OTHER SUGGESTIONS 



Docked lambs keep cleaner .and as fat lambs bring a higher price 

 on the market. Docking should be done at 7 to 14 days of age. 

 The tail should be severed with a knife or docking' pincers at a point 

 jiibottt one and one-half inches from the body. The pincers are used 

 hot to prevent bleeding and are favored by many shepherds of the 

 central states. 



No ram lambs except pure-bred intended for breeding should be 

 permitted to escape castration. Ram lambs gain slowly and in addition 

 annoy other lambs in the feedlot. A good time for this work is on a 

 bright day when the lambs, are 10 to 14 days of age. The lower third 

 of the scrotum is cut off and the testicles pulled out. The use of one 

 of the many common disinfectants in connection makes the operation 

 safer. 



The average weaning time is at four months of age. Good pas- 

 ture for the lambs at this time enables them to grow fast and miss 

 their mother's milk but little. 



Dipping for ticks is advisable once or twice a year, and at any 

 rate once soon after shearing. Ticks become troublesome when the 

 fleeces are long and as soon as the wool is removed go onto the 

 lambs. Dipping of the whole flock at this time as a rule means little 

 trouble from ticks until the next spring. Scab has troubled in Idaho, 

 but is now under control. 



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