Socks and Flocks 



produce. State laws are being passed 

 as fast as public sentiment will sustain 

 them, designed to abate this ever- 

 present threat to successful flock-keep- 

 ing. But there are so many fool people 

 who are wedded to their curs that it is 

 difficult to get effective legislation. 

 Fine, well-bred Collies, the old English 

 sheep dogs, and their cousins of France 

 are aids rather than enemies in sheep- 

 raising, but in this country, and par- 

 ticularly in the middle West and South, 

 these useful varieties are as yet in a 

 woeful minority. 



Again, flock husbandry in the case 

 of the mutton breeds is not the simple 

 pursuit it may seem to the uninitiated. 

 Such beautiful animals as the South- 

 downs, Shropshires, Oxfords, Hamp- 

 shires, Cheviots, Dorsets, Lincolns, 

 Cotswolds, Leicesters and kindred 

 sorts are highly artificial products. 

 Neglected, they will therefore deteri- 

 orate rapidly. They demand constant 

 care, thought and protection. No 



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