THE FARM INDUSTRY.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 589, 18 August 1909, Page 8

THE FARM INDUSTRY.

/ HINTS ON LAMBINQ. ;4 : - ; :.. ■'' (No. II.) • - ; - ':'■■'■' ■■■ " /•;■ . , . '(ByNkst.) : ; ' \ Where the early-lambing have, been put in , a separata paddock, .as advised in the'". previous article, room should bo made as .soon.-as'possible , for the next lambers to come in,; by quietly walking off the fullewes Yrorn-those already lambed, after every two or three days, into an adjoining enclosure or paddock, until those which have:lambed are driven on to good feed.- Whore possible , ,' a small paddock adjoining' should have . been clear of stock for a' week', or two,- to admit flush of feed for ewes, with twins, which i- is always advisable, for many reasons,- to keep apart from -'trie , .singles,'- primarily because, even at this stage,'they cannot have too much feed. Moreover, a twin lamb, is not "so easily separated from ' its . mother when all the ewes ham twin' lambs,- and sbpuld such happen,.it is,easily detected, and its mother found before it, acquires the habit of stealing its living from other lambs' supplies. .-.;■ It'.is-.riot-■difficult-to separate" the ."singles from twins.. A youth can,do it with a long stick, and a quiet dog,"..by, starting the mob in the direction ■of tho .gate,.jvhero. the singles bavo to" go through, and allow-.ing;the-:t\vins to. drop back, .which-'they will 'invariably "do,, at .this,early • stage, sooner;or later.,. Then, when : r /the , singles'.have been 'ronioved, drive'all.the .tvims into the bandy before mentioned/ ■ ■.:"'•■" ■' : . ■ V:'^' Advantage of Crouplng the Euies. j: ■', ,;y I:. i'lnjsy having your' twins ''separated -.from the' singles, you can at, all "'times give them; j; the best,feed; and, .should, a!/single die ■any. tiine, you caij jit :oiic'e.procure.a twiii lamb-to put to its mother. ,'...'■ ', ;'. .; ':, ■'•;■ .'"'' : :The\-process, of yarding, a,.ewe.l with a!dead< lamb'is best accomplished by tying a long! cord brrftether-linerto' the:neck-of ~the lanib, 'and quietly.'dragging it along,;when tho , ewe, seeingl it,, will, follow 'imrnediately; if no-dog is therei- : Tbe : system of moving .'the full; ewes ■'from."those;which have; lambed ;is..nVost.beneficial, 'asnt, frequently saves early-born lambs; 'from getting mis-mothered .through' being.- at?-' tracted away..by the restlessness and' Meet-. ~ing,:of.,'oue about-.to lamb, which,! , a'tVsuch -tiiiifes,;-are known to-steiil a twin; or dispute; the'opvhefship. oven of a ■single!:; This| liow-•BVori^/Ehould/b'e.-don^^Teryv-WaV.qr-^'three,. days before tlio, iarribs get strong, enough to keep up with-, the "'full .ewes" when - shifting the latter out: of -.the .lambing paddock. , - It can also; bo accomplished with .\very '•■■] little', more; trouble,' oil sa:- large; area, , , as .'the full; . ewes'.' will'.. always -/clear. :away: from the .bark 'of;a dog,;.■ and.-the ,mothers. ■;of. .newly-born 'Limbs.-- stay behind to' protect, their/ young. Butthe lambs v need- not be drivert; out- until adjoining, paddock some' two or ..three .days,, when'thpy, will.'be .strong enough;'to' master easily,;-, and ' travel the , distarico ; required;.'.. Then, 'by/...bringing "bacli the full.ewes/:-.'.he same, routine, can go on in the paddock-which they':coine.from. jAV'hcn .the. .'mob,.is,'.reduced, tn-..a'. , ,5ma1l- number, '..tlio, balance' can;bpfinished! off. iiii'a small 'paddock; near^thb;homestead,; 'as\by/.that, time:■' there •' should ,bev abundance ■ of.; grass 1 everywhere, and v -tlie -.lambs ; can iook-- af tetj iKeinEelyes.'v. ■~-. ''.-"j'v -.- •■.■■■■'>'.■.''": : - •' ,'V : ■"■" Xabpur :Well enent::;-;, ; ivAli;this tmiiy;• seem" great' outlay of ;lab-: .our to.'a.iEOod.-many of ,our "happy-go-:lucky'.' graziers while: reading,.; but; , : they,.'jyrpuld,.-;be : 'astonished how, easily;" it can -be■ carried ont' ■ if, worked- systematically •'from) , the frrsfc:'-It will;be found that'the.'percehtage.pf-iarabs isi ,increased/- t>yV at least,'ione^fpurt,n/.;'if; > iiot/a' thirdj-; ; aiid ■ the wjiole.iflbck" , appears■ in. good .fettle from'the-.continuuT feed. • \Al>" a.'.'inatier: of -fact, ..thereis. really' a . : '.? av '. n B of. labour, , :compared with:'■ the .careless'ymetnpd.which.entails the,. if; riot:;-the ; of ..ffia'ny.^lambs, daggiiig , 'sickly weak =iewce, feeding;motherless lalnbs from ; a-;bottle,:ahd. skinning- several ;■ dead;;'.ewes■' f v (causes ': ~ :. lambingT : -e\('M , that: .might have bceii,saved.;i|iad'.they beeniioticed' ill time, .whichMtiust 1 ?lie ! tho;"case; if tlio sy'sf! torn:'here •commehdcdVis" carrie^ : put. :-.',::■ Even; in ■ a:rough flock, and; espccidlly -with'a.'well-;' bred ""lot of.owes,' than .'Compensates for'the .timc;spent; among t'HenivJand the--khmyjedge : :gained.■thereby,-, eveii'tlibugh ptheiv.wprlc about'th'e":faVm;may be'neglected.'- Other work, however J, n&ed'iiot' :be neglected.if the tlioughtful-manager pier-:, bares,.beforehandvfbr-;the\six-.weeks': extra duty, - that only, takes',np a of..each; day's work. But more:especially.-is , this^'aj>blicable ; .to..a- pedigree'.or ,stnd, ; .flock,:of; .fairwhen- it .b'econies.:^^absolutely.:<es-:sential._to'-.insure:^ the'thriving of its pffsprjn'g i ';.>.But.it- , is!-the .only...sure 'mqthod'ofs.maiiltaining?the''ppdiigree ewe.and.sire' in the; lamb'./':- V ,V

