DM SHEEP FARMING IN AMERICA. 



wonj'l be needed to care- for a flock ou such a 

 farm, nor would the importation of .Britisli 

 shepherds help us, for we have problems that 

 they know not of, and our range of feeds is 

 quite different from theirs. With a right un- 

 derstanding of the matter and a gradual adcip- 

 tation of our farms to sheep growing, and a 

 habit of care once formed we can devote- A-/h.ole 

 farms to sheep as well as our British cousins, 

 but that is a work that must come with time 

 and experience. 



At present, then, the farmer should start -^dth 

 a small flock, letting it increase gradually, and 

 trying to grow in knowledge and exporionee ;is 

 the flock grows in size. 



Nor would it be wise or prudent to begin 

 with a flock of pure^bred ewes. A few pure- 

 breds should be purchased, say ten or twelve, 

 the rest of the flock may well be of grades. 

 The ram should always be pure^bred and of as 

 good quality as can be secured. He is half the 

 flock, and if he is mated with grades and is 

 required to supply all their deficiencies, he has 

 good need to be a good one. 



SELECTION OF THE EAM. 



Clioose not an extra large ram, but one of 

 medium size for the breed selected. Size does 

 not always go with vigor or prepotency, or 

 ability to transmit good qualities. It is rare 

 that the largest ram of a lot has the xnos:. vigor 

 or quality. Choose a ram that has short legs 

 (they go with early maturity), with wide 

 breast, avoiding the rams where "both legs 



