SELECTION OF SHEARLING EWES. 



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offspring- of ewes that would otherwise be discarded. In a 

 pedigree flock, a regular system of drafting at a certain age 

 cannot be followed with advantage; for, in some cases, it is wise to 

 keep a ewe a good ram breeder as long as she will continue to 

 breed; while others which produce nothing good as yearlings, or 

 two-shears, may safely be put aside. 



At the same time, the breeder should try and draft upon a plan 

 which keeps the flock from degenerating into a lot of old ewes; for 

 should a dispersion for some cause or other be necessary, a young 

 stock will be sure to realise good prices, as compared with one 

 which has lost its bloom, no matter how good the previous record 

 of these aged ewes may have been. 



As to the number of ewes which should be drafted annually, 

 one must be guided by circumstances. Should the young ewes 

 be exceptionally good, and by one or more sires which you have a 

 high opinion of, it will be politic to draft from the breeding flock 

 more largely than usual. If, on the other hand, the shearling 

 ewes are not to your liking, it may be well to add none to the 

 breeding flock, and dispose of the young ewes in their entirety, 

 when they usually sell exceptionally well. These matters must 

 be left to the judgment of the breeder ; but all such details are of 

 great importance, and whether they receive due attention or not, 

 means success or failure. 



As before stated, it is sound policy so to manage the flock that 

 it shall not deteriorate into a lot of old worn out ewes ; and with 

 due care this can be avoided. A well bred and good young flock 

 must always have a far larger commercial value than one in 

 which several of its members have passed the prime. 



SELECTION OF SHEARLING EWES 

 TO ADD TO FLOCK. 



The selection of the shearling ewes to add to the flock is a 

 matter of great importance ; and every breeder who is wise, will 

 not fail to give it his personal attention. To begin with, we 

 would recommend that the selection should be made, in the first 



