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milk before she herself has been fed. Nor will 

 such a ewe respond in her milk flow to green 

 grass as she would did her lamb come after 

 grass has started anew in her veins a vigorous 

 coursing of the vital fluid. 



It is most wise, however, to see to it that 

 these late lambing ewes are strengthened by 

 some supplementary feeding before the lambs 

 appear. A little grain feed then will repay 

 its cost several times, for the well-nourished 

 ewe goes easily through the pains of lambing 

 and loves well her offspring if she has milk 

 for it inside her udder. 



The shepherd who lambs on grass may have 

 the lamb crop all born within a very few days. 

 They will be anxious days while they last, but 

 the agony is soon over, seeing that this is 

 Nature's time set for this miracle to take 

 place, and the ewes naturally conceive readily 

 to lamb then. Great watchfulness is necessary 

 and there are certain helps that may be men- 

 tioned. 



THE LAMBING TENT. 



Many "Western sheep owners use small shel- 

 ter tents, about 36 inches square, supported 

 by curved iron rods, to shelter the ewe and her 

 lamb from storm. These tents are readily 

 carried and set over the ewe any where. They 

 serve to keep her and her offspring together 

 while they are becoming acquainted and by 

 turning the chilling rain save many lambs that 

 would otherwise be lost. As these tents are 

 inexpensive and can readily be made by the 



