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The dog, as descended from the wolf, is the ancient enemy of sheep, 

 and even now after hundreds of years of domestication some of our dogs 

 will chase and kill sheep. The Collie or Shepherd dog has been bred so 

 many years as a caretaker of sheep, that a beautiful relationship has 

 been established between these dogs and their flocks. 



Supplementary Reading.- — ■" The Flock," by Mary Austin ; "A 

 Country Reader," p. 131; Wully in "Wild Animals I Have Known;" 

 " Bob Son of Battle." 



LESSON CLXIIL 

 the breeds of sheep. 



Purpose. — To make the pupils familiar with the different breeds 

 of sheep. 



This lesson should be based upon such breeds as are raised in the 

 neighborhood or as are exhibited at the county fairs. The two special 

 products of sheep are mutton and wool, and sheep have been bred for 

 perfecting both products. The Merinos have the most beautiful wool, 

 which is long and fine, but their flesh is not so desirable. English sheep 

 are the most popular in America. For the breeds of sheep peculiar to 

 the British Isles see "A Country Reader," p. 106. Get the pupils to 

 read the many interesting stories of our famous wild sheep of the Rocky 

 Mountains. 



References. — "American Animals," p. 61 ; " Familiar Animals," p. 

 178; " Camp Fires of a Naturalist," Chapter IX; " The Watchers of the 

 Trails," p. 3; "Lives of the Hunted," p. 17; "The Mountains of Cali- 

 fornia," p. 300; " Neighbors with Claws and Hoofs," p. 184; "A Country 

 Reader," p. 98 ; " The Flock ; " Longman's " Object Lessons," p. 62 ; 

 "Agriculture for Beginners," Burkett, Stevens & Hill, p. 197 ; " The 

 Life of Animals," Ingersoll, pp. 251-257; "First Principles of Agricul- 

 ture," Voorhees, p. 197 ; " Elements of Agriculture," Shepperd, chapter 

 17; "Sheep Feeding," Farmers' Bulletin No. 49, U. S. Dept. of Agr. ; 

 "First Principles of Agriculture," Goff & Mayne, pp. 183-188; "Wild 

 Animals I Have Known," Thompson Seton. 



'THE DEER AND ITS RELATIVES. 



Preliminary Work. — It is rather unfortunate that most of the literature about 

 these beautiful creatures has to do with hunting and killing them. Tt might be well 

 to begin this work with a geography lesson, showing where the varieties of Ameri- 

 can deer live. For description of species see " American Animals," pp. 31-54. In 

 general we have four kinds of deer and closely allied animals : The Elk, the Vir- 

 ginia Deer, the Mule Deer, the Moose, and the Woodland Caribou. The Virginia 

 deer is the species which roamed New York State in pioneer days. If there are 



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