CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER PAGE 



I. Aspects of a Sheep Farm - - 1 



II. Sheep in relation to their Surroundings - 5 



III. The Romney . - 13 



IV. The Lincoln - 15. 



V. The English Leicester . - - - 19 



VI. The Border Leicester - 21 



VII. The Southdown - - 23 



VIII. The, Shropshire - - - 25 



IX. The Corriedale . - , , - ...27.. 



X. The Merino . - - 29 



XI. Various kinds of Sheepfarming - - 30 



XII. Value and prospects of Sheepfarming - - 33 



XIII. Breed distribution in New Zealand - 36 



XIV. Ewe Management - - 38 

 XV. The Ram - - 43 



XVI. Choosing a Breed - - 44 



XVII. Flock Improvement - 47 



XVIII. Crossbreeding - 50 



XIX. The Lincoln-Romney Cro* s - 52 



XX. The Usefulness of the Merino - - 55 



XXI. Sheep Feeding - 57 



XXII. Roots and Fodders - - 60 



XXIII. Small Flocks - 62 



XXIV. The Scope for Intensive Sheepfarming - - 65 

 XXV. Lambing - - 68 



XXVI. Shearing the Farmer's Flock - - 69 



XXVII. Dipping . - - 70 



XXVIII. Water Supply - 75 



XXIX. Salt for Sheep - 76 



XXX. Shelter - 78 



XXXI. Wool and its Growth - 81 



XXXII. Sheep Land Values - 89 



XXXIII. Capital Required - - 94 



XXXIV. Grasses preferred by Sheep - 97 

 XXXV. Cocksfoot - - 101 



XXXVI. Hill Pasture Improvement - 106 



XXXVII. The Grazing of a Paddock. - 110 



XXXVIII. The Elements' Influence on Pasture Growth. - 113 



XXXIX. Fern Land - - 115 



XL. Diseases - - 119 



XLL Bookkeeping 123 



