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stooping down to clean out feed troughs, but 

 nevertheless the lambs were not abused for so 

 doing. On the contrary the feeder rather enjoys 

 this playfulness, because he feels that the lambs 

 have full confidence in him and fear no harm. 



The good feeder should also be patient. It often 

 happens that an inquisitive lamb will stand with 

 its front feet in the trough and perhaps soil it some- 

 what, just after it has been cleaned out nicely be- 

 fore feeding. The patient feeder in this case will 

 not run after the lamb and try to make it under- 

 stand that this act was wrong. He will reclean 

 the trough and say nothing. Sheep will always 

 well repay the kind treatment that is shown them. 

 The man who rushes into the feed lot without 

 warning the sheep of his approach by speaking to 

 them, so that they will not become frightened and 

 run for doors and windows to get away from him 

 as far as possible, is and will always be a poor 

 feeder until he begins to change his ways. Any 

 man who does not care for sheep should never be 

 allowed to feed them, as he will certainly not make 

 good. 



2. Cleanliness. — At all times it is necessary to 

 practice cleanliness. Sheep do not require as much 

 feed as other classes of live stock, but this com- 

 paratively small amount must by all means be 

 clean, for sheep are more particular as to what 



