Contents. ix 



the Lamb Flock Care at Breeding Time Necessity of 

 Salt Burdocks and Sandburs Dangers of Dead Fur- 

 rows Number of Sheep to the Acre 131 



CHAPTER VIII. 



FEEDING SHEEP FOR MARKET. 



Age of Sheep to Feed Selection of Feeders Prin- 

 ciples of Feeding Little Exercise for Fattening 

 Sheep Hand Feeding or Self Feeders Shelter- 

 Grain Roughages Succulent Feeds Rape Feed- 

 ing Previous to Fattening Best Time to Market 

 How to Feed Before Shipping Winter Lambs 

 Care of Dorset Ewes Feeding Winter Lambs 145 



CHAPTER IX. 



FITTING SHEEP FOR THE SHOW RING. 



Classes of Show Sheep Selecting for the Breeding 

 Class Shearing Sheep for the Breeding Classes 

 Proper Time to Start Fitting Feed for Show 

 Lambs Feed for Older Sheep Trimming Show 

 Sheep A Help in Sheep Trimming Coloring 

 Sheep Blanketing Sheep Training Sheep for 

 Shows Shelter for Show Sheep Trimming Feet 

 of Show Sheep Reducing Sheep After Fairs 177 



CHAPTER X. 

 FITTING WETHERS FOR SHOWS. 



Selection of Wethers Shearing Wethers Age to 

 Show Wethers Best Class to Fit Feeding Weth- 

 ers Best Grain Mixture to Feed Fitting Yearling 

 Wethers Fitting Wether Lambs Symptoms of 

 Founder Remedy for Founder Trimming 

 Wether Lambs Selecting Block Winners 197 



