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he sees too that they have water during the heat of 

 the day ; and in drawing up under a tree tor shade, 

 when it is too hot for feeding, he passes occasionally 

 gently among them, spreads them out and makes them 

 take a fresh position in as small groups as possible, 

 under another tree ; because when they remain too long 

 together in one place, they are apt to becoipe broken 

 winded. It is a rule that sheep should never remain 

 in one spos so long as to paddle the ground much 

 with their feet ; and hence, in riding round your sheep 

 stations, you have something whereby to judge whether 

 or not your instructions are attended to. The shepherd 

 takes out his victuals with him, and is required to be 

 on the alert all day long, to prevent the sheep from 

 being lost in the woods, or the native dogs from pounc- 

 ing in among them. They must always be driven 

 slowly to pasture, and if you perceive that the shep- 

 herd can walk quietly among them, without disturbing 

 them, you may set him down as a gentle and careful 

 man ; for if he uses his flock harshly, they will be natur- 

 ally terrified by him. Three flocks are always penned 

 together under the charge of a watchman, who counts 

 each regularly in at night, and the shepherds again count 

 them out in the morning ; so that they form a regular 

 check upon each other, and prevent losses from careless- 

 ness or depredation. The watchman has a small weather- 

 proof watch-box to sleep in, and is assisted by a watch- 

 dog ; he keeps up a good fire, which generally deters all 

 native dogs from approaching the fold. The hurdles 

 are made of light swamp oak, iron bark, or gum, 

 measuring seven feet long, with five bars, so close to- 

 gether that a young lamb cannot creep through, and 



