XVI CONTENTS. 



breed — weight ot quarters — weight of fleece of a ram — cross with 

 Leicester — result. 



CoTswoLD Sheep. Antiquity of the breed — origin of the name — dis- 

 pute among writers of the ancient Cotswolds — characteristics of the 

 Cotswold breed — cross with Leicester — result — weight of quarters — 

 cross with Hampshire Downs — its success — quality of mutton. 



Welsh Sheep. Primitive breeds — their character by Ellis — weight of 

 the quarters — quality of the mutton — cross of the valley sheep with 

 Leicester and Cotswold — result. 



Merino Sheep in England. Litroduced by George IIL — a second im- 

 portation by that monarch — success which attended it — experiments 

 in crossing with English breeds — that of Mr. Coke and its result — 

 Sir Joseph Banks and Lord Somerville — prices of Merinos in Eng- 

 land — Merino Society instituted — the result thereof — downfall of the 

 Merinos — reasons by several therefor — remarks on the climate. 



Table of Prices for Wools. Spanish Merino — Portuguese — German, 

 Saxon, and Silesiau — Austrian, Bohemian, and Hungarian — Austra- 

 han — Van Dieman's Land — British wools 115 



CHAPTER VII. 



SHEEP OF THE UNITED STATES. 



Woolly Sheep of Rocky Mountains. Captain Bonneville's descrip- 

 tion of them — ^general character of the native sheep. 



Otter Breed. Their origin — description of the breed. 



Arlington Long-wooled Sheep. Cultivated by Mr. Custis — descrip- 

 tion of the breed by Chancellor Livingston. 



Smith's Island Sheep. Their locality and characteristics — general re- 

 marks on the progress of wool improvement in the United States — 

 character of the wool in several States — Prairie management by 

 George Flower — remarks on the same — sheep culture in the Southern 

 Slates 131 



CHAPTER VIII. 

 SUMMER MANAGEMENT OF SHEEP. 



Sudden Change from Dry to Green Food improper. Reasons there- 

 for — course recommended — separation of the weak from the strong — 

 manner of doing it. Tagging of sheep — slovenly mode of perform- 

 ing it by many farmers — reasons for doing it well — when it should be 

 done — mode of doing it with male and female — humanity recom- 

 mended — where the tag wool should be placed — its manufacture. 

 Cutting horns and hoofs — how it should be done — reasons for doing 

 it Drafting sheep for sale — should be turned to good keep. Par- 

 turition OR LAMBING — period of gestation — proper period for lambing 

 —care of the ewes before the event — reasons for the same — smooth 

 fields recommended — danger of ewes being cast — consequences — ne- 

 cessity for watchfulness — duties of the shepherd during parturition — 

 means he should employ — ewes should not be interfered with too 

 soon after their labors commence — influence of the weather — mode 

 of assisting the ewe to lamb — fright of the ewe after mechanical aid 



