80 Shelter. 



nuding the animal of its fleece. Then again the ewe in 

 its natural state would select a sheltered spot for lamb- 

 ing. A chance storm, and what true barometers animals 

 are, would not hurt its lamb or itself. This cannot be 

 said with the ewe living in the bare exposed fields of a 

 property. Shelter also is beneficial to sheep after dip- 

 ping. Stock, if given the chance, will avail themselves 

 of shelter every day of the year, and it cannot be con- 

 tended that the opportunity to so do is not of the highest 

 economic benefit to the owner of the stock, \vhose aim 

 is to maintain thrift and hasten on maturity. Proper 

 shelter for sheep provides more and better ^ool, more 

 and quicker growing mutton, more and better lambs, 

 less disease and better health all round. Lack of shelter 

 takes from an animal, pampered and softened by domes- 

 tication, that which it had free recourse to in its natural 

 state. 



