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his lambs come in April. He selects breeding stock pos- 

 sessing all the possible points ; weans lambs the last of July 

 or first of August ; feeds the lambs, when fii\st weaned, a 

 few oats every day ; begins housing the other sheep (except 

 breeding ewes,) about tlie first of August, up to which time 

 they run on the mountains. His success has been gratify- 

 ing to his friends and most encouraging to himself. 



