NEWS AND NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 619, 23 September 1909, Page 10

NEWS AND NOTES.

:^:&.;:;M :-LAMjB.-RAISlNQ,.,;i : :. ■';' v v, V ;Vv : -.^S'- l/y.:•'*'.!(Bt/KeniO:,;;?; ■. >. '■ ... : Lambs/fattened'.on.,artificial-foods, i.e., other than. grass, of necessity;. require different iteat.ment:from,tthat;iocdmniondcd in 'my..former suggestions,'i.and- ,alsd/ treatment .according - to : ..th'e-'natate'of the food.provided.. But whatever that fmaj^bc,?if:;iOs : desired : to : hasten-their maturityy,' or'bring; them '/rapidly:into, condition. for : the •yefrigerator l , this'universal .method : should i:b(T adopted;', no:matter /what- description of ..■ succulent "food,-their ■'•mothers'-"are getting, viz.i'v.to provide troughs ;in the paddock ■.(sheltered,,;if possible);.surrounded-.or enclosed -with ;hurdles,; or-ligjbt • gates, : say. 3ft. high, made of '3".;s;:'I battens,, in paling, form,' nailed Uo tho •frame/Vertically,'and:spaced just .wide, enough .apart, to j admit.'the'-lambs' 'and' not" the .'ewes'.'"

::,■ Into": these , troughs (which) should /be'Jmade of three :8 x,l /boards, : . having •their,- sharp edges planed'off; and thebottbm nailed midway /along /the sides, 'so /as,: to .fprih two, troughs ,above-.! aud below,.-and of ','a /suitable, number ■ ori'capacity. to' admit all.,th,e • lamb's in' the.'paddock to .feed at the ■same ,time)-put sufficient crushed 'oats/^with^a-jlittle; sjicjpsine oiy linseed-.tp-temptFthem to. eat:ihe;oafcup.'/clean,:at a meal, .early oach"m'6rnihg: "and'eVening; "'When-' doing this,' the. shepherd' will appreciate ray ■ reason.fdr/.'sugg'e'sKu'g' r d6ubre\'&ough's;' especially after/a shower of rain, :which/leaves water resting :in; them, or when there is stale, food/left in "the. trough,' because/ instead'.of wasting' time in,.cleaning/them .put, he :can, .and-should, ;ef-, ' ioctivoly ; :/do.>so-;.by. : one over,: aid Cusing: the/other side../ Next time he takes /out .the .food he-: will 'find the/ bottom rlide'quite clean ah'di.dry."This,supplementary nothodof feeding .iwill -,-> be: found to greatly facilitate.- fatt'e3ing.-;K-And^tho'rUtae'Vthey' l eat .expense; ■ ■,■■;■■ ';.;,: ;,;■<:...*,:,

