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need not be an expensive structure, It is better to have storage for 

 hay above. There must be ample provision for fresh air, to come 

 in from the south so that cold blasts will not come with it. Let 

 there be a yard attached, preferably on the sunny side. Water 

 may be in the barn, or in the yard unless in a very cold country. 

 Every night the flock should be confined to their barn. It will be 

 found that the lambs will mostly come in the night. And if the doors 

 are open it will generally be found that the ewes will come to the 

 barn to drop their lambs. Too close shutting in will work harm to 

 the flock. Too much exposure will cost you their thrift and the loss 

 of some lambs in severe weather. In the South, Dorsets thrive 

 with no shelter at all save that afforded by hill, tree and shrub. 

 Yet, in general, it will be found that it will take less feed and the 

 flock will keep in better condition to shelter them especially from all 

 rains in cold weather. 



WINTER FEEDS ENSILAGE- 



There is great diversity of opinion as to the value of ensilage for 

 sheep, or rather to be more accurate, the difference of opinion is 

 more 'as to whether it can be fed with safety, for the ensilage itself 

 is generally admitted to be a good feed. Some sheep feeders will 

 not use it at all, some of our experiment stations condemn it as a 

 sheep feed. For our part, we have fed it for many years to both 

 lambs and ewes, and consider it both safe and of much value, espec- 

 ially so, for ewes with lambs by side. But it must be used with 

 judgement, which means not to feed too much or too often. Our 

 practice is to feed once a day during winter or cold weather only; 

 we take daily from the silo the amount of a day's feed, put it by its- 

 elf and let it remain for a few hours until it becomes cool to the 

 touch. Late in the spring or during hot weather we would not feed 

 it to sheep Also, let sheep feeders beware of it when taken from 

 near the bottom of the silo, it is then very wet and chuck full of 

 acidity, a slow poison for sheep. You don't need a silo in the sheep 

 business, but you can use one if you have it and want to. If you 

 keep Dorsets they will thrive without ensilage, so will you. 



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