PREFACE. 



fHE flattering reception which was so generously accorded to 

 the First Edition of this little Brochure, (some 20,000 copies 

 of which have gone into circulation,) has encouraged me, 

 not only to venture upon a re-issue, but to round up my subject, 

 so to speak, by the addition of various other points essential to 

 the successful formation and maintenance of a stud flock. 



During the past few years the subject has assumed a greatly 

 added importance to the British Flockmaster. 



Old markets have expanded in their demands for our stud 

 sheep ; new markets have arisen on every hand, and will continue 

 to do so for many years to come ; and it is now an universal 

 axiom, that wherever British Sheep are kept, whether for crossing 

 or otherwise and this practically covers the sheep -farming 

 world, the old Country must be periodically resorted to if the 

 character and type of their sheep is to be maintained. 



What this means to our Flockmasters at home can be gathered 

 from the following figures, which, I unhesitatingly say, will show 

 considerable expansion in the near future : 



The Total No. Valued at Average Value. 



Exported in s. d. 



1894 was 4,638 39,522 8 10 5 



1895 6,266 59,670 8 ii 6 



1896 9,512 107,507 ii 6 o 



1897 11,569 141,712 12 4 ii 



The attention we give to the maintenance and purity of our 

 flocks will, to a great extent, be the measure of our development 

 in this profitable industry. 



Good management practically assures remunerative results; 

 and, in this direction, too much attention cannot be given, even to 

 the smallest details, as success or failure largely depend upon an 

 intelligent use of the means at our disposal. 



That the sheep has a golden hoof is a truism, and the Author 

 hopes that a perusal of the following pages will contribute in some 

 small degree towards the practical realization of this important 

 fact. 



ALFRED MANSELL. 

 Shrewsbury. 



January, igo2. 



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