CONTENTS. 1JC 



CHAPTER XV. 

 SPRING MANAGEMENT CONTINUED. 



Congenital Goitre Imperfectly Developed Lambs Rheumatism 



Treatment of the Ewe after Lambing Closed Teats- 

 Uneasiness Inflamed Udder Drying off Disowning Lambs 



Foster Lambs Docking Lambs Castration, ............ 153 



CHAPTER XVI. 



SUMMER MANAGEMENT. 



Mode of Washing Sheep Utility of Washing Considered Cutting 

 Time between Washing and Shearing Shearing 



Stubble Shearing and Trimming Shearing Lambs an 



the Hoofs Time between asng an earng earng 

 mming Shearing Lambs and 

 Shearing Sheep semi-annually Doing up Wool Frauds in 



Doing up Wool Storing Wool Place for Selling Wool 

 Wool Depots and Commission Stores Sacking Wool, ..... 163 



CHAPTER XVII. 



SUMMER MANAGEMENT - CONTINUED. 



Drafting and Selection Registration Marking and Numbering 



Storms after Shearing Sun -Scald Ticks Shortening 

 Horns Maggots Confining Rams Training Ranis Fences 

 Salt Tar, Sulphur, Alum, &c. Water in Pastures Shade 



in Pastures Housing Sheep in Summer Pampering, ...... 17< ft 



CHAPTER XVIII. 



FALL MANAGEMENT. 



Weaning and Fall Feeding Lambs Sheltering Lambs in Fall 

 Fall Feeding and Sheltering Breeding Ewes Selecting Ewes 

 for the Ram Coupling Period of Gestation Management 

 of Rams during Coupling Dividing Flocks for Winter, ____ 198 



CHAPTER XIX. 



WINTER MANAGEMENT. 



Winter Shelter Temporary Sheds Hay Barns with Open Sheds 



Sheep Barns or Stables Cleaning out Stables in Winter- 

 Yards Littering Yards Confining Sheep in Yards and to 

 Dry Feed, ............................................ .... 211 



CHAPTER XX. 



WINTER MANAGEMENT - CONTINUED. 



Hay Racks Water for Sheep in Winter Amount of Food 

 Consumed by Sheep in Winter Value of Different Fodders 

 Nutritive Equivalents Mixed Feeds Fattening Sheep in 

 Winter Regularity in Feeding Salt ..................... 230 



