. Sheep farming in America . Sheep and sheep breeding. FLOCK HL'SBANDKY IN WESTERN STATES. 201 essential is to obsei-ve the ewes with spoiled udders and those having im])erfect udders, made so perha]\s l)y careless shearers who cut oft' the end of the teats. These lose their lambs and sliould be caught, examined and marked so ]i]ain]y that they can never escape the eye of tlie master, when next the flock passes the assorting chute. TteK COYOTE. Then there is the coyote pest. The coyote is a small wolf, not much larger than a big. A SHEEP WAGON ON THE RANGE. fox, but having a voracious appetite
. Sheep farming in America . Sheep and sheep breeding. FLOCK HL'SBANDKY IN WESTERN STATES. 201 essential is to obsei-ve the ewes with spoiled udders and those having im])erfect udders, made so perha]\s l)y careless shearers who cut oft' the end of the teats. These lose their lambs and sliould be caught, examined and marked so ]i]ain]y that they can never escape the eye of tlie master, when next the flock passes the assorting chute. TteK COYOTE. Then there is the coyote pest. The coyote is a small wolf, not much larger than a big. A SHEEP WAGON ON THE RANGE. fox, but having a voracious appetite for lambs. To comljat coyotes a numl^er of methods are used, and all fail if persisted in, since the coyote is one of the most cunning beasts of prey in the world. Strychnine placed in carcasses found dead kill a good many, but some coyotes learn. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Wing, Joseph E. (Joseph Elwyn), 1861-1915. Chicago : Sanders Publishing Co.
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