do Essay oji Sheep, 



done. Great care should be taken not to wound 

 the sheep, particularly when the shears is ap- 

 plied near the udder, where wounds are dan- 

 gerous; but as some accidents will unavoidably 

 happen, the best remedy to apply to the wound, 

 hi order to heal and protect it from the flies, 

 is a little tar from the tar-bucket, which con- 

 tains some mixture of grease, and a little fine 

 dust of charcoal over it. 



If the wool is to be used in the family, it is 

 best to sort it as the fleeces are taken oif, putting 

 the wool of the hoggets (or young sheep) by 

 itself, because it injures cloth to mix this with 

 that of full-grown sheep, as it is not of the same 

 texture or strength, and will make the cloth 

 shrink unequally. The other fleeces may be 

 sorted also, making separate parcels of the 

 thighs — the belly — the back and sides. An- 

 other assortment may be made afterwards if 

 thought necessary. If the wool is designed for 

 sale, the fleeces should be carefully rolled up, 

 first taking off the tags, and tied together with a 

 lock of the wool. If the flock consists of Meri- 

 noes, pure or mixed, and common sheep, as 

 many parcels should be made as there are grades 

 in the flock, so that each part, when carried to 

 market, maybe marked according to the value. 

 The wool should not be kept long upon hand 



