24 BULLETIN 20, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
that the lambs can suck without getting it into their mouths. Swal 
lowing wool frequently causes death, as many as 50 wool balls having 
been found in one lamb. | 
Sore teats and udders are of rather common ocgurence among ewes 
suckling lambs. Where an inflamed condition has arisen, the udder 
should be milked out, bathed in warm water, and treated with some 
antiseptic ointment that will not injure the lamb if taken into its 
stomach. Carbolated vaseline is excellent for this purpose. 
EWES THAT HAVE LOST THEIR LAMBS. 
Sometimes it happens that a ewe loses her lamb. If she has a 
good milk flow, she can be taken care of most readily by giving her a 
lamb from a ewe that has no milk or from one that has had twins. 
Several methods have been used for making such a ewe claim her 
lamb. - Among these are, tying up the ewe so she can not butt the 
lamb about, sprinkling some of her milk over the lamb, and placing 
the skin of the dead lamb over the one to be adopted. 
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Fic. 6—Pruning shears or sheep toe clippers used in trimming the feet and aiso for docking lambs. 
SHEARING THE EWES. 
Under ordinary conditions, shearing the ewes should take place 
after lambing. It is also desirable to shear them before turning out 
to pasture. Otherwise the wool becomes unnecessarily dirty and the 
ewes remain outside in weather that is too severe for the lambs. 
Unfortunately, this is not practiced in many flocks. Shearing before 
lambing is practiced where the ewes are to lamb late, but it requires 
much more care and experience in handling them, and it is neces- 
sarily much slower than shearing afterwards. 
TROMOUNG THE FEET. 
The feet of the entire flock wili ordinarily need attention about 
twice a year. The hard outer shell grows under the soft part of the 
feet, inclosing more or less filth and making it difficult for the sheep 
to walk. This superfluous growth should be trimmed away and care 
must be taken not to cut back too far into the tender parts. Pruning 
shears, such as are used in docking lambs and trimming small shrubs 
are valuable for this purpose (see fig. 6). A sharp Knife can also be 
