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2. Food and Care the First Winter 152 



(a) Shelter and winter quarters for such rams. 



(b) Food suitable for shearling rams. 



(c) The number that may be kept together. 



(d) Bringing strange rams together. 



3. Stock Rams in Winter 153 



(a) The quarters suitable for such rams. 



(b) The food suitable for such rams. 



(c) Why they should run with the dams. 



4. Food and Care for Sale Rams in Summer . 154 



(a) The pastures that are suitable. 



(b) Feeding supplementary food. 



(c) The trimming of sale rams. 



5. Food and Care for Stock Rams in Summer — 155 



(a) The pastures that are suitable. 



(b) Feeding supplementary food. 



(c) Preparing for the season of service. 



6. Food and Management During the Season of Service 157 



(a) The quarters for such rams. 



(b) The food for such rams in shed or field. 



(c) The management when in service. 



(d) The service of which rams are capable. 



V. The Disposal of Rams 160 



(a) The disposal of ram lambs. 



(b) The disposal of shearling rams. 



(c) The disposal of stock rams. 



(d) The age to which rams may be profitably used. 



8. Miscellaneous Attentions Called For 161 



(a) Trimming the wool on sale rams. 



(b) Trimming the feet of rams. 



(c) The chalking of rams in field service. 



(d) Isolating rams brought in from distant flocks. 



CHAPTER IX 

 Pastures and Grazing Them By Sheep 



1. The Best Natural Grazing Lands for Sheep 164 



(a) Those that have good drainage. 



(b) Those that produce herbage, fine and nutritious 



(c) Those that have ample shade and living water. 



(d) Extensive pastures iDetter adapted to sheep than to 



cattle. 



