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American Agriculturist, April 7,1923 
The Motherless Lamb 
ROBERT H. NEILL 
O NE of the many problems that con¬ 
fronts the sheep-raiser each spring 
is the solution of the motherless lamb. 
There are a good many ways of pre¬ 
vailing on the ewe to own her lamb, 
but none of them are specifics. Often 
the breeder has to resort to all sorts of 
devices before he succeeds. At the best 
success is only attained by the most 
patient, persistent effort. 
The first step is to confine the ewe 
with her lamb, away from the sight and « 
hearing of the rest of the flock, if pos¬ 
sible, and then, several times a day, 
compel her to stand and let the lamb 
suck. At first, if the lamb is weak and 
helpless, she may have to be held, but 
as the lamb grows stronger and more 
able to help herself, she can usually ba 
cornered and made to stand. A sharp 
switch may be found useful, by cutting 
her sharply across the nose when she 
fights her l^mb or refuses to stand. 
She will soon learn that the only way 
to escape punishment is to stand quiet 
while the lamb takes its nourishment. 
When the ewe leaims to stand with 
the boss at hand the battle is nearly 
won, and in a few days she gives up 
and can be turned with the rest of the 
flock; but it is best to watch her for a 
few days, as she may desert the lamb 
when turned with the flock. She may 
need a second term of imprisonment to 
work an absolute reform. 
A lamb can be easily raised by hand, 
but it costs more in milk than it is 
worth, to say nothing of the work, and, 
besides, a hand-fed lamb is a nuisance. 
If a ewe loses her lamb she can 
usually be made to adopt a disowned 
twin, as by proceeding as in the ease 
of the disowned lamb. If a ewe has 
plenty of milk she can almost always be 
made to own her lamb or adopt another, 
but if she has no milk the case is about 
hopeless. Sometimes, by nursing the 
lamb along on a bottle a few days, the 
ewe will come to her milk all right and 
be able to take care of her lamb. 
TREATMENT FOR STOMACH 
WORMS 
I have a five-year old ram. Is he too old 
to use for breeding during the coming season. 
I do not wish to part with him if he is of any 
use. I also have one ewe that is rather poor 
in flesh, although she seems perfectly well 
otherwise. Is this due to an attack of stomach 
worms? If it is, what remedies would you 
suggest? It is not due to the ration she is 
getting, for she gets grain 10 months ot the 
year.—D. D. F., New York, 
The age of your ram should not im¬ 
pair him for breeding purposes. If he 
is in good condition, has had plenty of 
exercise and receives a good grain ra¬ 
tion, there is no reason why he should 
not be sure. The grain ration should 
consist of equal parts whole corn, oats 
and wheat bran. 
Regarding the ewe that is thin, it 
may be well to examine her mouth for 
a bad tooth which may be preventing 
her from eating well. However, as you 
say, it may be that she has stomach 
worms. Tobacco dust mixed with salt 
and kept before the flock all of the time 
acts as a good preventive. _ It would be 
well for you to drench this ewe, using 
the method suggested in Farmers’ Bul¬ 
letin 1150, issued by the U. S. Depart¬ 
ment of Agriculture, The method is 
briefly as follows: 
“Dissolve one-half pound of the pow¬ 
dered crystals of copper sulphate in 
one pound of boiling water, using a 
porcelain or enamel-ware dish, as blue- 
stone will corrode most metals. Add 
enough cold water to make three gal¬ 
lons, using wooden, earthenware, or 
other non-metallic receptacles. This 
will make an approximately 1 per cent 
solution, and will be sufficient to dust 
100 adult sheep, allowing for about a 
10 per cent waste.” The foregoing will 
give you the proportions. Now, you 
will only want to make a fraction of 
this quantity. For sheep past one year 
of age, use 314 ounces of the 1 per cent 
solution. 
In drenching the ewe, it is well to 
use a narrow-necked bottle. It is cus¬ 
tomary to starve the ewe over night. 
While drenching, the sheep should re¬ 
main on all four legs, with head hori¬ 
zontal. This is very important, for if 
the head is held above the horizontal 
(nose higher than the eyes) there is 
danger of some of the fluid passing into 
the lungs and strangling the sheep. 
