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INDEX. 



Reticulum, functions of the. Page 230. 



Rice, value of, as a fodder, 213. 



Roots, for winter feed of sheep, 213, 214, 



216. 



Root troughs, cut of, 203. 

 Rol, not known in most parts of U. S., 222. 

 other diseases mistaken for, 222. 

 kas appeared in Tennessee and Illinois, 



222. 



prevalence af, in Europe, 221, 222. 

 causes assigned for the, 223, 248, 249. 

 symptoms of the, 247. 

 post-mortem appearances of, 247. 

 cuts of the fluke-worm of, 248. 

 suddenness with which it is engendered, 



249. 

 English custom of selling rotted sheep 



to the butcher, 249. 

 treatment of the, 249, 250. 

 Rotation in crops, necessity of, 81, 82. 

 necessity of, in the South, 7883. 

 a system of, recommended for the South, 



8385. 



Rumen, structure of the, 228. 

 cut of the, 228. 

 functions of the, 229. 

 unnatural distension of the. See Hoove. 

 Rumination, the process of, 230. 

 Russia, climate of, 104, 117, 118. 

 soil and products of, 117. 

 face of the country in, 117. 

 the south of, advantages of, for sheep 



husbandry, 117. 

 the south of, compared with Hungary, 



117. 

 the south of, compared with prairies of 



the U. S., 117. 



Merinos introduced in, in 1802, 117. 

 Merinos, rapid increase of, in, 117. 

 exports of wool from, 110, 117. 

 exports of wool to U. S. in 1826, 124. 

 Ruti bagas, as sheep feed, 213, 216. 

 Rye, for winter pasturage in the South, 40, 



58. 

 value of grain of, in producing live 



weight, wool, and tallow, 214. 

 per cent, of nitrogen in, 214. 

 dry straw of, value of, in different states, 



as a fodder, 213. 

 fed to sheep in Germany, 211. 

 R/e grass, unsuccessful in New York, 33. 

 flourishes on southern mountains, 47,62. 



S. 



Sacking wool, how performed, 189. 



proper sacks for, 189. 

 Salt, necessary for sheep in summer, 194. 



necessary for sheep in winter, 218. 



effect, in conjunction with fodders, in in- 

 creasing live weight, wool, and tallow, 

 214. 



as a medicine, 276. 



box, for salting sheep, cut of, 194. 

 Saltpetre, use of, in sheep medicine, 276. 

 Sainfoin, 33. 



fed to sheep in Germany, 211. 

 Sardinia, advantages of, for sheep husbandry, 



Saxon sheep, origin of, 138. 

 cut of ram, 138. 

 varieties rf, 139. 

 microscopic appearance of wool of, 136. 



Saxon sheep, German management of, 11$ 



139. 



introduction of, into U. S., 140, 141. 

 deterioration of blood of, in U. S., 141. 

 quantity and quality of wool of, in U. S., 



wool of, in U. S., compared with parent 



stock, 141, 142. 

 general description of, 141. 

 defects of, as breeders and nurses 139, 



141. 



defects of, in hardiness, 139, 141. 

 how far adapted to climate in northern 



states, 162. 

 superseded the Merinos for a time in. 



U. S., 159. 



rapid decrease of, in the U. S., 160. 

 dislike to, among northern farmers, 162. 

 compared with Merinos for growing fine 



wool, 163. 

 improved by a cross with Merinos, 136, 



137, 141. 



crosses of, with native sheep, 141, 164. 

 Saxony, soils of, 114. 

 climate of, 104, 115. 

 face of the country in, 114. 

 management of sheep in, 116. 

 Scab, description of, 258. 



cuts of the acarus producing it, 259. . 

 habits of the acarus, 258. 

 circumstances under which the acarus 



makes its attacks, 258. 

 short-wooled sheep comparatively ex- 

 empt from, 259. 

 contagiousness of, 259. 

 prevalence of, in England, 259. 

 treatment of, 260, 261. 

 Scotland, (included, in most respects, in da 



scription of England.) 

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



124. 

 mountains of, only kept in pasture by 



sheep, 71. 



Scours. See Diarrhoea. 

 Sedge grass, eaten by sheep, 49. 

 Selection, annual necessity of, in flocks, 190. 

 rules for, 190. 



form of a register to expedite, 190. 

 Shade, necessity of, in sheep pasture, 195. 

 Shearing, proper time of, 184. 



time between, and washing, 184. 



cut of arrangements for, 184. 



rules and regulations for, 185, 186. 



of lambs, objected to, 186. 



of sheep, serni-annually, objected to, 



186. ' 

 Sheds for sheep, cuts of, 205, 208 



the cheapest, 208. 

 Shelter for sheep in winter. See Shedt, 



Stills, &c. 

 Sheep, bred in all climates, 17. 



number of, in the southern states and in 



New York, 17. 

 indispensable for support of poor lands, 



71. 



indispensable to support tillage in Eng- 

 land, 71, 72. 

 system of sustaining tillage lands by, in 



England, 71, 72. 

 poor lands improved by, in northtrrr 



states, 72. 

 system of improving poor lands by, i'r 



the South, 7376. 

 better manurers than other stock, 71, 72 



