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located. Typical specimens may be brought to the school; 

 or the students may go where the sheep are kept (Fig. 184). 

 Score cards for fine wooled sheep and for mutton sheep may 

 be used in judging such sheep. Write to the Agricultural 

 College of your State for such score cards. (See address 

 in the Appendix.) 



Projects With Sheep. 1. A lamb feeding project is well suited to 

 young people studying agriculture. Lamb clubs may be formed to 

 add more interest. The project should start with six or more spring 

 lambs, preferably wethers, to be fed for mutton. This project may 

 continue for several months and should include pasture period, 

 fattening period, marketing, treatment for disease, keeping records of 

 weights at beginning and end, all costs, income, and profit. The story 

 of the project should be written at the close. 



2. Ewe lambs raised and kept for breeding will form another good 

 home project. These should be high grade or pure bred lambs. 



3. A few good ewes of breeding age may be selected to start a 

 project to continue for a year. Include all feeding and care of adults 

 and lambs, prevention of disease, selection of breeders and feeders 

 among the lambs, and keeping records such as those suggested in 

 project No. 1. 



Sheep Debates. Resolved, that there should be more profit in 

 one year from a sheep project with 25 ewes than from a swine project 

 beginning with 5 sows; or a dairy project beginning with four good 

 milk cows. Labor, feed, cost, interest, and income to be considered. 

 In preparing for the debate make lists of these items and all arguments 

 on both sides of the question. 



Pure bred vs. scrub grades. Coarse wool vs. medium wool breeds. 

 Warm houses vs. open houses. Early lambs vs. late lambs. 



QUESTIONS 



1. What are the two main uses for sheep? 



2. What are the three classes of sheep f Which two of these are 

 used for mutton. 



3. Describe the Cotswolds. 



4. Compare the Leicesters and Lincolns with these in every way 

 that you can. 



5. Name five breeds of the medium wooled sheep. 



6. Give the chief differences between these five breeds. 



7. Which breed is used for the winter lamb industry? 



8. Describe the Merino breeds and tell their differences. 



9. For what kinds of places are sheep best suited? 



10. Describe best winter quarters for sheep. 



11. Why should the flock be separated into small numbers in winter? 

 References. Write to your congressman for several copies each of 



the following U. S. Farmers' Bulletins on sheep raising: 713, 798, 810, 

 840, 929, 1051, 1150, 1155, 1172, 1179, 1181, 1199, 1229, 1268. Ark. 

 Sta. Bui. 16, Goats. 



