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born both unexcelled, perhaps, in their respective callings. The 

 strangest type of shepherd doubtless is the Yakamik, a very in- 

 telligent bird of the crane species, used by the natives of Vene- 

 zuela for herding and guarding their flocks. It is claimed that 

 no matter how far the Yakamik may wander with his charge it 

 never fails to find its way home at night without leaving an ani- 

 mal behind. 



No matter of what type the shepherd may be or what kind 



A Trusty Friend. 



of sheep he handles, to be successful he must be faithful to every 

 detail of his calling. The showman must be as attentive to his 

 breeding flock as to his show flock or success cannot attend his 

 effort. Scrub shepherds make scrub sheep. The loss of a young 

 lamb is of no serious moment to the unthoughtful shepherd, but 

 to the thoughtful one it is of as much importance as the loss of 

 some adult member of the flock. 



The good shepherd is an observant, careful, kindhearted, 

 cautious man, who glories in a big crop of lambs fully as much 

 as he does in winning showyard honors, and whose whole heart 

 and soul are in his work. He is a student of nature and knows 



