FITTING YEARLING WETHERS AND LAMBS FOR EXHIBITION 25 



ments should be made to secure nice clean cars in which to trans- 

 ort sheep to the show. The car or cars should be large enough 

 give sheep ample room to avoid crowding. Box cars (never 

 cattle cars) are used to insure protection against storms 

 d drafts. Plenty of bedding, 10 to 12 inches deep of nice clean 

 w, should be put in the car, and the attendant in charge of 

 shipment must use careful judgment in having the car prop- 

 ly ventilated by means of opening the end and side doors. If 



FIGURE 10. THREE-MONTHS-OLD TWIN PURE BRED SHROPSHIRE 



LAMBS 



When three months old the lamb on the left weighed 83, and the one on the 

 right 67 pounds. Such gains are possible only with well-bred lambs which have 

 received good care. 



the trip is a long one, arrangements must be made to feed the 

 sheep in the cars. If one shows both lambs and yearlings, the 

 lambs must be kept separate from the yearlings in the car and 

 also in pens at the show. 



CARE AND PEED AT THE SHOW 



When the sheep arrive at the show and have been taken to their 

 respective pens the first thing to do is to provide at once a good 

 bed of clean straw, since the sheep are tired from their journey 

 and will usually lie down at once to rest. Feed troughs and water 

 pails should be taken from home if possible, and arranged in due 

 time to give the sheep their feed at their usual feeding hour 

 The same kind of feed as that on which the sheep were fed at 

 home should be used in feeding at the show in order not to get 



