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near Berlin in Prussia, to whom the agricultural community of Germa- 

 ny and even adjoining States, owe a debt of gratitude for the light he 

 has spread upon the subject of agriculture. 



In my own flock, the notches denote the number, and the holes the 

 age, of the sheep. When my lambs are one or two days old, I number 

 and classify them. The first ewe lamb gets number one or the lowest 

 number, and the last one the highest number. In like manner, I num- 

 ber my ram lambs. They are all recorded in a book, which I call my 

 " Breeding Register," which forms part of my main book, " the Sheep 

 ivegister." This book I carry to the stable with me, sometimes every 

 day, and sometimes only every other day during lambing time, and for 

 convenience sake, make my remarks with a pencil, which I afterwards 

 fill out with ink. The whole is then transcribed into the " Sheep Reg- 

 ister." 



The Breeding Register presents the following columns. 



Breeding Register, from 1 July 1838, to 1 July, 1839. 



This is the form in which I keep this book. 



In the first column is the number of the ewe ; in the second, her 

 age, and instead of writing it out in full, I merely write 3, 4, 5, and 6, 

 which means either 1833, 34, 35, and 36, &c. In the third column is 

 the number and age of the ram, thus 27-4 — 27 means the number, and 

 4 his age, namely, 1834, &c. In the fourth column is the day and 

 month when the lamb is yeaned, thus 6-4 — 6 means 6th day, and 4, 

 fourth month. In the fifth and sixth columns are the number of ram 

 and ewe lambs. In the seventh is the classification of the lambs, 

 when one or two days old, and the last column is for general remarks. 



I am very particular in classifying my lambs, with as much accuracy 

 as possible, to enable me to decide upon the good or bad qualities of 

 a progenitor as a breeder ; if his progeny is not such as I desire, I re- 



