CONTENTS. XXI 



contribute greatly to the fattening process — cold robs the system of 

 animal heat — warmth a substitute for food — experiment of Lord Ducie 

 to prove this — experiment by the same to prove that quietude is neces- 

 sary' — regularity in measure of food and time o{ feeding important — 

 the stables should be well supplied with litter — water — times of day 

 for feeding — sheep when fattening should have a variety of food — the 

 shorter the process of fattening the more profit will result — kinds of 

 food best adapted for fattening — caution against waste . . . 220 



CHAPTER XIII. 

 WINTER MANAGEMENT CONTINUED. 



Recapitulation of analyses of flesh, fat, «&:-c. — what food will produce 

 the most wool — the question briefly considered — De Raumer's table 

 of experiments — conclusions. 



Observations ox German Management. Their practical and scientific 

 knowledge relative to agriculture — their economy in feeding — varia- 

 tions of fodder — effect of variety of food on the fleece — natural wool 

 — bad policy to over-feed for the sake of making heavy fleeces — prac- 

 tice of the Germans — fodder shoidd be proportioned to the live weight 

 of the sheep — Petri, Thaer, and Veit on this point — the result of their 

 experiments — quantity of hay alone necessary for 100 sheep for 150 

 days — the quantity required according to English estimate — quality of 

 the hay should be considered — old meadows furnish the best hay for 

 sheep — top dressing them — an equal amount of food necessary to pro- 

 duce a pound of flesh or a pound of wool without regard to the breed 

 — example of the South Down and Leicester — quantity of food re- 

 quired by each — example of Saxon and Merino — quantity of food they 

 respectively consume — heavy fleeces produced at a proportional cost 

 — remarks. 



Importance of Green Food. Feeding of green food an essential point 

 of good management — dry food produces the stretches — remarks — 

 green food improves the properties of wool. 



Water. Should have water during the winter season — reasons fully 



Management of Lambs. Remarks on the importance of providing well 

 for young stock of all kinds — early graining very important — modus 

 operandi — quantity to begin with, tfcc. — meal should be sprinkled on 

 potatoes — quality of their hay — treatment of two-year olds — treatment 

 of breeding ewes — treatment of wethers — treatment of bucks — treat- 

 ment of hospital sheep — modes of foddering — racks — description of 

 several — troughs — their construction — fodder pens — regularity of fod- 

 dering — its necessity — barns and shelters — plans of sheep-barns, 238 



CHAPTER XIV. 



BREEDING AND CROSSING. 



Introductory remarks— qualities of a good mutton sheep — qualities of 

 pure British breeds — the Leicester — South Down — Cheviot — Lincoln 

 — Cotswold — remarks urging a more extensive cultivation of these 

 breeds — reasons assigned. 



