IG AGRICULTURAL MUSEUM 



strinv, an<J there kept with tlie lamh till it is two or three 

 flavs old. It' a ewe shoulJ not he fond of her lamh, or 

 not own it, as it is called, confinement with it in one of 

 those pens for a few days, Avill put all to rights. Particu. 

 lar attention should he paid to the ha<As of the ewes — and 

 if found to swell and harden, as they will sometimes do, 

 from a great flow of milk, a little before or after the 

 lamb comes, they should be carefully drawn, once or twice 

 a da}', and brought to by a soft hand. It sometimes hap 

 pens that for want of notice to this simple fact, the lamb 

 starves and dies in sight of plenty, without being able to 

 touch a single drop. 



Instances of. this have come within my own knowledge. 

 Care should be taken to keep the tails of the lambs clean 

 at the vent for a few days after birth, as they are apt about 

 that time to get corked there, from the glutinous nature 

 of the first excrements — I would recommend that the tails 

 of all the lambs, of both sexes, be cut otT widiin two or three 

 inches of the root — in all for cleanliness — and as to the 

 ewes there are additional reasons, one of whichhas been be- 

 fore given. This operation may be performed at eight days 

 old, if mild weather, or as soon as the frost is over ; at the 

 same time the mark on the ear may be put on. As to the 

 castration, unless in very cold or very hot weather, it is 

 safeatany time, in skilful hands, from the age of eight days 

 to three months, and the sooner the more safe — The Iambs 

 should be weaned at from four to five months old, at that 

 age they can shift for themselves; and time should be gi- 

 ven to the ewes to recruit, before they are put to propa- 

 gate. As the season otherwise suits well, 1 make my 

 lambs set up for Independence on the 4th July, in remem- 

 brance of our great national weaning — My overseer, 

 who is an old Soldier of those days, says it brings good 

 luck. I do not suiVer my ewe Iambs to go to the ram 

 until they are in their second year. 



(To be continued.) 



I'lUNTED Foil A^D IH BUSHED BY DAMD WILEY. 



I*rlcc 6 'IIA) for tninty jDur I^v.iahQVS^ 

 To be imU in gxlvancQ 



