CONTENTS. 



PART I. 



FITTING SHEEP FOR SHOW. 



Selection Seek for Constitution The State Fair as an Object Les- 

 sonJudgmentPointsThe Fleece The Skin Feeding Feeding to 

 be Governed by Temperament The Feeding of Lambs Usual Way 

 of Feeding Lambs Punctuality in Feeding Importance of Forcing-* 

 What is Bloom? Ewes Damaged by Their . Own Urine Milk-fed 

 Lambs Early Lambs Best for Show Getting Ewes in Season A 

 Good Cress for Exhibition Purposes Housing Exe'rcise Care of 

 Feet Shearing Stubble-Shearing Blocking Out Show Lambs Not to 

 be Shorn Washing Dipping Coloring Trimming Blanketing How 

 Blankets are Made The Fitting of Wethers Making Entries for 

 Show Starting for the Shows What Constitutes the Various Classes 

 of Show Sheep Overheating of Show Stock The Importance of Ex- 

 ercise for Show Sheep While on the Circuit Sheep Getting Tired- 

 Judging Day Showing Out How to Reduce Show Stock Spring 

 Crops The Preparation of Sheep for Sale by Auction Preparing Rams 

 for Sale 



PART II. 



GENERAL MANAGEMENT OF THE FLOCK. 



The Relation of Shepherd and Flockmaster The Evolution of the 

 Modern Mutton Breeds On Purchasing the Flock The Fleece of 

 Breeding Stock Mating Inbreeding The Management of the Ram 

 When in Service The Teaser The Sheep Barn In the Shepherds' 

 Room Ventilation How Often Should the Sheep Barn be Cleaned? 

 The Importance of Abundant Bedding The Value of a Straw Stack 

 The Importance of Keeping Sheep of Different Ages Separated 

 Shepherd's Marking Ink Hurdles Lambing Pens The Care of Preg- ' 

 nant Ewes Importance of Exercise for Breeding Ewes Change of 

 Pasture Feeding the Breeding Ewes A Cheap and Healthful Ration 

 for Breeding Ewes Regularity in Feeding At What Time Should 

 Lambs Come? Period of Gestation The First Symptoms of Yean- 

 ingHow to Manage a Ewe When Yeaning Troubles in Yeaning 

 Ewes Disowning Their Lambs How to Make Them Own Them 

 How to Make a Stanchion How to Suckle a Lamb Reviving a Chilled 

 Lamb Wool to be Clipped from the Ewe's Flanks and Udder How 

 to Catch a Sheep Raising a Cosset Lamb Marking the Lambs- 

 Feeding the Lambs Baby Fat Ear-tagging Weaning Docking 



