CONTENTS xvii 



PAGES 



Fattening lambs in winter . 398 



Feeding in the semiarid West — Feeding in the corn-belt — 

 Feeding in the East. 

 Sample Rations for Fattening Sheep 401 



CHAPTER XVIII 



The Breeding of Sheep . 403-421 



Plan of Breeding . 404 



Choosing Breeding Stock 404 



Type — Uniformity. 



The ram 406 



The ewe flock 406 



The Breeding of the Ewes 407 



Productive period — Season to breed — Method of mating — 

 Managing the ram — The pregnant ewe — Lambing time — 

 Difficult parturition. 



The Lambs ... 413 



The first meal — A chilled lamb — A disowned lamb. 



Lamb ills 416 



Constipation — Diarrhea — " Pinning " — Sore mouth — Sore 

 eyes. 



General care of lambs 417 



Feeding the lambs — Weaning the lambs — Castrating male 

 lambs — Docking the lambs — Marking lambs. 



CHAPTER XIX 



Care and Management of Sheep ... . . 422-438 



Dipping Sheep 423 



Importance of dipping — The dipping vat — How dips are used — 

 Frequency of dipping. 



Shearing Sheep 427 



Washing sheep — When to shear — Hand shearing — Machine 

 shearing — Tying the wool. 



Practical Sheep Barns 433 



The feed-racks — Quantity of bedding — The sheep lot. 



CHAPTER XX 



Diseases of Sheep 439-450 



Treating Sick Sheep 439 



