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INDEX. 



Sheep, dividing flocks for winter, 209. 



its want of providence in protecting 



its young, 213 and note. 

 winter management of, 211-247. 

 confinement to yards and dry feed, 221- 



228. 



consumption of food by, in winter, 233. 

 comparative value of different fodders 



for, 233-245, 418-425. 

 the fattening of in winter, 245, 246. 

 management of, on the prairies (see So 



Prairie Sheep Husbandry.) 

 their ready acclimation on the prairies, 



250. 



their non-deterioration on prairies, 251. 

 diseases of (see Diseases of Sheep.) 

 diseases of, comparatively few in the 



United States, 261, 262. 

 diseases of a low type in the United 



States, 2(52,263. 



anatomy (see Anatomy of Sheep.) 

 longevity of, 268. 

 mode of administering medicines to, 



299. 



medicines used in diseases of, 384-392. 

 destruction by dogs, 393-396. 

 amount of food consumed by 418 etseq. 

 Mr. Pawlet's experiments in fattening, 



418-425. 



number of in United States; 426. 



proportion of wool to meat in, 433. 



Sheep Husbandry on the Prairies (see 



Prairie Sheep Husbandry.) 

 Shelters for sheep, 211, 219. 

 Shropshire Downs, described by Professor 



Wilson, 61-63. 

 Mr. Spooner's account of their origin, 



63. 

 Mr. Howard describes their origin and 



character, 63, 64. 

 cut of Judge Chaffee's Shropshire ram 



Lion, 62. 

 cut of Jud?e Chaffee's Shropshire ewe 



Nancy, 65. 

 Judge ChafTee's description of his 



sheep, 65. 



Sibbald, W. C., on parturient fever. 337. 

 Silesian Merinos (see Merinos Silesian.) 

 Simonds, Prof., his remedy for scab, 343. 

 Skin, proper qualities of, in the Merino, 70 



diseases of, unnamed ones, 344 t 345. 

 Small-pox, 345, 353. 



its introduction into America to be 



guarded against, 351, 352. 

 Smith, Robert, his prize essay on Manage- 



ment of sheep, 198. 

 his views in respect to fall 



lambs, 198, 199. 

 his experiments in feeding sheep, 



262. 

 his remedy for diarrhea and dysentery 



308,309. 

 his remedy for scab, 342, 343. 



Soils, effect of low, flat, moist and very rich 



soils on sheep, 88. 

 effect of light, sandy soils, 89. 

 kind of, adapted to Merino and Down 



sheep, 89. 

 Sore face, 269-271. 

 Sotham, William H., his account of Mr. 



Dunn's wethers, 44. 

 imports Cotswold sheep in 1840 with 



Mr. Corning, 48. 

 th Downs, described by Professor Wil- 



son, 55-57. 

 imported into the United States by 



Mr. Powell, 57. 

 imported by Rotch, 57. 

 imported by Mr. Thome, of New York, 



Mr. Alexander, of Kentucky, and 



Mr. Taylor, of New Jersey, 58. 

 Mr. Thome describes his mode of man- 



his remedy for hoof -rot, 364, 365. 

 Smith's Island sheep, 43. 

 Soils to be regarded in selecting a breed of 



sheep, 88. 

 . the loog-wooled sheep preferable on Sweet, H 



wet soils, 88. 

 the Merino cannot endure wet soils, 



aging them, 58, 59. 



f Mr. Th 

 56- 



cut of 



, . 

 ome's ram Archbishop, 



cut of two of his ewes, 57: 



annual value of manure in England, 



Spooner', William, describes the Cotswold 



sheep, 49. 

 describes the improved Cheviots, 52, 



53. 



describes origin and blood of Hamp- 

 shire Downs, 60, 61. 

 his account of the origin of the Shrop- 

 shire sheep, 63. 

 his estimate of the value of sheep 



manure, 98, 99. 

 his theory of hereditary transmission, 



107. 



cited in regard to diseases of sheep, 

 277, 280, 281, 300, 302, 304, 307, 311, 

 312; 326, 329, 330, 342, 347, S64, 370, 

 372, 378, 381, 382, 387, 390. 

 Sprains, 382. 



Spring management of sheep, (see Man- 

 agement of sheep in spring. ) 

 Stables for sheep, (see Barns.) 

 Stells for sheep, 212. 

 Stevenson, Mr., cited in regard to diseases 



of sheep, 344. 



Stickney, Tyler, his connection with, the 

 improved Paulars, 128 note, 417, 418. 

 St. John's-Wort injurious to sheep, 269- 



271. 



popular opinions respecting, 270. 

 Stone, Frederick William, of Canada West, 

 a distinguished breeder of Cotswold 

 heep, 48, 49. 



after shearing, effect on sheep, 186. 

 Strains, (see Bruises and Strains.) 

 Stretches, 310 (see Colic.) 

 Straw, as sheep leed, 235, 236, 245. 

 Summer management of sheep, (see 



Management of sheep in summer.) 

 Sun-Scald, how produced, 186. 

 Swamps, effect of on sheep, (see Marsh- 

 es.) 



Sweepstakes, Mr. Hammond's ram, (see 

 Hammond, Edwin.) 

 H. D. L., on comparative weight of 

 ool and bodies of sheep, 433. 

 elled Head, 368. 



feeding Storms aft 



