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it may rest on the top of the ground with a barbed wire 

 at the bottom. Such an arrangement will prevent dogs 

 from going under. A dog- and coyote-proof fence has 

 been proven to be entirely practical, and it is only a 

 matter of a short time until all farm fences will be practi- . 

 cally dog-proof. 



Lamb-creep. 



A lamb-creep is a small pen having on at least one side 

 a panel made of vertical slats so spaced that the lambs 

 can readily slip through but the ewes cannot. Inside 

 the creep there are troughs in which grain is placed. The 

 lambs can thus pass through into the creep at any time 

 during the day and obtain a mouthful or two of grain. 

 In this way they balance their ration and get additional 

 nourishment which will make them develop at a much 

 earlier age than they otherwise would. The panels of a 

 lambing-creep can be easily made by putting the strips 

 vertical about ten inches apart. The edges of the up- 

 right sticks are rounded off so as not to tear the wool. 

 Elaborate creeps can be made, using rollers in the place 

 of sticks, so that the lambs passing through do not injure 

 themselves or their wool in any way. These rollers are 

 especially good after the lambs become rather large. 



Hoof -trimmers. 



During wet weather, 

 the best hoof-trimmer 



Fig. 21. — Pruning Shears are Useful in ig a gOod, sharp jack- 

 Trimming Hard Hoofs. i • p i. i 



kniie 01 the type 

 stockmen usually carry. Dry weather requires a some- 

 what difFerent implement, since the shell of the sheep's 

 foot is very hard at this time. Small pruning shears or 



