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same manner. Some ewes do not need any more 

 attention after the second milking. Such ewes are 

 marked on their backs with blue chalk to indicate 

 that they are dry. Three more days should elapse 

 before the next milking is done, and all those dry 

 are check-marked. Another five days pass by and 

 still a few more ewes have to be milked out. This 

 is generally the last time they are milked out, 

 with the exception perhaps of one or two who are 

 extremely heavy milkers. In this way not a single 

 udder will be spoiled. 



GOITRE ON LAMBS. 



This trouble which has resulted in the death of 

 many lambs may be attributed to several causes. 

 Perhaps, the pregnant ewe was fed too heavily on 

 concentrated feeds, such as corn, cottonseed meal, 

 barley, rye or even oilmeal. Succulent feeds, like 

 silage, roots, or potatoes, if fed too heavily may 

 cause a goitre. Keeping the ewes in closely 

 cramped quarters, where it is warm and the ven- 

 tilation poor, or not giving them enough exercise 

 out-of-doors may also result in this condition. 



For the lamb born ^\'ith a large goitre nothing 

 can be done. A goitre is occasionally formed on a 

 grown sheep. Painting with tincture of iodine two 

 or three times daily will often remove the goitre. 