THE QUAKER OATS COMPANY. \ 
Gentlemen: \S 
We have used Sugared Schu— y 
macher Feed as the base of 1 
our rations ever since it I 
was put on the market. The ' 
fact that we are using it 
for all our stock is evi¬ 
dence enough as to what we 
think of Sugared Schu¬ 
macher . 
The man in charge of our 
1 hogs says they will leave 
I all other feeds until they 
L have cleaned up the Sugared 
I Schumacher. The horsemen 
I like it as part of the ra- 
I tion and of course we use 
I it for cows and young 
1 stock and like it very much 
Inc 
(Signed) HOOD FARM, 
Lowell, Mass 
Per J. E. Dodge, Mgr 
Hood Farm Uses 
SUGARED 
SCHUMACHER FEED 
As the Base of All Their Rations 
The satisfaction and splendid results obtained by Hood Farm with Sugared Schu¬ 
macher Feed as stated in above letter is typical of what this feed is doing for 
thousands af the country’s foremost dairymen and farmers who are using it as 
the base or maintenance part of their ration. 
Sugared Schumacher Feed is made of Corn, Oats, Barley, and Wheat, the 
greatest carbohydrates grains in the world. These grains, finely ground, are 
properly balanced, combined with Oil Meals and Salt and then sweetened 
with Cane Molasses, which gives it unusual palatability. 
Sugared Schumacher when fed as the base or maintenance part of the ration 
supplies the dairy cow with vigor, energy and endurance, improves health con¬ 
ditions—enables her to give maximum milk yields over a long period, and it’s 
the long-time milk production that is most profitable. 
Give Sugared Schumacher a trial. Your dealer can supply you. 
The Quaker G>n)pany 
1651 Railway Exchange Bldg. 
Address 
CHICAGO, U.S. A. 
CATTLE BREEDERS 
Capacity! 
very man who milks cows for a living 
nows that Capacity and the ability to 
rofitably utilize feed mean the difference 
stween profit and loss. 
A.PACITY ENABLES HOLSTEINS - 
to subsist very largely on home-ferown feeds; 
to convert most economically larfee amounts of 
cheap rouAbaAe into milk and butter-fat; to 
respond readily to additional ferain feed with 
increased production. In short, to utilize most 
profitably all feed fit for a cow. 
,et Us Tell You the Story of the Holstein Cow. 
EXTENSION SERVICE, 
The Holstein-Friesian Association of America 
230 East Ohio Street, Chicago, Ill. 
HOLSTEINS 
HOLSTEIN BULLS FOR SALE 
Sons of 
)UTCHLAND COLANTHA SIR INKA 
FISHKILL FARMS, Hopewell Junction, N. Y. 
HENRY MORGENTHAU, Jr., Owner 
HIGH-GRADE HOLSTEIN COWS 
sh and close by large and heavy producers, 
re bred registered Holsteins all ages ; your 
inquiry will receive our best attention, 
wncroft Farm McQRAW New York 
CATTLE BREEDERS 
Glista Bull Calf 
_ _ , . . ■ - - - -- — 
Cinp Korndy Re Pontiac Glista No. 268342, 
UllVL a grandson of the great Cornell Cow 
Glista Ernestein with seven records of over 
30 lbs. butter in seven days. Best record 
677.3 lbs. milk, 34.22 lbs. butter seven days. 
nAM Small Hopes Cornucopia Beauty 
1/AlU A. R. O. Record: 3 years old, 74.5 
lbs. milk 1 day, 492.8 lbs. milk, 18.07 lbs, 
butter 7 days. Her sire is a descendant of the 
King of the Pontiacs and Aggie Cornucopia 
Johanna Ladd. 
This calf is ’’A white, very large 
and straight. Price $75.00. 
BRADLEY FULLER UTICA, N. Y. 
SWINE BREEDERS 
Holstein Cows For Sale 
125 cows that are due to freshen within the 
next 60 days. They are as fine a lot of dairy 
cows as you could wish to see and are just as 
good as they look. You can save money by 
buying now. 
A. F. SAUNDERS 
Telephone 1470 CORTLAND, N. Y. 
HOLSTEINS 
Two car loads high-class grade springers. The 
kind that please. One car load registered females. 
