do well under a wide range of climatic conditions. 

 A dry climate, however, seems most favorable for them. 



REFERENCES 



"Sheep Farming." Craig and Marshall. 

 "Sheep Farming in America." Wing. 

 '' Productive Sheep Husbandry." Coffey. 

 "Sheep Farming." Kleinheinz. 

 "Sheep Feeding and Farm Management." Doane. 

 " The Winter Lamb." Miller and Wing. 

 "Angora Goat Raising and Milch Goats." Thompson. 

 Nebraska Expt. Station Bulletin 153. "Fattening Lambs." 

 U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Bureau of Animal Industry, Bulletin 68. "Information 



Concerning the Milch Goat." 

 Farmers' Bulletins, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture: 



573. "The Angora Goat." 



576. "Breeds of Sheep for the Farm." 



652. "The Sheep Killing Dog." 



