110 FITTING SHEEP FOR SHOW RING AND MARKET. 

 Baby Pat. 



One most important item to be studied in the raising of 

 really good lambs is to keep the "baby" fat on them just as 

 long as is possible. A lamb that loses its baby fat before 

 .it has arrived at that state of maturity when it is capable 

 of reproducing its own species, does not usually amount 

 to much, or, in other words, is "stunted." When a lamb 

 that is well fed loses its baby fat, it may be safe to say it is 

 suffering from worms or some other trouble and is unsound. 

 It it is the aim of the shepherd to have a fine flock of ewes, 

 the ewe lambs should be forced for the first year of their lives 

 -on frame and muscle producing elements "for all they are 

 worth." After they are a year old, they seem to be able to 

 "rough it" and hold their own on such common fare as the 

 <ewe flock should be getting. 



Ram lambs should be treated even more generously than 

 are the ewe lambs, and for a longer period; especially is 

 this true of stud rams. Although stud rams should be fed 

 generously on flesh and frame-forming rations, the shepherd 

 must understand what these are and not feed rations of a fat- 

 forming nature in mistake for the former. Our aim should 

 foe to feed for health, strength, flesh, and frame; ample fat 

 will accumulate from this mode of feeding without the addi- 

 tion of any fattening grain ration. 



Ear Tagging. 



The shepherd should not be too anxious in getting this 

 -work off his hands. Sufficient time should elapse to allow the 

 'cartilage of the lamb's ear to harden before attempting to 



