INDEX. 



A. 



Abdomen, the. Page 228. 



contents of the, 228233. 

 Abomasum, cut of the, 228. 



structure and functions of the, 229. 

 Acarus of scab, cut of the, 259. 



description and habits of the, 258259. 



how produced, 258. 

 Acetate of copper. See Verdigris. 

 Afghanistan, advantages of, for sheep hus- 

 bandry, 118. 



Africa, (exclusive of Cape of Good Hope,) 

 sheep of, 151. 



exports of wool to England from, 110. 



exports of wool to U. S. in 1846, 124. 



quality of wool exported from, 90. 

 Age, determined by the teeth, 237, 238. 



names indicative of the, 237. 



length of, in different breeds, 156, 157. 

 Agrostis (stricta) yulgaris. See Herds-grass. 

 Air-cells, description of the, 235. 

 Alabama, population of, 17. 



number of sheep in, 17. 



pounds of wool grown in, 17. 



average weight of fleeces in, 18, 21. 



woollen factories in, 17. 



value of woollen goods manufactured in, 

 17. 



price of land in, 60. 



adaptation of mountain lands of, to sheep 



husbandry, 47. 



Al, the use of, in sheep medicine, 274. 

 Allegheny mountains. See Apalachian moun- 

 tains. 



Allspice, use of, in sheep medicine, 276. 

 Aloes, use of, in sheep medicine, 275. 

 Alum, use of, in sheep medicine, 275. 

 Anatomy of the sheep, 227, 238. 



how far necessary to be studied, 227. 



proper subjects for the study of, 227. 



directions for studying, 227, 228. 

 Animals which destroy sheep in the South, 

 64. 



in Australia, 65. 



at the Cape of Good Hope, 65. 



how guarded against, 65. 

 Antimony, the use of, in sheep medicine, 275. 

 Aorta, the, 234. 



Apalachian mountains of U. S., where 

 situated, 30. 



area occupied by, 30. 



geology and soils of, 30, 31, 43,44, 46,49. 



altitude of, 43. 



grasses which flourish on, 43, 44, 47, 59, 

 62. 



adaptation of, to pasturage, 44, 46, 47, 

 59, 62. 



Climate on, 4451, 59. 



price of lands on, 44, 46 48, 59. 

 Apoplexy, confounded with grub in the head, 

 258. 



and treatment of, 251 253. 



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Arachis. See Pindar*. 



Arctium lappa, injurious to wool, 131. 



Argentine Republic. See Buenos Ayres. 



Arsenic, the use of, in sheep practice, 275. 



Arteries, the, 234. 



Artichokes, value of, as a fodder, 213. 



straw of, fed to sheep in Germany, 211 

 Ashes, as a fertilizer in the South, 67. 



leached, 67. 



analysis of, 67. 

 Asia. See names of countries of. 



exports of wpol from to U. S. in 1846 



124. 



Asiatic sheep. See Broad-tailed sheep. 

 Asia Minor, adaptation of, to sheep hua 



bandry, 118. 



Auricles of the heart, the, 234. 

 Australia, introduction of sheep into, 25. 



introduction of Merinos into, 25. 



effect of climate of, on quality of wool,, 

 2529. 



wools of, compared with Spanish, 26. 



wools of, compared with Saxon, 26. 



exports of wool from, 25. 



exports of wool brought down tol 546, 294'- 



how sheep are managed in, 26. 



sheep husbandry of, compared wit In 

 Saxon, 26. 



general adaptation of, to sheep hus^ 

 bandry, 25, 119121. 



soils and products of, 119. 



price of land and labor in, 119121. 



climate of, 120. 



remarkable droutns of, 120. 



wild beasts in, destructive to sheep, 121. 



vast distance of, from European markets, 

 121. 



prospect of the increase of wool in, 121.. 



note giving statistics of wool trade of 



brought aown to 1846, 294. 

 Austria, advantages of, for sheep husbandry ,. 

 1 14, 116. See Germany and Hungary. 



soils of, 114. 



climate of, 115. 



management of sheep in, 1 39. 



exports of wool from, to U. S. in 1846 r 



124. 

 Aquafortis, use of, in sheep practice, 276 



B. 



Baden, advantages of, for sheep husbandry 



114. 



Bakeweil, Mr., the former of the New Lei- 

 cester bteed, 142. 

 the conduct of, as a feeder, censured, 



143, 249. 

 Barley, value of, in producing live weight,. 



wool and tallow, 214. 

 per cent, of nitrogen in, 214. 

 value of straw of, as a fodder, 213. 

 I straw of, fed to sheep in Germany, 311 