Well bred, strictly high-class. Several registered 
service bulls. J. A. LEACH, CORTLAND, N. Y. 
7Ui, 1921. Sired by a 
HOLSTEIN BULL & "5" L .. . 
Pontlaes, Dam Is 24.9.5-i)outid daughter Changeling But 
ter Boy. He Is nicely marked, splendid Individual, well 
grown and ready for service. Priced to sell. 
FRED. A. BLEWER 
Owego, N. Y. 
REGISTERED GUERNSEY BULL 
Ten months, sired by Gerar Pearl’s Boyal; full brother 
to five class leaders. Dam, granddaughter of Ne 1 lus 
Ultra. Price, $150. One yearling, price, $100. Bulls, 
two to seven months, $50 to $75. Peileral tested. 
HARRY B. SHENK, ELVERSON, PA. 
SWINE BREEDERS 
LARGE BERKSHIRES AT HIGHWOOD 
Grand champion breeding. Largest herd In America. Free booklet. 
HARPENDING B ox lO _ DUNDEE, N.Y. 
A I ^ Z.Nh CHESTER WHITE PIGS, 
KLuIoIcKlU U. I. t. K. P.ROUEEti, WAYVIIJA’, N. Y. 
PIGS 
Chester and Yorkshire crpss, Berkshire and 
Yorkshire cross, 6 to 7 weeks old, $6.50 each ; 
8 to 9 weeks old, $7.50 each. 
Pure-Bred Yorkshires, 0 to 8 weeks old, 
$8.00 each. All pigs bred from Big Type 
stock ; each feeders ; fast growers and O. K. in 
every way. Shipped C. O. D. on approval. 
K. H. SPOONER, WALTHAM, MASS. 
LARGE YORKSHIRE BOARS 
FOR SALE 
Well-grown for their age and vigor¬ 
ous. Ready for immediate service. 
Priced at farmers’ prices. 
HEART’S DELIGHT FARM. Chazy, N. Y. 
Prom prize-winning herd. Pre- 
-- mlums from lU fairs fall 1922. 
Orion Cherry King and Top Col. strain. 
J. W. COX & SON. R. 5, NEW CASTLE, PA. 
REG. DUROCS 
CHESTER WHITES 
$10 each, prepaid 
and O. I. C. Big Type Orand 
Champion bloodlines. Pigs, 
GEO. F. GRIFFIE, Newville, Pa. 
Big Type PoUas 
prices. Write me. G. S. HALL. FARMDALE. OHIO. 
EGGS FOR HATCHING 
tom BARRON PEDIGREE STRAIN 
8. C. White Ueghorn.s exclusively. Kxtra tine April 
Chicks. $20 per hundred; .May, $18; .lune, $15. Free 
delivery and satisfaction guaranteed. 
PEEK’S WHITE LEGHORN FARM, CLYDE, N. Y. 
SPECIAL PRICES ON TURKRYS, DUCKS, 
GEESE, CHICKENS, GUINEAS, HARES AND 
DOGS. Catalog free. H. H. FREED. Telford, Pa. 
CHICKS AND HATCHING EGGS 
Single Comb Reds, Anconas, White and Brown 
Leghorns; from pure-bred, free range breed¬ 
ers; that are bred for color, vigor and high 
egg production. Circular. , 
ADRIAN DENEEF, SQDUS, N. Y. 
ri i I Land and Water Fowl, Chickens. 
rlTPP l.fltillfl? Ducks, Geese, Turkeys, Guineas. Rab- 
1 ICC vaiUlV 5 Pigeons, Dogs, Stock and Kggs. 
HOME STOCK FARM, SELLER SVILLE. PA. 
BARRON WHITE LEGHORNS, 303-EGG STRAIN. 
Chicks, Eggs. 8-weeks-oId Pullet.s. (.'ircular. 
MAPLE ACRES FARM, Box A, TIFFIN, OHIO 
from thorough-bred light Bialuna I’olumhian 
and White Wyandotte, Silver I'ainpine, lOc. 
each: Kooks. Reds. $13 per lUU; lieghorns, $15 
per lOu. S. G. BEALER, Coopersburg. Pa. 
EGGS 
