. The American farmer's pictorial cyclopedia of live stock ... Livestock; Veterinary medicine. XHi; rilK I' KlI S STOCK liOOK. tlie Hock to lit' <l()\vii ••Hid kcL'|) (iiiiet aiul still, so th:it llioy may lose the li'ust possililc aiiioiuit of blood. liy iiioriiiiig IIk- wound will bo sufficiently dried that no fear of bli^odin^' need be entertained, unless by aecident. Ill no case should they Ix^ driven or put to any extra exortion inunediately after being doeked, fen- sometimes they will bleed to death. If much bleeding ensues, toueh the part liglitly with a red-hot iron.
. The American farmer's pictorial cyclopedia of live stock ... Livestock; Veterinary medicine. XHi; rilK I' KlI S STOCK liOOK. tlie Hock to lit' <l()\vii ••Hid kcL'|) (iiiiet aiul still, so th:it llioy may lose the li'ust possililc aiiioiuit of blood. liy iiioriiiiig IIk- wound will bo sufficiently dried that no fear of bli^odin^' need be entertained, unless by aecident. Ill no case should they Ix^ driven or put to any extra exortion inunediately after being doeked, fen- sometimes they will bleed to death. If much bleeding ensues, toueh the part liglitly with a red-hot iron. XVIII. Weaning the Lambs. Spring lambs should be weaned only in tiie fall, so the dams may have the advantage of grass to recuperate l)efore winter. Lambs, in fact, should do well enough if weaned at three months old, and four months' suckling is ample ; nothing is gained by allowing them to run longer with the dams. When once taken away, they should be placed entirely out of sight and hearing of the dams, and if several are together they will sooner become contented. XIX. Lambing Time. Especial care must be taken of the ewes at and near lambing time. If the weather is not warm enough to fully prevent chilling, tire heat and a secure place must be provided nntil the iamb is dried and has taken the. CAllINC roi; Till-. teat. A voung lanil) is tlu' teiuli rest of all farm animals, and a ewe is very apt to become indifferent to a weak lamb. Hence the necessity of that constant care and watchfulness, which will suggest itself to every intelligent ]) 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 Periam, Jonathan. [from old catalog]; Baker, A. H. , [from old catalog] joint author. St. Louis, Mo. , N. D. Thompson & co.
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