INDEX. 



329 



Lime, as a fertilizer, Chaptal's opinion con- 

 cerning. Page 69. 

 Li iseed, use of, to guard the end of & pro- 

 bang. See Choking. 



caked, value of, as a fodder, 213. 



oil, use of, in sheep medicine, 276. 

 Little Bucharia, exports of wool from, 118. 

 Liver, structure and functions of the, 232 

 233. 



diseases of the. See Rot. 

 Lolium perenne. See Rye grass. 

 Lombardy, advantages of, for sheep hus- 

 bandry, 113. 

 Long wool, the goods in which it is em- 

 ployed, 143, 151. 



the sheep which produce it, 143, 149, 

 151. 



market for, in U. S., 154. 

 Loss of cud, not a disease, 272. 

 Louisiana, 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. 



price of land in, 60. 

 Lucern, unsuccessful in ihe North, 33. 



succeeds on the southern mountains, 47. 



value of, as a fodder, 213. 



fed to sheep in Germany, 211. 

 L^jnar caustic, use of, in sheep practice, 276. 

 Lungs, structure and functions of the. 235. 



hepatization of the, described, 239. 



diseases of the, 239. 240. 

 Lupins, white, as a green manuring crop in 



the South, 74. 

 Lupinus albus. See Lupins. 

 Lymph, Ihe, 231. 

 l«ymphatics, the, 231. 



M. 



Madia, value of, as a fodder, 213. 



Maggots on sheep, cause and treatment of, 



192. 

 Malta, exports of wool from, 1 10. 

 Man, Isle of. See Guernsey and Man. 

 Mangel wurzel, value of, in producing live 

 weight, wool, and tallow, 214. 

 per cent, of nitrogen in, 214. 

 Maniplus, structure and functions of the, 229. 



cut of the, 228. 

 Manufactures of wool. See Woollen Manu- 

 factures. 

 Manufactories. See Woollen Factories. 

 Manufacturers of wool. American, their suc- 

 cess identified with that of the wool 

 growers, 161. 

 have not properly discriminated in the 

 prices of different qualities of wool. 

 160. 

 combinations of, to lower prices of wool, 

 161. 

 Winures, table of comparative values of, 40 

 the available ones in the South, 67 — 76. 

 green use and economy of, 70, 72, 74 , 75 

 the cheapest, for 'he South, 73 — 75. 

 where applied in a proper rotation of 

 crops, 84. 

 Manyfolds. See Maniplus. 

 Marking sheep, the brand for, 191. 

 suitable pigment for, 191. 

 hosi \nd when done, 19x. 



Marking sheep, on the ears, how done, 179. 

 Marl, as alertilizer. South, 67 — 70. 



as a fiertilizer, when valuable, 68, 70. 



as a fertilizer, e.vpensiveness of. 70. 



Meadow fox-tail grass, llourishes on tha 



southern mountains, 47. 

 Medicago sativa. See Lucern. 

 Medicines, list of. for sheep, 274—277. 



directions for administermginto the sto- 

 mach, 273. 

 Mercury, preparations of, in sheep medicine, 



275, 276. 

 Merinos, introduction into the U. S., 132. 

 their gradual spread in the U. S., 132. 

 causes of their subsequent decrease in 



U. S., 1.58, 159. 

 their rapid re.storation to public favor in 



U. S.. 160, 161. 

 Spanish families of, 132. 

 Spanish, amount and quality of wool 



yielded by, 133, 135. 

 Spanish, cut of wool of, 135, 137. 

 French family of, described. 133. 

 French, amount and quality of wool 



yielded by, 133, 135. 

 French, cut ol wool ot, 135. 

 American families of, described, 193, 



134. 

 American, amount and quality of wool 



yielded by, 55, 134—137. 

 American, cuts of wool of, 135, 136. 

 American, cut of ram of, 131. 

 American, ctit of ewe of, 134. 

 American, hardness of. 137. 

 American, profits of a premium flock A, 



55. 

 American, prices of wool of, 55. 

 range of climate endured by, 137. 

 countries successfully introduced in, 17 



18. 

 consumption of food by, compared with 



other breeds, 137. 

 as breeders and nurses, compared with 



other breeds, 137. 

 proportion of wool to amount of food 



consume;!, compared with the English 



breeds, 156. 

 as mutton sheep, compared with English 



breeds, l.iS. 

 for production of fine wool, compared 



with Saxons. 1G3, l(i4. 

 crosses with Saxons, 134, 138, 141, 164. 

 crosses with native sheep, 164. 

 crosses with Southdowns. 170, 171. 

 crosses with Leicesters, 171. 

 the best varic.v of sheep for the S.>uth, 



163, 16.1-168. 

 proper size of, 165. 

 p/cper form of, 166. 

 proper weight of fleece of, 165. 

 proper length and den.=ity of Arool o£ 



167. 

 proper evenness of wool of, 167. 

 proper style of wool of, 168. 

 proper amount of gum on wool of, 167. 

 proper quality of skin of, 166. 

 points to be avoided in, 168. 

 Mesentery, cut of the. 232. 

 Mesenteric gla-^ds, the, 231. 

 Mexico, adaptation of, to sheep husbandry, 



105. 

 exports of wool from, 110. 

 exports of wool from, to V. S in 1646| 



124. 



