xii Sheep Management. 



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28 Milking a ewe with two hands 85 



29 Dipping sheep 88 



30 Shearing sheep with a shearing machine 92 



31 An unusually heavy fleece 95 



32 Trimming the hoof with a jack knife.. __ 101 



33 Pruning knife, or clippers, for trimming feet.. . 102 



34 First prize Cheviot ram lamb__ 104 



35 Flock of Cheviot ewes.. .__ 104 



36 Drenching bottle.. . 112 



37 Drenching a large sheep __ 113 



38 Drenching a small sheep __ 114 



39 Champion Cotswold ram.. 118 



40 First prize Lincoln ram and ewe lamb.. 122 



41 First prize Leicester ram and ewe lamb.. . 126 



42 Champion Kambouillet ram and ewc._ . 132 



43 Group of yearling wethers . 138 



44 First prize pure-bred Shropshire wether lambs. 142 



45 First prize pen of grade Shropshire wether 



lambs _ . 152 



46 Second prize pure-bred Shropshire yearling 



wether __ . 156 



47 First prize pen of grade Shropshire yearling 



wethers.. . 162 



48 First prize Dorset ram and ewe lamb.. . 168 



49 Grade Dorset ewes and their lambs __ ... 170 



50 First prize pen of grade Shropshire wether 



lambs ._ . 176 



51 Champion grade Shropshire yearling wether 179 



52 Champion pure-bred Cheviot yearling wether, 



before and after trimming 188 



53 Champion pure-bred Oxford yearling wether, be- 



fore and after trimming. _ . 190 



