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MODERN SHEEP : BREEDS AND MANAGEMENT. 



without tearing it to pieces, and then set in readiness for the 

 wool-box. 



Sisal twine, more commonly known as binder twine, should 

 never be used in tying wool, as it causes a good deal of trouble to 



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 Wool Table. 



the manufacturer. Ordinary wool twine, such as number 18 hemp 

 twine, is much better than binder twine and costs but very little 

 more. 



DIPPING. 



The sheep breeder that expects to run his flock successfully 

 without the somewhat boresome work of dipping is doomed to 

 failure. It is profitable to dip once a year, and in most cases 

 twice; even if there is no sign of vermin in the flock it should be 

 dipped as a matter of prevention. Remember that prevention is 

 better than cure, in this case as well as any other. The loss of 

 mutton and wool through the inroads of vermin and parasites, 

 such as ticks, lice, scab, etc., it may safely be said, is a hundred- 

 fold greater than the cost of dipping. Just as long as sheep 

 breeders look upon dipping as an unnecessary trouble just so long 

 will our flocks be infested with such troubles as are mentioned 

 above. Although our laws are somewhat stringent on the dipping 

 question, the disappearance of parasitic troubles from our flock is 



