DIGEST 



Central and Upper Wisconsin offers a climate, a handy market, 

 a good soil, natural pasturage and profitable returns to the man who has 

 only a small capital with which to engage in sheep raising. Pages 3-4. 



Sheep make excellent land clearers. Many settlers use sheep to 

 clear land and to put it in shape for dairying. A diet of brush alone will 

 not make the sheep thrive they need grass or a little grain besides. 



Pages 5-6. 



Sheep can be sheltered in a common shed, open to the south and 

 having a hay or straw roof. It should be free from draughts. The roof 

 must not leak and the floor must be dry. If the ewes lamb early, a warmer 

 place is needed for them during lambing. Pages 7-8. 



It pays to use a good ram for he is half the flock. If ewes from the 

 western ranges are purchased and crossed with a pure bred ram of a 

 mutton breed, offspring improve rapidly. This is an inexpensive but 

 profitable way to start in sheep. Pages 8-9. 



Start with a small flock, until a knowledge of sheep is secured. 

 Large flocks are harder to handle, more susceptible to disease and are 

 expensive to experiment with. A small flock, handled right is profitable 

 and rapidly develops into a larger flock. Pages 9-10. 



Winter feeds plentiful in all sections of the upper and central parts 

 of the state. Clover, a splendid feed, grows wild or is easily started. 

 Root crops are also easily grown and supply the succulent part of the 

 ration. Pages 11-14. 



Ewes need watching at lambing time, more than at any other. 

 Feed them the right ration, keep them dry and warm. Castrate and dock 

 the lambs while they are very young. Pages 15-16. 



Early lambs are more profitable than late lambs. The best prices 

 are for a lamb weighing 60 or 70 pounds in May or June. The lambs 

 need more feed than their mothers' milk if the best gains are to be made. 



Page 16. 



Dip the flock about a week after shearing them. A warm day should 

 be selected and the dipping done early in the morning. Then the sheep 

 are dry by night. Shear the sheep as soon as the weather is warm enough 

 so that they will not take cold if fleece is removed. Pages 16-17. 



