26 TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOUR SHEEP 



How Old To Breed 



Ewe lambs of the mutton breeds will mate soon after they are 

 weaned from their mothers, and produce Iambs when one year 

 old or even younger. 



If this is permitted it stops their development and stunts them 

 in size. Ewes should not be bred until they are one year old and 

 some practical sheep men do not breed them until two years of 

 age. 



SHED BETTER THAN BARN BASEMENT 



By Peter Tubbs, Seymour, Wisconsin 

 Have been keeping sheep for forty-five years. I would advise 

 keeping twenty-five sheep on 160 acres. A cheap shed is better 

 than a barn basement for shelter. Keep them separate from 

 cattle, horses and hogs. They do not need much attention but 

 the better you treat them the larger will be the returns. 



WILL STAND ABUSE, BUT GOOD CARE PAYS 



By Grover Krantz, Canal Dover, Ohio 



A man that has had no experience had better start in the 

 sheep business on a small scale, as no other stock requires the 

 detailed care that sheep do to have them do their best. But on 

 the other hand, they will stand as much abuse and poor care 

 and make more money than other stock. 



A Good Ewe Will Give More Milk for Feed Consumed 



Than the Best Dairy Cow. 

 Ewes' Milk Fed to Fat Lambs Will Produce More In- 

 come Per Gallon than Cows' Milk Sold in the Can 

 or Made Into Butter. 

 The Lambs Do Their Own Milking. 

 The Ewe Has a Fleece and the Cow Has Not. 



