FITTING SHEEP FOR SHOW RING AND MARKET. 95> 



shape they do. It would be simply an utter impossibility 

 for them to do so. 



When Should Lambs Come. 



When I have plenty of roots the earlier my lambs come 

 the better it suits me. Whether intended for the ear^ 

 markets or for stud purposes, I have found the early lamb 

 the most profitable and satisfactory, provided I have plenty 

 of succulent rations, such as common turnips, rutabagas, 

 mangels, etc.; but where these are not at command, I prefer 

 my lambs to come not earlier than the first of April. Lambs 

 born so that when they take their first lessons at eating 

 they may do so in the pasture fields usually grow away so 

 fast from those having learned to eat dry rations in the 

 sheep barn that, ultimately, they prove to be the most profit- 

 able property; but where roots have been plentiful no lamb 

 has ever given me the pleasure, profit, and consequently the 

 satisfaction, that the early lamb has. 



Another consideration as regards the time when our lambs 

 should come is, whether or not we have suitable barn ac- 

 commodation for the comfort of the little weaklings, when 

 the mercury is away below zero. If we have not comfort- 

 ably-prepared quarters for their benefit it is better to have 

 our lambs come when danger of exceedingly cold weather 

 is past. 



The First Symptoms of Yeaning. 



The first common symptoms of a ewe about to yean is 

 restlessness. A drop on either side of the backbone, back 

 of the pin bones, which gives the tail the appearance of 



