No. 4.] SHEEP INDUSTRY. 31 



j\lr. Harris. I never have any trouble from rats or mice ; 

 of course there are cats on the farm. 



Question. How early should the lambs come ? 



]\rr. Harris. I like to have my lambs come in rlaimary; 

 I can get a better lamb. 



Question. Do yon have a warm place for your slieop ^ 



Mr. Harris. A good open shed to the south; ])leiity of 

 bedding. I never lost a lamb in that way. 



Question. Do cows eat rape? 



Mr. Harris. Yes ; but let them eat it within an hour or 

 two before milking, and you will get a very strong od(jr in 

 the milk. 



Question. Give a description of planting. 



]\Ir. Harris. I plant my rape broadcast. My advice is 

 to cultivate it Avith a horse cultivator. I plant it the same 

 distance as corn. It is easily cultivated. 



Question. How early in the season can you cure it ? 



]\rr. Harris. Have your rape come early in November or 

 December. Yon want it to take you well into the winter ; let 

 it take the place of meal. 



Question. How do you keej) your pen dry when the 

 sheep come in wet? 



Mr. Harris. They never come in wet, — they stay out- 

 side. Sheej) will lie, from choice, in the open. 



I entirely omitted to s}3eak of the handling of the manure 

 of the sheep. It is a notion among New England farmers 

 that sheep run a farm down. If you will get out the 

 manure from the oj)en sheep shed and i)ile it up, then after 

 three or four days put it on the ground, you Avill save 

 fertilizing your land. 



Question. Can sheep and cattle run in a pasture to- 

 gether ? 



j\[r. Harris. I have a pasture where I run cattle, horses 

 and sheep together, but it is a very good pasture. I shouldn't 

 advise it in close quarters, but if you have room enough they 

 will do well together. 



Question. Can you keep sheep in the same pasture year 

 after year ? 



