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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 
Fie, 21. — Pruning Shears are Useful in is a good, sharp jack- 
Trimming Hard Hoofs. és 
knife of 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 
