446 MODERN FARRIER. 



does he tonceive that any land, which is cultivated, 

 can be so uneven as to admit of it. 



This sheep-fold is twenty-one feet in length, and 

 three feet eleven inches in height, being composed 

 of a top-rail, and bars below passed through up- 

 rights ; the whole moving on low cast-iron wheels, 

 and made strong, but in a light manner. 



53. Effect of Rain. 



As it is impossible to shelter even small flocks 

 from rain, it is a fortunate circumstance that sheep 

 are not very liable to suffer from it. During sum- 

 mer there is no danger to be apprehended from long 

 continued rain drenching the fleece. But should 

 this happen during winter, weak sheep will most 

 probably suffer greatly. Attention to the health 

 and comfort of sheep at other times, by bringing 

 them to face the severity of winter in a strong habit 

 of body, will be found to be the best method of de- 

 fending them from rain. 



54. Heat and Flies. 



In mountainous districts, sheep have it in their 

 power to remove from glens and hollows, where the 

 rays of the sun frequently become oppressive. But 

 on low grounds they are too often left exposed 

 without having access to a shady place, in the 

 scorching heat of summer, and to the torments in- 

 flicted by myriads of flies. The shades of trees, 

 cots, and walls, are sufficient to enable sheep to 

 avoid heat ; but their enemies will follow them, and 

 continue their attacks. Some method of keeping 

 off* flies must therefore be adopted : or at any rate, 

 of destroying their eggs, which they deposit about 

 the roots of the horns, and other parts of the head, 

 and about the tail. The following ointment being 



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