64 FITTING SHEEP 



of it, and they will be found there more often than in the 

 barn, excepting it be when the weather is very cold and 

 severe. 



The Imporftnce of Keeping Sheep of Different 

 Ages Separated. 



Sheep of different -ages and different classes should be 

 kept separated. Neither yearlings nor lambs should be kept 

 together, as each require entirely different treatment. 

 Breeding ewes should be kept entirely by themselves, es- 

 pecially when heavy with lamb. To allow a lot of rams to 

 run with the breeding flock at any time is, to say the least, 

 violating the rules of good shepherding. Again, the ra- 

 tions of the breeding ewe are not of the nature that is 

 desirable for the proper development of the growing stud 

 ram, neither are the rations that the yearlings should be 

 receiving the ideal ones for the lambs; therefore the im- 

 portance of keeping sheep of various ages and classes sep- 

 arated must be readily apparent. If our shepherds would 

 only feed their young stock, especially the ram lambs and 

 yearling rams, a little heavier and their breeding ewes a 

 little lighter, the constitution and value of their stock would 

 l>e greatly enhanced. 



Shepherd's Marking Ink. 



Many shepherds having charge of thoroughbred, or more 

 properly, pure-blooded sheep, mark their sheep as a means 

 of identification with the initials of the owner of the flock. 

 Anyone handy with carpentering tools or even a common 

 jackknife can easily cut letters out of a block of wood that 



