34 EWES WILL CLEAN UP THE FARM 



Rape and sweet clover can be sowed with oats in spring and 

 after oat harvest the rape and clover will furnish excellent pasture. 



Lambs in Cornfield 



If the lambs are not sold at weaning time there is no better 

 place for them than in the cornfield to eat weeds and lower blades 

 of corn. 



Provide Water 



Always arrange so that both ewes and lambs can get pure 

 water. Sheep will get along on pasture without water but they 

 will do better with it. 



Salt and Tobacco 



Sheep and lambs should have salt where they can get to it the 

 year round. It will do no harm to have tobacco stems where the 

 lambs can always get them; they will help prevent stomach worms. 



Let the Ewes Clean Up the Farm 



After the lambs are weaned the ewes can be used to clean up 

 lots and fields on any part of the farm. 



From August to November they can have the run of meadows, 

 stubble fields, and wheat fields until the wheat comes up, eating 

 volunteer grain and the grass and weeds along the fences. They 

 can spend a few days in each of the barn lots. It will not harm 

 mature ewes to occasionally confine them on weed patches until 

 they clean up the weeds thoroughly. 



Docking and Castrating 



Big healthy lambs can be docked and castrated when three 

 days old, but it is safer with average lambs to wait until one 

 week old. The earlier this work can be done with safety the 

 less will be the shock to the lambs. It is not necessary to dock 

 and castrate the lambs if they are to be sold before they are three 

 months old. 



Always Disinfect 



Always disinfect tools, hands, and wounds when castrating 

 and docking lambs. There is nothing better for this than reliable 

 sheep dip, mixed with warm water according to directions. 



Cut Tails With Sheep Shears 



Young lambs ' tails can be quickly cut off with a pair of sharp 

 sheep shears with stiff springs. Let the operator stand astride of 



