xviii Sheep Management, Breeds and Judging. 



danger of sheep becoming infested with maggots 

 during hot weather and fly time, when some poor 

 innocent sheep may be eaten alive by these pests, 

 must certainly be a very poor shepherd or flock- 

 master. Another who does not dip his sheep and 

 lets ticks or lice constantly annoy and feed on 

 them is just as cruel to his flock as the one who 

 starves his sheep to death. If a shepherd likes to 

 be away from his flock as much as possible he is 

 not the one who has the thrift and welfare of it 

 at heart; such a man had better engage in some 

 other line of work. 



Is it not good practice to go through the pasture 

 once a day, where the sheep are grazing, to see 

 whether a fine broad-backed ewe has not turned 

 over on her back, with her four legs up, in a little 

 depression in the ground, where she will die if 

 she is not freed from' this position? The shepherd 

 who does not care about the loss of a sheep or 

 lamb should no longer have charge of the flock. 

 The men who do not see the importance of keep- 

 ing their sheep out of cold rains and storms in late 

 fall, winter, and early spring often have to suffer 

 the loss of one or more members of their flock. 

 The shepherd who has not learned the necessity 

 of keeping the hoofs of his flock in proper trim 

 and shape will cause much trouble in his flock and 

 will reduce his profits. If he is not careful to avoid 



