INDEX, 



Abdomen, the. Page 228. 



contents of the, 228—233. 

 Abomasum, cut of the, 228. 



structure and functions of the, 329. 

 Acarus of scab, cut of the, 259. 



description and habits of the, 258 — 259. 



how produced, 258. 

 Acetate of copper. See Verdigris. 

 Afghanistan, advantages of, for sheep hus- 

 bandry, 118. 

 Africa, (exclusive oi Cape of Good Hope,) 

 sheep of, 151. 



exports of wool to England from, 110. 



exports of wool to U. S. in 1846, 124. 



quality of wool exported from, 90. 

 Age, determined by the teeth, 237, 238. 



names indicative of the, 237. 



length of, in different breeds, 156, 157. 

 Agrostis (stricta) vulgaris. See Herds-grass. 

 Air-cells, description of the, 235. 

 Alabama, population of, 17. 



number of sheep in, 17. 



pounds of wool grown in, 17. 



average weight of fleeces in, 18, 21. 



woollen factories in, 17. 



»alue of woollen goods manufactured in, 

 17. 



price of land in, 60. 



adaptation of mountain lands of, to sheep 

 husbandry, 47. 

 AI<^ the use of, in sheep medicine, 274. 

 Allegheny mountains. See Apalachian moun- 

 tains. 

 Allspice, use of, in sheep medicine, 276. 

 Aloes, use of, in sheep medicine, 275. 

 Alum, use of, in sheep medicine, 275. 

 Anatomy of the sheep, 227, 238. 



how far necessary to be studied, 227. 



proper subjects for the study of, 227. 



directions for studying, 227, 228. 

 Animals which destroy sheep in the South, 

 64. 



in Au.stralia, 65. 



at the Cape of Good Hope, 65. 



how guarded against, 65. 

 Antimony, the use of, in sheep medicine, 275. 

 Aorta, the, 234. 



Apalachian mountains of U. S., where 

 situated, 30. 



area occupied by, 30. 



geology and soils of, 30, 31, 43,44, 46,49. 



altitude of, 43. 



grasses which flourish on, 43, 44, 47, 59, 

 62. 



adaptation of, to pasturage, 44, 46, 47, 

 59, 62. 



jlimate on, 44 — 51, 59. 



price of lands on, 44, 46 — 48, 59. 

 Apoplexy, confounded with grub in the head. 



and treatment of, 251—253. 



Arachis. See Findarg. 



Arctium lappa, mjurious to wool I'JJ 



Argentine Republic. See Buenoi Ag/t*. 



Arsenic, the use of, in sheep prarti';e, 273. 



Arteries, the, 234. 



Artichokes, value of, as a foddnr 213. 



straw of, fed to sheep in Germany, 211 

 Ashes, as a fertilizer in the South, 67. 



leached, 67. 



analysis of, 67. 

 Asia. See names of countries of. 



exports of wool from to \J. S. in 1846 

 124. 

 Asiatic sheep. See Broad-tailed sheep. 

 Asia Minor, adaptation of, to sheep hus 



bandry, 118. 

 Auricles of the heart, the, 234. 

 Australia, introduction of sheep into, 25. 



introduction of Merinos into. 25. 



effect of climate of, on quality of wool 

 25—29. 



wools of, compared with Spanish, 26. 



wools of, compared with Saxon, 26. 



exports of wool from, 25. 



exports of wool brought down to]646, 294-. 



how sheep are managed in, 26. 



sheep husbandry of, compared wif^ 

 Saxon, 26. 



general adaptation of, to sheep bu» 

 bandry, 25, 119—121. 



soils and products of, 119. 



price of land and labor in, 119 — 121. 



climate of, 120. 



remarkable drouths of, 120. 



wild beasts in, destructive to sheep, 121 



vast distance of, from European market* 

 121. 



prospect of the increase of wool in, 121 



note giving statistics of wool trade (A 

 brought aown to 1846, 294. 

 Austria, advantages of, for sheep husbandr>, 

 114, 116. See Germany tinAHungaryi 



soils of, 1 14. 



climate of, 115. 



management of sheep in, 139. 



exports of wool from, to U. S. m 1846, 

 124. 

 Aquafortis, use of, in sheep practiee, 276 



B. 



Baden, advantages of, for sheep Itiisbandiyk 



114. 

 Bakeweil, Mr., the former of the New Lei* 

 cester breed, 142. 

 the conduct of, as a feeder, censured 

 143, 2¥y. 

 Barley, value of, in producing live weifbl, 

 wool and tallow, 214'. 

 per cent, cf nitrogen in, 214-. 

 value of straw of, as a fodder, 213. 



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