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9. Controlling diseases and enemies, p. 405; Farm Projects, 455, 456; 
Bulletins, 713, 720, 798, 826, 840, 988, 1018, 1054, 1155, 1268, 1330. 
Local inquiry.— (a) How many local sheep men treat lambs and 
ewes for worms? (b) How do they meet the sheep-killing dog 
problem? (c¢) How do they prevent foot troubles. 
10. Keeping sheep records, pp. 18, 19; Farm Projects, 32-35, 77, 78; 
Bulletins, 511, 572, 782, 840, 1182. Local inquiry.— (a) Draw a 
form for a sheep feed record; for a lambing record; for a labor 
record including hired labor, horse labor and self labor. (b) Ask 
several farmers to keep or estimate items to fill such forms. (c¢) 
Make a form for keeping sales records of wool, breeding stock, 
lambs and mutton sheep. Summarize records filled by one or 
more farms. 
11. Improving the breeding stock, p. 404; Farm Projects, 451; Bulletins, 
840, 1134, 1199. Local inquiry.— (a) How many farmers are try- 
ing to improve their grade stock by use of pure-bred males? (b) 
Ask them how they improve their pure-bred flock. (a) Find what 
farmers have purchased improved breeding stock, and who have 
carefully culled the breeding stock recently. 
12. Shearing and caring for fleeces, pp. 407, 408; Bulletin, 840. Local 
inquiry.— (a) Describe good methods of shearing which you can 
find. (b) Compare these with poor methods. (c) Get farmers 
to describe the tying of fleeces properly. (d) Into what Kinds of 
bags are fleeces packed for market—give sizes and weights. 
15. Producing and selling early lambs, p. 412; Farm Projects, 457, 458; 
Bulletins, 576, 840, 1134, 1181. Local inquiry.— (a) Ask what 
special management is required for the production of early spring 
lambs. (b) On what date have farmers sold their earliest lambs 
in recent years? (c) Compare prices received earlier and later. 
(d) Compare cotperative selling with individual selling of early 
lambs; which is most common locally? 
14. Showing and selling breeding stock, pp. 407-408; Farm Frojects, 
458; Bulletin, 840. Local inquiry.— (a) Watch or help local farm- 
ers prepare sheep for show or for auction sales. (b) Help them 
prepare sale catalogs or study sale catalogs. (c) Ask sheep men 
to compare private selling with auction sales. (d) Obtain their 
opinions as to showing at fairs. } 
15. Marketing sheep and wool, pp. 407-408; Farm Projects, 458-460; 
Bulletins, 840, 1144, 1172, 1324. Local inquiry—(a) What 
growers slaughter mutton sheep for home use or for market? 
(b) Ask them to describe the sorting and loading of lambs and 
sheep for shipment. (c¢) Ask them to describe the working of a 
wool pool, and compare it with individual selling of wool.