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Practical Sheep Husbandry 



it to produce a finished article; also the relative value of any one feed 

 or class of feed w^ill be furnished on request. 



In my endeavor to assist the layman to diagnose and solve his prob- 

 lem I will set forth the following questions, which should be read over 

 carefully and answered correctly, otherwise, of course, the advice given 

 might be wrong. The feeder should state how sheep or lambs have 

 been handled during the six months, or time they have been in present 

 owner's possession. 



Do you like sheep? 



How many sheep have you? 



State kind, age and breed. 



Ram grade or pure blood ? 



How much pasture and how divided ? 



How long have sheep been on this pasture? State kind, wild or tame, 

 woods or prairie, high or low land, also give names of different kinds of 

 grasses or weeds. 



Water, state whether creek or tanks, and if tanks, how high are 

 sides and can the sheep drink out of them? Pure or dirty? 



Salt, is it kept before them all the time ? 



Fences, good or bad; can sheep crawl through them and injure 

 themselves ? 



Are dogs chasing or killing your sheep? 



Are ewes and bucks running together or separate ? 



Are ewes with lamb, or are lambs running at their sides? 



Lot dry or muddy? 



How about shelter and bedding? 



Barn or shed dark or light, dry or damp, and how ventilated? 



Are sheep allowed to run with colts, calves or other mischievous 

 animals ? 



What constitutes your roughage? State fully grade, quality and 

 kind, also whether they have free access to it, or it is rationed to them. 



Do your sheep get timothy hay? 

 They should not. 



What grain? State kind, qual- 

 ity, quantity, whether rationed or 

 fed in self feeders. 



Do different men feed the sheep 

 or lambs from day to day ? 



Is anyone allowed to go among 

 sheep that are being fattened for 

 market ? 



Are your sheep penned or 

 housed at night? 



When were they dipped last, and how many times. 

 When tagged or dung clipped from around their tails? 

 may collect if this is not attended to. 



Several of These Salt Troughs Should be 

 Scattered Through the Pasture 



Maggots 



