Contents.

Chapter I.

Antiquity of the Sheep Husbandry---Lessons to be Learned from Ancient Shepherds--The Anatomy of the Sheep: Its Mouth and Teeth; Its Stomach; Its Intestines and Their Functions.

Chapter II.

The Varieties and Breeds of Sheep 22-102

The American Merino--Points of Excellence in a Merino--Sub-Breeds of the Merino: The Dickinson, The Standard Delaine, The National Delaine, The Improved Delaine, The Black Top, The Improved Black Top--The Saxony Merino--The Rambouillet Merino--The French Breeds--The British Breeds--Short-wools: The Southdown, the Shropshire, Hampshire, Suffolk, Oxford, Dorset. Long-wools: The Lincoln, Cotswold, Leicester, Romney Marsh and Wensleydale. Mountain Breeds: The Cheviot, Black-Faced Highland, Welsh--Other Varieties of Sheep: The Tunis, etc.

Chapter III.

The Science and Art of Breeding     103-126

     Breeding as Art Based on Strictly Scientific Principles--What Is a Breed?--Breeding by Ancient Shepherds--Heredity a Special Function--Selection a Special Feature--Climatic Influences--Cross Breeding--Influence of Soils on Health of Sheep.

Chapter IV.

The Science and Art of Feeding 127-200

Feeding the Most Important Part of Agriculture--Character of Food and Composition of Animal--The Nutritive Ratio--Feeding for Lambs--Table of Nutritive Value of Foods--Rules for Winter Feeding--Feeding Crops for Sheep--Feeding Roots--Ensilage--Filling the Silo--Feeding Lambs--Feeding Lambs in a Corn Field--Rearing House Lambs--Feeding Grass Lambs--Experiments in Feeding Lambs, and Possible Gain in a Year's Growth--Winter Feeding for Wool--Scientific Experiments in Feeding Lambs for Market.

Chapter V.

Barns and Stables 201-225

Best Arrangement of Buildings--Octagonal, Square and Round Barns--Shed for Soiling Sheep, with Floor Plan--Handling Sheep--A Texas Catch Pen for Sorting and Dipping--A Manitoba Sheep House--J. E. Wing's Barn--Mr. Vestal's Barn--Shepherd Dogs.

Chapter VI.

Wool: Its History, Uses, Etc. 226-291

On the Difference in Wools--Wool Growing a Science--The Nature of Wool--Cross Breeding for Wool--The Culture of Wool--Uniformity in Wool--Washing Sheep--Sheep Dips and Dipping--Shearing: By Machine and Hand--Sorting Wool--Pulled Wool--Care of the Sheared Sheep.

Chapter VII.

Minor British Breeds of Sheep 292-304

The Herdwick--The Ryeland--The New Ryeland--The Lonk--The Roscommon--The Radnor--The Sheep of North Wales--The Exmoor--The Limestone or Crag Sheep--The Devon Long-wool--The Dartmoor--The Glamorganshire Sheep--The Clun Forest Sheep.

Chapter VIII.

Diseases of Sheep: Prevention and Treatment 305-368

Parturition of the Sheep: Retention of the After-Birth, Bleeding from and Inversion of the Womb, Inflammation of the Vagina, Garget, Abortion--Internal Parasites: Throat Thread Worms (Anemia); Tape Worms (Tenia Marginata, Tenia Coenurus, Tenia Fimbriata, Tenia Expansa); Stomach Round Worms (Strongylus Contortus); Intestinal Round Worms; Nodular Disease of the Intestines (Esophagostoma Columbianum); Fluke Disease; The Sheep Bot-Fly (Oestrus Ovis)--Albuminaria--Anthrax--Anasarca--Bronchitis--Carbuncular Erysipelas--Catarrh--Colic--Diarrhea--Foot Rot--Impaction of the Stomach--Inflammation of the Brain--Inflammation of the Spinal Cord (Myeletis)--Pleurisy---Inflammation of the Udder (Mammitis)--Inflammation of the Lungs (Pneumonia)--Inflammation of the Skin (Herpes)--Parturition Fever in Ewes--Poisoning--Porcupine Grass--Red Water--Redness of the Eyes--Small Pox of Sheep--Retention of the Dung in Lambs--Inflammation and Castration of Testicles--External Parasites: The Scab, The Maggot, The Louse, The Tick.

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