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Show triplets one was taken from her and given to a ewe that had lost her lamb in birth. Both the ewe and lamb were paint-daubed with identical numbers on their backs when turned into the little pen together. While it was there the lamb was tagged in one ear with a number that was recorded in an identification book opposite the ear tag number of the ewe. This was for use in future registrations. Unless there was a demand for her pen the mother, with her baby, remained there for a day. Then the singles were grouped together in larger corral pens that accommodated eight ewes with lamhs. The twins were grouped in four sets to a large pen. In a few days such pens were doubled again into even larger pens. The process was continued until in a large flock the mothers were able to still identify their young. So began a pattern of shed lambing that was to prevail for the rest of John K*s life and well beyond it. There were always pressing matters at home so John K did not stay at the sheds for long, but he loved to be in close touch with the center of activity during the lambing season and often drove the forty^five miles or so between Mt. Pleasant and Centerfield to plan with-Rill and to see how much_ progress had Been made. Rill was a good supervisor and kept everything rolling well at the cove-and John K was pleased, 198 |
