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1 part). Keep up this treatment every day until the wounds are 

 healing nicely. Thereafter, treat occasionally to insure keeping the 

 wounded places disinfected. 



For some time after sheep have been worried by dogs they are 

 very nervous and become easily excited even though the cause is 

 slight. Therefore, they should be kept in a quiet place where they 

 may receive nutritious feed and where it is not necessary to take 

 more than a moderate amount of exercise. 



Coyotes, wolves, bobcats, and mountain lions are a great annoy- 

 ance and expense to the owners of sheep in the western part of the 

 United States. The coyote is the worst in the lot, and an organized 

 effort to exterminate it is being prosecuted. The Federal Govern- 

 ment is assisting by appropriating money to pay trained hunters and 

 trappers. Several states give liberal bounties for coyote scalps and 

 the sheepmen themselves are doing all they can, not only to ex- 

 terminate the coyote, but also other predatory animals. 



QUESTIONS 



1. When should the lambs be weaned? 



2. What are the disadvantages of weaning lambs too early? 



3. Discuss the two methods of weaning as practiced by shepherds. 



4. Of what value is bluegrass as a pasture? 



5. What are the dangers of pasturing alfalfa and clover ? 



6. Discuss fully the treatment of bloat. 



7. Name three common forage crops for summer pasture. 



8. What feed should be given the lambs when they are weaned? 



9. Of what value is shade in summer? 



10. What are some of the common summer enemies of the sheep? 



11. Give the life history of the stomach worm. 



12. What are the symptoms of stomach worms ? 



13. Give a, treatment for stomach worms. 



14. Where does the sheep bot-fly deposit its larvae ? 



15. In what way would you treat a sheep with maggots? 



16. How do external parasites injure sheep? 



17. How can the presence of lice be detected? 



18. What is the remedy for scab? 



19. What are the best times for dipping sheep? 



20. What are the symptoms of overheating in sheep? 



21. What predatory animals give the most trouble to the sheepman? 



