CARE OF THE EWE AND YOUNG LAMB. 101 



and are unsafe to feed to rams. Carrots are 

 more trouble to grow than either but are the 

 best when grown. 



Many distressing troubles come from sudden 

 increase in the grain ration of the ewe after 

 lambing. It is a very inducing cause of gar- 

 get, or it may stop the milk flow altogether, or 

 it may cause founder, stiffness of joints and 

 great lameness. 



TROUBLES OF YOUNG LAMBSOOD. 



The lamb has his trials and dangers too. 

 Supposing that he gets accidentally shut 

 away from his mother for some hours, until 

 he is very empty and she very full of milk, 

 if then he gets sudden access to her he will 

 usually die from the overburden of milk 

 taken in. "WTien the shepherd discovers that 

 ewe and lamb have been separated for several 

 hours he should catch the ewe and milk her 

 nearly clean before allowing them to come to- 

 gether. . ! ' 



Then there is contagious sore eyes. This is 

 caused by a germ. There are probably several 

 kinds of germs that do the mischief, and the 

 result is an inflammation and weeping of the 

 eve with conseauent distress and lack of thrift. 

 The cure is fortunately easv. Taking some 

 one of the coal tar dips, and dilutinsr with water 

 nearly as much as for killing scab, the head 

 should be well wet and care taken that some 

 of the fluid actually reaches the eve. It may 

 be painful for a moment but it works a speedy 

 cure. The writer has repeatedly cured this 



