Look over your range ahead of' t*Ke 

 sheep and plan how you are going to 

 use it. Figure out about what day you 

 will want your sheep to be on water 

 and allow them to graze toward it so 

 that they will arrive at the time you 

 wish them to get' there. Take your 

 new piece of range on the; way out 

 from water ; not on the way in. Sheep 

 should not be allowed to come to water 

 over a new piece of range. They tramp 

 out too much feed. 



If you allow the sheep to feed quietly 

 and do riot dog them they will not need 

 water as often as if they are constantly 

 driven about and the less they travel 

 the more fat they will put on. On the 

 average they lose more fat in being 

 driven to water than the water puts 

 on. If left to themselves sheep do very 

 little damage to the range by tramp- 

 ling. If you let your sheep tramp out 

 the range your allotment will have to 

 be cut down and the driving will keep 

 your lambs thin. 



Move your bed up to the place you 

 figure your sheep will reach in the eve- 

 ning. As evening comes on circle your 

 band quietly, turning the stragglers 

 into the bed ground. Do not drive your 

 sheep to a bed ground. Bed them 

 where night overtakes them. Bedding 

 in one place, too often damages the 

 range and this will mean that the for- 

 est ranger will have to close this piece 

 of range and cut down your number of 

 sheep. 



Ordinarily an hour on the creek is 

 plenty for all sheep to water. Do not 

 stay longer. Your sheep will tramp 



