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look like the young buck, shown at the right hand side of tho page- Al- 
lowed to shift for themselves as best they may, they will resemble tho 
sheep shown on the left side of the page. Which would you choose? 
There is one thing that should be observed in feeding roots. Carrots 
may be fed at all times. In feeding other roots, feed the Swedish tur- 
nips first, and after they are gone, the beets. Beets fed early in (ho 
Winter I have not found profitable. They have an acrid quality, that 
after the new year seems to be lost. Parsnips may be kept in the ground 
until Spring, and will be found, in connection with grain, most excellent 
for ewes, after lambing. Until lambing time we prefer to feed carrots, 
and corn, with enough bran mixed to keep the bowels fairly open. Thus 
fed, the fleeces will be heavy and even in texture. The sheep will not 
shed their wool when put on to grass, and the shepherd, if he has attended 
to the general health of the flock, will find that sheep really pay twice ; 
once in the fleece, and once in the carcass. 
Management of Lambs. 
It is absolutely necessary, when early lambs are expected, that a 
warm place be provided for the ewe at lambing time. The room need 
not be large, and may be divided into pens suitable for each ewe whec 
there are a number to lamb at one time. Heat the room by means of a 
stove, and if the ewes arc healthy and hearty they will take care of 
themselves as a rule. But the shepherd should be present in case tho 
young lambs want assistance, and here will be found the advantage in 
having made the sheep perfectly familiar with and relying on the keeper, 
for thus there will be no fear displayed. If the lamb appear weak and 
disinclined to suck, handle it carefully and hold it to the dam. A young 
lamb is at first the weakest and most foolish animal imaginable. Once it 
has got on its feet and sucked it is all right. 
Docking Lambs. 
This should be performed as soon as th*e lamb is fairly strong and grow- 
ing ; say when a week old. Let an attendant pick up thelamb, and holding 
his rump pretty firm against a post of suitable height, tho shepherd 
seizes the tail, and pressing the skin back toward the body, places a two 
inch chisel at the point of separation, holding it firmly enough so that it 
will not slip, when with a light blow of a mallet it is severed. Throw 
the tails of rams in one pile and those of ewes in another, and enter in 
the shepherd’s book the sexes and numbers. It is well at the same time 
to place a paint mark on the rump for future reo» "'.dtion. A pinch oi 
