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INDEX. 



Horns, objectionable. Page 166. 



method of slioriening, 192. 



cause and treatment of maggots under 

 the, 192. 

 Hojipling sheep, how performed, 193. 

 Hospital for feeble sheep, in winter, 199. 

 Ilound's-tongue, the burr of, injurious to 



wool, 174 

 Hungary, advantages of, for sheep husbandry, 

 115—117. 



advantages of, compared with those of 

 other countries, 117. 



climate of, 115, 116. 



soils of, 116. 



land tenures in, 116. 



want of market facilities in, 116, 117. 



Prince Esterhazy's flock in, 116. 



sheep dogs of, 284. 

 Hydatid in the brain, 254, 255. 



causes of, 254. 



prevalence in England of, 254. 



not very common in U. S., 254. 



barbarous popular method of treating, 

 255. 



proper treatment of, 255. 



Ileum, cut of the, 232. 

 Hlinois, advantages on prairies of, for wool 

 growing, 96 — 103. 

 Saxon sheep introduced into south of, 27. 

 rot prevails in south of, 222. 

 Ia>and-in breeding, effects of, 169. 

 liulependent Tartary, advantages of, for 



sheep husbandry, 118. 

 Indiana, advantages of, for wool growing, 



96—103. 

 Inflammation of the bladder. See Cystitis. 

 of the brain. See Phrenitis. 

 of the eye. See Oplhalmia. 

 of the intestines. See Enteritis. 

 of the larynx. See Laryngitis. 

 of the lungs. See Piieumonia. 

 of the liver. See Rut. 

 of the stomach. See Gastritis. 

 of the udder. See Garget. 

 of the membrane lining the thorax. See 



Pleuritis. 

 ef the mucous membrane lining the 



bronchial tubes. See Bronchitis. 

 of the mucous coat of the smaller intes- 

 tines. See Diarrhoea. 

 of the mucous coat of the larger intes- 

 tines. See Dysentery. 

 of the mucous membrane lining the nasal 



passages. See Catarrh. 

 of the cellular tissue of the tongue. See 

 Blaln. 

 fntermaxillary bone, cut of the, 236. 

 Intestines, cut of the, 232. 

 Iodine, use of, in sheep medicine, 275, 276. 

 Iowa, advantages of, for sheep husbandry, 



96—103. 

 Italy, advantages of, for sheep husbandry, 

 113. 

 exports of wool from, 110. 

 exports of woollens from, 108. 

 area of, 113. 

 population of. 111. 

 soil and climate of, 113. 

 ^ttturagu of, 113. 



Jejunum, cut ot the, 232. 



Jjhn's-wort, bad eflects of, on sheep, 371. 



bad effects of, how treated. 271, 2*SL 

 Jigular vein, the best place for bleedtllA 



274. 

 . une grass. See Blue grass. 



K. 



Kalmia angustiflora. poisonous to eheef ,271 



antidotes for, 271. 

 Kentucky, 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. 



woollen goods manufactured in, 17. 



fine wooled sheep bred in, 27. 



advantages of, for sheep husbandry, 27 

 47, 48. 



adaptation of mountain lands of, fo« 

 sheep husbandry, 47, 48. 

 Kidneys, structure and functions Df the, 233. 



L. 



Lactealp, the, 231. 



Lambs, how fed"in winter, 215, 216. 



should be wintered separately, 199. 

 Lambing, proper time for, 175. 



shelters necessary for, 175. 



assistance when to be rendered evie in 

 175. 



care of the newly dropped lamb, 176, 



changing dams, how done, 177. 



irritation of the bag, how managed, 177 



the convenience of pens in, 177. 



pinning of young lambs after, 177. 

 Lard, use of, in sheep medicine, 276. 

 Larynx described, 235. 

 Laryngitis, little known in U. S., 23P. 

 Laurel, low, poisonous to sheep, 271. 

 Leg, treatment of, when fractured, 273. 

 Leicester sheep, origin of. the, 142. 



cut of the, 142. 



cut of the microscopic appearance •( 

 wool of, 136. 



general description of, 143, 154. 



characters of as breeders. 143. 



degree of hardiness of, 143. 



points aimed at by breeders of, 144. 



introduction of, into J). S., 144. 

 Lentils, value of, as a fodder, 218. 



straw of, value of, as a fodder, 213. 



straw of. fed to sheep in Germany, 211 

 Lice, method of destroying. 192. 

 Lime, chloride of, use of, in sheep medtcim 

 276. 



carbonate of, use of, in sheep ptactic* 

 276. 



as a fertilizer in the South, 67—70. 



as a fertilizer, when valuable, 68. 



as a fertilizer, Johnson's opinions cou- 

 cerning, 68. 



as a fertilizer. Von ThaiJr's opinion oon- 

 cerning, 68. 



as a fertilizer, PetzholLt's opinion eoa 

 cerning, 69. 



