112 SHEEP FARMING IN AMERICA 



wolf drives in some sections, to get rid of these var- 

 mints. Industry and persistence will clean up the 

 ticks. 



FALL TKEATMENT OF THE EWE FLOCK. 



The ewes being brought presumably to new and 

 fresh pastures and rid of their vermin, thrive ad- 

 mirably. If grass is not abundant they ought to 

 have a little extra feed at times, as it is Nature's 

 way to make them gain. A field of rape in which 

 they may run, alternating at their pleasure with 

 grass, makes them improve rapidly. Pumpkins fed 

 on grass, seeds and all, are excellent for the ewes. 

 Not only are the pumpkins good feed, but their 

 seeds, besides being nourishing, have in them great 

 medicinal virtues. Pumpkin seeds are efficient ver- 

 mifuges. One of the best treatments for tape worm 

 in the human subject is the infusion of pumpkin 

 seeds. Worms destroy more sheep than dogs do, 

 and it must be the constant study of the shepherd 

 to avoid them. 



The reason for desiring the flock to thrive at this 

 time is that it is near the mating season, and if the 

 sheep are in fine, thrifty condition, the ewes will 

 the more rapidly conceive and drop a greater num- 

 ber of twins. 



Yet another reason is that a sheep which starts 

 into winter in good thrift comes through much 

 stronger with less feed than one that starts in in 

 poor flesh. 



A handful of grain fed in October or November 

 is worth a peck of feed to a thin ewe in January, 



