. Sheep management, breeds and judging for schools; a textbook for the shepherd and student . juicy grass. The shepherd should be care-ful to provide pure, fresh water, salt, and shadefor the sheep on pasture, in order that the flockmay thrive properly. At this time he is relievedmore or less from the restless hours and worry oflambing, shearing, and feet trimming, and is en-joying a little rest. He must now, however, beginto think about work that may be done in the fieldto provide some kind of forage to help him outwith his flock at the time when pastures are gen-erally short and scanty on ac
. Sheep management, breeds and judging for schools; a textbook for the shepherd and student . juicy grass. The shepherd should be care-ful to provide pure, fresh water, salt, and shadefor the sheep on pasture, in order that the flockmay thrive properly. At this time he is relievedmore or less from the restless hours and worry oflambing, shearing, and feet trimming, and is en-joying a little rest. He must now, however, beginto think about work that may be done in the fieldto provide some kind of forage to help him outwith his flock at the time when pastures are gen-erally short and scanty on account of the dryweather of midsummer. He must also bear inmind that when the time comes to wean lambs heshould have a fresh piece of pasture for them awayfrom the older sheep. In some cases the Iambsmay be grazed on a field from which the first cropof hay has been taken. Even if such a pasture isavailable a piece of rape should be sown in thespring early enough to be ripe July 25 to August10, the usual time for weaning lambs, for rape isan excellent fodder for lambs. Indeed rape has (131). Summer Feeding and Care. 133 an unusual value for feeding all classes of sheep,and a great amount of feed can be obtained froman acre. It may be sown broadcast, or it may bedrilled in. If time permits, it is far better to sowit in rows thirty inches apart, as much more feedcan then be grown on an acre and the crop canalso be cultivated, thus holding the weeds in will then waste but little of the rape whenturned into it, as they will walk between the rowsand eat on both sides. Roots, such as rutabagas and turnips, should alsobe sown for late fall and winter feeding. Goodroots are just as well liked by sheep in the win-ter time as cake and pie are liked by man. Theyshould be kept in a well-ventilated cellar wherethey will not freeze or rot. Cabbage is an excel-lent feed for all classes of sheep, but is usually tooexpensive to feed extensively. However, wherelarge fields of cabbage a
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