To Avoid Loss of Pedigree, ' < In stud flocks the full ewes should bo walked oil each morning, when the lambs dropped since tho previous day can be easily handled, and should be earmarked with a registered* number on tho eai label, and booked accoidingly in tho breedei's ,p-)ck-et-book while tho mother is visible alongside They should then bo allowed to remain in the lambing paddock till the following daj, when they should bo strong enough to bo driven out I am also in favour of docking such lambs at the same time while oarmarkijig (a pnticiplo which I havo carried out most successfully, as they do not get a check from* loss of blood, and the risk of loss is minimised! Of course, the castration of such lambs, as are not suitable for siree can bo effected at the usual age In spite, however, of all these precautions, there will be cases in every average number of ewes that require special treatment, such, for instance, as an inserted passage, caused bv overstraining or an hereditary weaknass This is not so difficult to cure wJien taking place after birth as before. It first makes its appearance m tho form of a red oblong globe, about tho' size and shape of an electric light shade, and, if not attended to at pnee, becomes gradually enlarged by tho secretion of urme, which it obstructs until, m a daj or so, it often assumes tho size of a small "football It then becomes difficult to manipulate or to keep in its normal place, although I ha\o frequently 'done so with success. First Aid. , Tho usual custom among tho uninitiated or careless grazier is to'kill'the owe straight away for her /hide, Avborcas, by laying er gently on her side/bathing the parts if innamed or lacented, 1 , and softly pressing tho globo downwards to enablo the urine io escape, it may be at once reduced in size After applying salad oil or lard it can readily bo inverted and pressed into its normal position. Avoid causing the ewo to strain or "heave," and beforo letting her up_ taketwo or three locks of wool on each side nt the aperture and plait them tightly across to form a natural truss If, however, tho wool in individual <cascs, from dagging or other cause, is too,short'to plait, then tie the ends of tho wool tightly together with fino string, and it will be found that tho ejvo recovers its natuial formation, the truss remaining intart till shorn off, when tho parts will maintain tlieir normal condition without assistance , Even when this is done beforo lambing, I havo found ewes lamb and without a repetition of but it 's, achisablo to cull off such ewes from the breeding flock, unless a very valuable owe In long-neglected cases, where laceration is CTcessivo, the membrane should be first bathed with Jeyes' or Condv's Fluid of a mild nature to prevent internal inflammation