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will fully answer the purpose of the shepherd in marking his 

 sheep. Tar is sometimes used in marking sheep, but it is 

 not the thing to use, proper marking ink being far prefer- 

 able, as it does not in any way injure the wool. In mark- 

 ing a sheep place the mark on its back or rump so that it 

 can be easily seen, no matter in what position the animal 

 is standing. 



Hurdles. 



A few dollars invested in a hundred or so of hurdles is 

 one of the most profitable investments a flockmaster can 



HURDLE. No. 1, 



make, especially where intensive farming is considered. By 

 Ihe use of these the flock is more easily and profitably man- 

 aged. The waste in the feeding off of soiling and forage 

 crops is reduced to a minimum and each grade of sheep 

 can be kept apart and thereby given a better opportunity to 

 thrive, especially the younger members of the flock, than 