.;/'..; yyLambs arid Jbry/ Food; '.-..'! ■■■', ',' ;?vl .• .In. : order2to' ithe.': lambs :;:'■:■ to feed on/dryfobd, the;ewqs should be driven' :.v : ' ..up: d'rfewV.times with thVmV.before:. the .troughs tyy-;'.'are ; enclqseuyjwith hurdle&B?,Tfi6y will; soon'. by ."training tho ■%y ( : y child : in;';th&way it should go," the;shepherd '::';?.;',,will tea'cfc-jthe lambs not to depart, from tho ::. y!yytroughytill.-'-air-thp f bed-: is - finished. ' Then, y-y; after; "talo'nbling 'ife. : ..nibthery.'.for-*n:"drinkytb . ■}(.C-:, ° wash.it : dp.w^,'^■it*wiU:'inyariably'"coil up 'arid 5 fo; to: sleep:,';; The;',beriefit 'of'this,-we should ... ... ... ??T» isjtnejprincipal.factor, in .fattening -any. ?..Cv animali, : ;gp;.'soon as.it hears'tho" troughs being . : ..- , '.';hlled;.agajflr,*the . lamb, will-.quickly separate ■;,.:.j ■...from; its toother, ; and hurry up to get the "first :■;"!'; worra.'.. ;;Thi^'.method =:of ..forcing -Jamb's 'is '.;■; j^eq-uato;;nsiapplicable:andf profitable, oa;gras's -.•..': v.: country, as'-! on arable land, that a y/yy ymotr;bn.:ayargt>. area" will naturally be more ' scattered;.;necessitating:. rounding ,up with a' r:;i, ■;. '/Quiet bldVdog for ■:a :■ good'. .many.' times' when yi-^:,' ; ;.the;food,;i3>taken.,to'.tho trough; otherwise. ..';■• .■■:?.■■;.iß-few-of.the-.lambs, seeing .the: shepherd, 'will .j,;; '■:'.come,nprantl .eat,,'and. taint' the -lot .beforey ■:•;:-., those' axayAfj'ack' discover: what 'is: going on;--,,,: yy-iy:; .:.<,' ■:■' ' i-V-.'f--; ; -'WTid.t is <t?i6-/best', nrtificial food .to Ve. grown' ■ ■'-.'., forrthe Kiy.es.i-'whether, rape;.roots, green. oat&/ V;.#,v;cttp>,barrej,.(kobJ-rabi,'-dt.umh'ea'd,.or.-th6usand. ; . ;:;:.-.■:,'.headed.Vcabtage,. is ,a''-matter'of 'opmioh;"but ;.,i'-.|;- it,is..nornVatW.'of opinion as to .'whether the :yyy,ylambs;..under; such /circumstances, benefit by a ; ;.'.?.---j ; ---change :bf yfeed.: .The /human!! infant !w'buld .V. :';x]iot, thriteiV;b& one.class "of;.fo6d-on]y;;.even. yy.y~v though :\ ifrxbb.o"porridge," which■;ii/.supposed; , !;th? , iißtaplo'-'aiet' of .the Scotch l-speci- #•; ■~;''-™™v ;. -.'-^^we,-.;-..it'^beli'o.Ves-'-;e very fat-lamb ■, M .farmer to, Igjbw v a rotation . of: small. crops, in ;■»-..,': which,yth'e|.e!wes "and-their' lambs can get an ;>',-: ■;■ taking care to -make the' , y-viy .process. grad^l-'^ -'.;;VS; "f 6 "■'. a n;^Piic;or,,so, ;to'.6tart'with.' Otherwise Sftj'rv : w l ?ep,MP i : .,ftDj,; by too,-.greedily nto/cow' M yayccffiplaint;: of v-the.-. bowels,' WoinnioulJ :fc:toknow]i.as-!%etting;blown"! ':' : : : 'M"' : . .'-'-'-' . yfyy! vfyb'd.i y.- : :ife- i n <l hu'nfan. yy ~ y ay.sudd?nftchanfeof^nlilkAproducing; s aiet'-»af- : i.:;-:v : :-fects.theMcl7catB x ..digestivß''org;d'ns' of .the laihb," .:;.;.;■:;:.which-all:.tends to retard its progress. Where :;-':■:-. :,,it.is not admissible for. : 'the : ewe"s to have the Mi- yyrun-of adjacent pasture! (when feeding oh suc- ' .'•-.vv '.'«»«M-foods) ; : it :is,:bcneficial -tb'.provide-them:' : ; V<-:- -withYhay: .or '.silage,'! in; br;le'r c .to rectify ;tWo!: -.:;,:';. v unnatural- abundance of! pulpy: matJer, and-to '('KM f?? is s ' jts;;digcstion{by .encouraging 'the'imimal j-.':. ; ruminate litsfopd..' That this process", is esscu•■3 .'-". -tftiM'.-to ; ifS-.wellrbeingiis; shown! by; the; desire' ;'-'.?;;:'T°f shoejv-when'confined'on these soft .feeds, ; ; ; '?-,'• < r i "?.' fcrfedily'devour!, rubbishy, jfoul rgrass,. gener.;y;/y,al]y.fonnd;along.the fence, until•'there -is not :,: ;'.:_.yia; : vcstige.'left.':.- ;;s::v>>-:v ;.,-:■;: ';'[.■:;">'■■ •:■'>':" ':?, i '^;' ; After/the:' first /batch -of -'lambs: so 7 ' fed are :;-,/y./Bent off, care .should ;be'taken :tb'see-that.'tbb- ;-■'*:.,.' ;;reraainiug.:.ewe9-::ar6/'giving',-.their'.-lambs'J/suffi- ;:.-,; -;.cient : .milk to ,'jus'tify' v thoir., company; Othery /-...JKWisoithe -lamb.- thrives .'best .without, the ewes, /f,/;:;:;.:. andAshould-/at,,once;.be.:weahed, ; ibecause-'its: .y;;": ;^™". ls i onl fobd^Trhichvtho'lanib 'M -V-: : ;npuld;get.y/Moreover,Hhe' lamVs'-'ittention is ; ■-;»;-,;.;. .frequently taken . offyits-'moansybf •support--to' ;;;;,: ..:cmake:futik/;attempts ; to:'satisfy-its"; habit of ::.•.:,v-Buclnng.'i-.This can;bo easily detected by draft.?;,■.;,i. to-remain' ''■■ C - 'Wr 1 lstystwAsm sis^hours; 1 ¥'M i -t ■ t y. s6 ;-* h ? oh .Vai6 assisting to fatten their v,-,'.;.:-.viamb will show- distended udders; and ; the poor ~.;.;vytmlkcrs,;vytmlkcrs, rtho.-.reverso. VTheir lambs,; on good i;.'_:; .--: moist feed, ,vnll then' soon settle: down to work" ;,-:.-... "';■"!-good earnest,-, and-justify .your, pains;.-' ; w;;i/>y; x ;'Aftcr : jho.ba]ance-:of tho "single^,.aTO: fatyßV3>.:;.tened.;:off,-. qr.twhei 7 snf£cient- have-ibe'em/sent «f;V.y'; Hayj/to, warrant; mero'; stock' on -what: feed r.-v/ ;!i. lef i> then.bring-.iri-.the.-'twins/'which'by. /^r : /v./this_.time,.will:;probably -do'best 'off- their ;;/.. s; morhers;-.'^d;so -you..yvill;havo L ;made the mbst MM' ,: tHe'whblfrof ■:■■■ i=M'■ °ff. w.the.refrigerator M. .y;-;i.,.sßpaco[pf,itimo.:. ;;. ,;..y ■-. .-.-,. _*~,,.....; mMM. '.' 'iM j;^:r : f,:r~:"~z :;.