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Fine wool may be obtained without injury 



to the mutton 082 



MANAGEMENT OF SIIKEP - ibid. 



Putting rams to ewes 683 



-Selection of cues lor - ibid. 



Proper time of - ibid. 



..L.ite. duke of Bedford s practice hi ibid. 



Best age for - - ibid. 



,Proper keep of ewes while in lamb - 684 



Great attention to, necessary at lambing- 



timc ... ibid. 



Necessary provision of food for - ibid. 

 Utility of turnips in this way - ibid. 

 Modes of eating of, with most advan 

 tage - ibid. 

 Lauds much improved by this - 685 

 In good breeds, bran and oil-cake useful ibid. 

 Baiting with hay necessary - ibid. 

 jCotting, great utility of - ibid. 

 Brought through winter well in this 



May - - ibid. 



Preserved grass ; vast benefit of it for 



this use in early spring 686 



Watered meadows may be depended on, 



where sufficiently extensive - ibid. 

 &amp;gt;Othcr means of support - ibid. 



Turnip-shoots - - ibid. 



Kay-grass and clover ; Mr. Young s 



opinion of these - - ibid. 



Cabbages better in April - 687 



Turnip-cabbage - ibid. 



Ruta baga - - ibid. 



Boorcole, importance of - ibid. 



Burnet, great use of it at this season ibid. 



In summer, turning upon the pastures . ibid. 



What necessary in - - ibid. 



Best methods of ibid. 



Attention to the fly necessary - ibid. 



Weaning the lambs - - 688 



Best modes of - ibid. 



Proper feed should be provided for them ibid. 



Ewes to be kept at a distance - ibid. 



Directions respecting setting lamb-stock ibid. 



Management in down and mountain sheep 



690 



Salving orsmcating - - 691 



Inutility of tlfts practice - no(e 692 



Profit of sheep in various cases - .693 



In Mr. Macro s estimate - ibid. 



In Mr. ^Ellman s - .. ibid. 



In the duke of Grafton s - ibid. 



Folding - - 694 



Mr. Young s objection to it in certain 



.cases . ibid. 



Cause of the practice - 695 



Advantage of it in sheep-yards 696 



On tillage lands 6Q8 



Shearing sheep - - ibid. 



Best method of washing ibid. 



Circular method of clipping, an improve 

 ment ... 699 

 Origin of this 700 

 Introduction of it by the earl of Egrc- 

 mont, late duke of Bedford, and Mr. 

 Coke - ibid* 

 Management of this business - ibid. 

 Expences of it ibid. 

 Winding the wool ibid. 

 Frequent clipping .. 701 

 Ellectsof this . . ibid. 

 .Clothing sheep . . ibid. 

 Effects of it not. fully shown . ibid. 

 Time of clipping lambs . 702 

 Of castrating them .. . ibid. 

 Produce in wool, different in different breeds ibid. 

 Qualities of it adjusted by wool-staplers ibid. 

 Qualities necessary for shepherds . 703 

 Modes of determining age of sheep - ibid. 

 Diseases of sheep - - ibid. 

 The fly ... ibid. 

 Foot-rot - - 704 

 Scab ... ibid. 

 Rubbers . ibid. 

 Blindness - ~ ibid. 

 Rot . . 705 

 Turn, or giddy . . ibid. 

 Resp, or red- water - 706 

 Braxy . ibid. 

 Black-water - . 707 

 Skits - . ibid. 

 Us.es of common salt in preventing diseases 



in sheep - ibid. 



HOUSES - . ibid. 



Utility and advantages of them in different 



views - - ibid. 



Qualities necessary for those employed in 



the business of husbandry . ibid. 



Different breeds described - 70S 



Blood-horse, too fine ibid, 



Cleveland bays - ibid. 



Suffolk punches ibid 



Clydesdale horses . ibid. 



Heavy blacks ... 709 



Welsh and Scotch horses - ibid. 



Farm-horses should be selected from the first 



three kinds recommended - ibid. 



Heavy kinds less used from the introduction 



of the blood sort . ibid. 



Breeding them can only be atempted under 

 certain circumstances - ibid, 



