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TABLE OF CONTENTS 



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Spring Feeding 346 



Summer Feeding 346 



Fall Feeding 347 



Lambs for Breeding 348 



Hand Feeding 349 



After Weaning 349 



Rams 350 



Fattening Lambs and Wethers 351 



Showing Effects 351 



Fattening to Maturity 351 



Quantity of Feed 352 



Cost of Increase 353 



Fodders 353 



Grain 354 



Pulp 356 



Sorghum 356 



Market Demands 356 



Yield of Dressed Mutton... 356 



Cost of Mutton and Beef... 356 



Gestation 360 



Loss of Lambs 360 



Dipping 360 



Range and Pure Breds 361 



What Is a Good Sheep? 361 



Range Lamb Feeding 362 



Old Mexico Sheep 362 



New Mexico Sheep 363 



Merinos 363 



Buying Lambs 364 



Shelter 364 



Grading 364 



Feeding 364 



Shepherds 366 



Sheep on Ranges 366 



Handling 368-373 



Pasturage Systems for Sheep. 373 



Fences 373 



Protection 374 



Observation 374 



Hounds 374 



Trails 377 



Coyotes 377 



Bunches 378 



Losses 378 



Grazing 380 



Roaming 380 



Bedding 381 



One Man's Care.. . 382 



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Washing and Shearing 382 



Packing Wool 383 



Good Fleeces 384 



Market Classes of Sheep 385 



Mutton 35 



Feeders 386 



Breeders 387 



Miscellaneous 387 



Hot House Lambs 387, 397 



Exports 387, 39T 



Throw-outs 387, 397 



Dead Sheep 387, 398 



Goats 387, 398 



Lambs 387 



Prime 387 



Choice 388 



Good 388 



Medium 389 



Common 389 



Yearlings 389 



Wethers 390 



Ewes 391 



Feeders 392 



Breeding Sheep 395 



Fancy 395 



Choice 395 



Good 396 



Ewes 397 



Bucks 397 



Judging Fat Sheep 399 



Score Cards 399 



Examination 399-405 



Comparative Judging 405 



Feeder Sheep 405 



Breeders 406 



Rams 407 



Merinos 407 



Improvements 408 



Sires 409 



Pedigrees 410 



Authorities on Sheep 410 



Angora Goats 413 



Pastures 414 



Breeding 414 



Mohair 414 



Milk 415 



Hardihood 416 



Part IV. 

 BREEDS OF SWINE. 



General Remarks 417 



Berkshires 417 



Poland Chinas 418 



Chester Whites 418 



Duroc-Jerseys 419 



Tamworths 419 



Yorkshires 420 



Large Yorkshires 420 



Middle Yorkshires 421 



Small Yorkshires 421 



Essexes 421 



Cheshire 421 



Hampshires 422 



Southern Hogs 422 



Razorbacks 422 



Selection of Breed 423 



Score Cards 423 



Care of Breeding Stocks 424 



Breeding and Management... 425 

 Inbreeding 425 



