SHELTER AT LAMBING TIME 



By W. E. Green, Francisco, Alabama 



They need good shelter at lambing time. Sheep are scarce 

 in this country. Give them a change of pasture and good feed 

 and they destroy harmful weeds and bring a nice income. Last 

 August I bought five common ewes and one ram for $21.25. 

 I raised seven lambs and sold them and the ram for |51 and wool 

 for $10.50. I teach the lambs to eat meal when they are young. 

 There is more profit in sheep than in cattle or hogs. 



HAVE A WELL-VENTILATED SHED 



By Fred E. Reichert, Ann Arbor, Michigan 

 I would have farm fenced so the sheep could have the run of 

 different fields to avoid stomach worms. Keep them in a well- 

 ventilated shed or barn. I was brought up with sheep and have 

 yet to see the time when they would not pay for the Uttle extra 

 care given by a good herder. 



HAVE A WINDBREAK FOR SHELTER 



By W. H. Edick, Pray, Montana 



A good windbreak for shelter but not a warm shed. Better 

 let them Ue in the snow than in a close shed where they will steam 

 and get catarrh. Give them a dry place to lie. They require 

 more attention than horses or cattle but they hand you the pay 

 oftener. 



NEVER TURN SHEEP OUT IN RAIN 



By Jacob Goebel, Charlestown, Indiana 



I always keep my best ewe lambs. Change pastures every two 

 or three weeks — never turn sheep out in rain in winter. I 

 am 71 years old and have raised sheep for over forty years and 

 have made more out of sheep than any other stock. From my 

 sixteen sheep I sold last year $169 worth of lambs and wool. 



(Photo from Faimera Advocate.) 



Good Windbreak for the Flock 



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