LAMBING UNDER TENT.
■TO-:'MCILXTATE^^Y. v stPPLIBS. Lambing under/canvas in sheds .is' common'.-practice',,'in.,,the' north-west of the United States, pf America, especially in Idaho. . portable the tent methodis' "distinctly '"advantageous, ,as lambing 'can-be' do'no on th<!'open range instead- of at--itheTancjx i.• headquarters . where sheds located. The advantage of'lambing under shelter is" that'lambs come' in' February and March and are ready for market in July, 'escaping the :rush'tof .vthe" main crop. and ;than later in 'the l 'seaSon. Tho,asands''"of ''these lambs were raised in Idaho and Oregon this jear and the practice is rapidly gaining in favour. C r [the.: : tents 500 ewes and ' their and.' the invest; ■ment l has.-Jieen.fPOT.'Lßr,9.fi.table as a much larger percentage of lambs is saved than by lambing op the open range. The enn,vas is an insurance against losses incidental to bad weather .-'"Breeders' Gazette." .
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 909, 31 August 1910, Page 10
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137LAMBING UNDER TENT. Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 909, 31 August 1910, Page 10
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