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suitable rations for my show flock at many, and I may say 

 most, of our exhibitions. Good clover hay is sometimes 

 difficult to obtain, and foods of a succulent nature, such as 

 turnips, cabbage, etc., are held at such high prices as to pre- 

 vent an exhibitor of modest means investing to the extent 

 that he should to do justice to the appetites of the stock 

 under his care; -therefore, the advisability of providing a 

 good stock of rations preparatory to starting on the show cir- 

 cuit is evident. 



Turnips should be sacked; rape should be tied in neat 

 bundles; hay should be baled, and grain should be mixed 

 before starting out. Cabbage should not be forgotten. If 

 your flock is small it will not pay to hire a car; it can be 

 transported at less cost by the hundredweight. If you cannot 

 get "billed" on the same car as the sheep there remains two 

 other chances of your going. One to pay your fare as a 

 passenger, the other to hide among the sheep and keep out 

 of sight as much as possible whenever the train stops. Of 

 course here is a risk of being "kicked off the car." Every 

 shepherd should carry in his trunk a trocar for use in case of 

 bloat among his own or brother showman's stock; being 

 careful when using it to drive it in the direction that will 

 avoid its striking the kidneys of the animal. Blue vitriol, to 

 arrest fouling of the feet, linseed or castor oil for various de- 

 rangements of the stomach and intestines, shears, a good sup- 

 ply of blankets for the sheep, bedding for his own use, must 

 go in the make-up of his equipment or "kit." The fact that 

 salt is necessary to the well-being of the flock must not be 

 overlooked, even at show time. It is well to remember also 

 that the various members of the flock must have daily exer- 



