Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 January 1908 — HINTS FOR FARMERS [ARTICLE]

HINTS FOR FARMERS

About Shoop. Don't keep your sheep house as close and warm as a dairy barn, says Farm Journal. A sheep barn should open to the south, and the sheep should be given the run of a dry yard during pleasant days. Keep the pens dry and well littered. Feed with perfect regularity. If not fed regularly, sheep fret and lose in condition. If any fodder is left in the racks, clean it out before putting in a fresh supply. Give all stubs and hay from the sheep racks to the colts. Keep salt in a box in each pen. Sheep eat lots of salt. Be sure that you are not wintering a lot of ticks. Ticks will make sheep pdor. Keep the pens level. Fill up hollow and uneven places. No other animals should ever be al< lowed in the sheep yards. The sheep cannot defend themselves and are liable to be injured in many ways. • Water should always bp within reach and be fresh and pure. Give the sheep a variety of food. Roots are a necessity in the ration.