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Practical Sheep Husbandry 



and milked out every two or three days if necessary. Lambs really 

 should never run through the summer without some grain, because 

 after they are weaned, unless they have good feed they are liable to go 

 back, and are hard to start again in the fall. 



Feeding the lambs a little grain each day affords an opportunity 

 for counting and inspecting them. Oats, corn, wheat, barley and such 

 concentrates as wheat bran, linseed oil meal or cake and cotton seed 

 meal are good. Usually it is not necessary to feed more than one-fourth 

 of a pound of grain per head daily, if the pasture or forage is good. 

 Oats alone serve as a good builder, but will not produce much fat. Salt 

 and good water are always imperative, and both should be always kept 

 before them. 



Bringing in the Flock at Night 



The writer has always felt that the breeder or feeder who really 

 likes his stock will want it at home when night comes, besides it is a 

 part of the nature and breeding of sheep to be housed or penned at 

 night. Why go against a handicap that education and breeding has 

 established, by leaving your sheep in the field at night? There can be 

 no good results expected from either man or beast, if they are full of 

 fear. My recollections are all in favor of bringing in the flock at night. 

 When I enter a barnyard at sunset and see the cows, horses, sheep, etc., 



These Sheep Recognize This Dog As Their Friend 



they all have the look: "We're glad to be here. We know this is our 

 home and that we will be protected^ because you are our master." I love 

 a good dog, but the roaming cur is no friend of mine, neither have I 

 been especially drawn to the family who are so poverty-stricken that 



