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into winter quarters in a poor condition. Wean the lambs 

 and turn them on a fresh pasture, and they will do well. A 

 great deal of stomach worm trouble is avoided when lambs 

 are weaned early and put on new clean pasture. 



EARLY LAMBS ARE PROFITABLE 



The early lamb is more profitable than the late lamb. A 

 lamb weighing 60 'to 70 pounds in good flesh, commands a 

 high price on the market in May or June. At this time the 

 lambs will bring about as much, or possibly more, than the 

 same lambs later in the fall when they weigh heavier. The 

 reason for this is the fact that there is a shortage of lambs on 

 the market in May and June. The old crop of lambs has 

 been marketed and it is early for the new crop. 



In order to have the lambs at proper weight at an early 

 age, it is necessary to give them something besides their 

 mothers' milk. Lambs will start eating when they are from 

 12 to 15 days old. An enclosure should be made at one end of 

 the shed or barn where the lambs can be fed separately. 

 This enclosure can be made quite simply. Take two boards, 

 1x6 inches, put one on top and the other on the bottom, 

 about three feet apart. Then on these up and down strips 

 should be nailed far enough apart to let the lambs through 

 and yet to keep the mothers outside. Inside this enclosure, a 

 trough should be placed in which a grain mixture of bran, 

 oats, a little oil meal and some finely ground corn meal 

 may be placed. In a separate rack, some good clover or 

 alfalfa hay should be offered to the lambs. It is surprising 

 how lambs can be made to grow and thrive with a little extra 

 feeding. 



WHEN TO SHEAR AND DIP THE FLOCK 



The old idea that the sheep must carry their fleeces into 

 the hot weather is wrong. When the weather gets warm 

 enough so that there is no danger of the sheep taking cold, 

 the fleece should be removed. Sheep are forced to carry 

 their fleece againt their will and often suffer severly from the 

 heat. This burden is caused by the owner wanting to increase 



