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stray off and are lost. There is also the calycanthus, that on some of 

 the slopes grows vigorously, bearing seed readily eaten by sheep in 

 winter, and which is a deadly poison. To guard against this, sheep 

 should be driven up and fed before the rigor of winter and the scarcity 

 of grass compel them to devour such fatal food. Another drawback 

 will be found in the distance from market. While the wool may be 

 easily conveyed to shipping points at a small cost, mutton sheep would 

 suffer much in flesh by being driven long distances. Of all this region, 

 embracing more than 3,000,000 acres, less than 500,000 acres are within 

 easy reach of railroads or navigable streams. 



My own impression is that the merino sheep, if properly cared for, 

 would prove a profitable investment on these mountain lands. One 

 precaution would be necessary ; and that is to keep the bucks from the 

 ewes until about the middle of November, so that the lambs would 

 come after the rigorous winter weather is over. 



