INDEX. 



Lime, as a fertilizer, Chaptal's opinion con- 

 cerning. Page 69. 



Linseed, use of, to guard the end of a pro- 

 bang. See Choking. 



caked, value of, as a fodder, 213. 



oil, use of, in sheep medicine, 276. 

 Little Bucharia, exports of wool from, 118. 

 Liver, structure and functions of the, 232 

 233. 



diseases of the. See Rot. 

 Lolium perenne. See Eye grass. 

 Lombardy, advantages of, for eheep hus- 

 bandry, 113. 



Long wool, the goods in which it is em- 

 ployed, 143, 151. 



the sheep which produce it, 143. 149, 

 151. 



market for, in U. S., 154. 

 Loss of cud, not a disease, 272. 

 Louisiana, population of, 17. 



number of sheep in, 17. 



pounds of wool grown in, 17. 



average weight of ileeces in, 18, 21. 



woollen factories in, 17. 



woollen goods manufactured in, 17. 



price of land in, 60. 

 Lucern, unsuccessful in the North, 33. 



succeeds on the southern mountains, 47. 



value of, as a fodder, 213. 



fed to sheep in Germany, 211. 

 Lunar caustic, use of, in sheep practice, 276. 

 Lungs, structure and functions of the, 235. 



nepatization of the, described, 239. 



diseases of the, 239, 240. 

 Lupins, white, as a green manuring crop in 



the South, 74. 



Lupinus albus. See Lupi?is. 

 Lymph, the, 231. 

 Lymphatics, the, 231. 



M. 



Madia, value of, as a fodder, 213. 



Maggots on sheep, cause and treatment of, 



192. 



Malta, exports of wool from, 110. 

 Man, Isle of. See Guernsey and Man. 

 Mangel wurzel, value of, in producing live 



weight, wool, and tallow, 214. 

 per cent, of nitrogen in, 214. 

 Maniplus, structure and functions of the, 229. 



cut of the, 228. 



Manufactures of wool. SeeWoollen Manu- 

 factures. 



Manufactories. See Woollen Factories. 

 Manufacturers of wool, American, their suc- 

 cess identified with that of the wool 

 growers, 161. 



have not properly discriminated in the 

 prices of different qualities of wool. 

 160. 

 combinations of, to lower prices of wool, 



161. 



Manures, table of comparative values of, 40. 

 the available ones in the South, 67 76. 

 green, use and economy of, 70, 72, 74,75, 

 the cheapest, for the South, 73 75. 

 where applied in a proper rotation of 



crops, 84. 



Many folds. See Maniplus. 

 Marking sheep, the brand for, 191. 

 suitable pigment for, 191. 

 hou tnd when done, 19i. 



Marking sheep, on the ears, how done, 171'. 

 Marl, as a fertilizer, South, 67 70. 



as a fertilizer, when valuable, 68, 70. 



as a fertilizer, expensiveness of, 70. 



Meadow fox-tail grass, flourishes on tfe* 



southern mountains, 47. 

 Medicago sativa. See Lucern. 

 Medicines, list of, for sheep, 274 277. 



directions for administering into the sto- 

 mach, 273. 

 Mercury, preparations of, in sheep medicine, 



275, 276. 



Merinos, introduction into the U. S., 132. 

 their gradual spread in the U. S., 132. 

 causes of their subsequent decrease in 



U. S., 158, 159. 

 their rapid restoration to public favor in 



U. S., 160, 161. 

 Spanish families of, 132. 

 Spanish, amount and quality of wool 



yielded by, 133, 135. 

 Spanish, cut of wool of, 135, 137. 

 French family of, described, 133. 

 French, amount and quality of woo! 



yielded by, 133, 135. 

 French, cut of wool of, 135. 

 American families of, described, 133, 



134. 

 American, amount and quality of wool 



yielded by, 55, 134137. 

 American, cuts of wool of, 135, 136. 

 American, cut of ram of, 131. 

 American, cut of ewe of, 134. 

 American, hardness of, 137. 

 American, profits of a premium flock of. 



55. 



American, prices of wool of, 55. 

 range of climate endured by, 137. 

 countries successfully introduced in, 17 



18. 

 consumption of food by, compared with 



other breeds, 137. 

 as breeders and nurses, compared with 



other breeds, 137. 



proportion of wool to amount of food 

 consumed, compared with the English 

 breeds, 156. 

 as mutton sheep, compared with English 



breeds, 158. 

 for production of fine wool, compared 



with Saxons, 163, 1<">4. 

 crosses with Saxons, 134, 138, 141, 164. 

 crosses with native sheep, 164. 

 crosses with Southdowns, 170, 171. 

 crosses with Leicesters, 171. 

 the best variety of sheep for the South> 



163, 165168. 

 proper size of, 165. 

 proper form of, 166. 

 proper weight of fleece of, 165. 

 proper length and density of wool of, 



167. 



proper evenness of wool of, 167. 

 proper style of wool of, 168. 

 proper amount of gum on wool of, 167. 

 proper quality of skin of, 166. 

 points to be avoided in, 168. 

 Mesentery, cut of the, 232. 

 Mesenteric glands, the, 231. 

 Mexico, adaptation of, to sheep husbandry, 



105. 



exports of wool from, 110. 

 exports of wool from, to IT. S. in 1846, 

 124. 



