l6 PURE-BRED SHEEP. 



SUBSEQUENT MANAGEMENT. 



Possessed of the ewes, what is- the best course to pursue ? 

 Should attention be given to improving the ewe flock, or should 

 an effort be made to acquire a reputation as a ram breeder by 

 extensive showing ? We unhesitatingly say the first few years 

 should be devoted to improving the ewes, an object which, though 

 equally important, is more easily achieved and far less costly 

 than ram breeding, inasmuch as sires suitable for getting good 

 ewes never command such high figures as those likely to beget 

 high-class rams. Again, once possessed of a good ewe flock 

 exhibiting uniformity of character and type, the greatest difficulty 

 has been overcome, and, by judicious mating, a long and 

 successful show and sale yard career may be counted upon. 



SHEPHERD. 



He ought to be a careful, patient, kind, and cautious man. His 

 care must be unceasing, his watchfulness incessant, and his 

 industry in providing every requisite of food, shelter, and 

 individual conveniences in each case must be unlimited. In fact, 

 the importance of a good shepherd cannot be over-rated ; not one 

 of those men who can only trim and get sheep up for show, for 

 which he receives wages which many a highly educated clerk 

 would be glad to get ; but a sensible steady man who is fond of 

 his calling and puts his whole energies into his work, one who 

 understands the treatment and feeding of sheep, and who has a 

 general knowledge of their common ailments, and believes that in 

 such matters as Foot-rot, Husk or Hoose, Maggots, &c., 

 prevention is better than cure. Regularity of feeding is of the 

 highest importance in the well-being of the flock. 



Of late years shepherds have commanded high wages, but if 

 possible, it would be better to pay less in wages and more by 

 actual results, even if the payment on the whole were greater. It 

 practically gives the shepherd a direct interest in his calling, and 

 is really a system of co-operation. 



