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money faster than by raising winter, or so-called 

 "hot-house" lambs. The winter lamb is born in 

 the fall in the months of October and November, 

 while lambs are usually born in the spring. With 

 proper care these lambs can be gotten ready for 

 market during the winter, from Christmas to 

 Easter, at a time when young, juicy lamb is a 

 scarcity, and such meat will bring high prices in 

 the markets of the large cities. 



In order to raise winter lambs we must have 

 ewes that can be bred from about the middle of 

 March till the first of July. Nearly all breeds of 

 sheep take the ram in the fall and lamb in the 

 spring, and it is rarely possible to make them re- 

 verse the order of nature. 



Various methods have been advocated to get any 

 breed of ewes to breed in the spring and summer. 

 Some claimed that when ewes were taken in the 

 spring or summer and kept in a cold place, such 

 as an ice-house, for about a \veek they would 

 breed. Another method advocated was, after feed- 

 ing the ewes in the morning, to drive them all day 

 long on a shady road. When this had been re- 

 peated each day for a week it was claimed the ewes 

 would surely breed. Still another method was to 

 feed the ewes very highly, giving them all they 

 would eat of the richest grain, besides hay or other 

 feeds. At the end of a week they were to be fed 



