EAISING LAMBS 



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day, as much as they care to eat. It will be noticed that 

 they will make more rapid gains in weight if given this 

 additional food. 



If you wish to sell what is known in the trade as 

 " spring lambs," it is not necessary to wean the lambs at 

 all. But all others had better be weaned at three or 

 four months of age. Do not fail to dock the tails of those 

 which are intended to mature. The tail is not needed 



SHEEP FEEDING IN RAPE FIELD. 



and is likely to become filthy. This operation should be 

 performed when the lamb is about ten days old. Docking 

 is a simple process. Take a mallet and chisel or pincers 

 or even a sharp knife and one good cut will do the work. 

 The boy who raises a sheep should also be something of 

 a nurse. The little lamb is bound to be overtaken with 

 many ills, such as sore eyes, sore mouth, constipation, and 

 diarrhea. Each trouble requires special treatment, and 

 naturally the experiences of a successful sheep farmer 

 should be sought, or better, perhaps, the advice given in 

 a government publication. 



