INDEX. 



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PanicuiTi sanguinale. See Crah grass. 

 Ptpal States, advantages of. for sheep hus- 

 bandry. Page 113. 

 Parietal bone, cut of a section of, 236. 

 Parma, ad'antages of, for sheep husbandry, 



113. 

 Parotid glands, the, 236. 

 Parturiti-in. See Lambing. 

 Pastures, the natural ones of the South, 33, 

 34, 36, 44—48, 59, 60. 

 how formed on sterile lands, 73 — 75. 

 Patagonia, portioi of, in wool zone, 105. 

 Paunch. See Rume?i. 

 Peas of the South, 39. 



substitute for clover in the South, 39,41. 

 value of, as a fodder, 39, 41, 213, 214. 

 value of, in the production of live weight, 



wool, and tallow, 214. 

 per cent, of nitrogen in, 214. 

 value of, as a green manuring crop, 74, 



75. 

 what time plowed under for green ma- 

 nure, 75. 

 haulm of, valuable as a fodder, 39, 213, 



214. 

 haulm of, valuable as a manure, 40. 

 chemical analysis of, 39. 

 Pedigree, only, value of, 171. 

 Pelt-rot, description and treatment of, 255. 

 Pens for the lambing season, how con- 

 structed, 177. 

 Pennsylvania, adaptation of, to sheep hus- 

 bandry, 95. 

 Pepper, black, use of, in sheep medicine, 



276. 

 Pericardium, the, 234. 

 Persia, advantages of, for sheep husbandry, 



104, 118. 

 Peru, exports of wool from, 110. 



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

 Pharynx, the, 235, 236. 

 Phleum pratense. See Timothy. 

 Phrenitis, rare in U. S., 253. 

 Pia mater, the, 236. 



Pimento, use of, in sheep medicine, 276. 

 Piiidars, value of as a fodder, 213. 

 Pinning, fatal to lambs, how managed, 177. 

 Pleura, the, 234. 



Pleuritis, little known in U. S., 238. 

 Pleurisy. See Pleuritis. 

 Pneumonia, nature and treatment of, 239, 



240. 

 Poa pratensis. See Blue grass. 

 Poisonous plants to sheep, 271. 

 Portugal, exports of wool from, 110. 

 Potatoes, Irish, as a winter feed for sheep, 

 41,213. 

 value of, in the production of live weight, 



wool, and tallow, 214. 

 per cent, of nitrogen in, 214. 

 sweet, winter feed of sheep, 41. 

 Poudrette, as a manure. South, 67. 

 Prairies of the Western States described, 

 95—107. 

 advantages on the, for wool growing, 



95—107. 

 natural grasses of the. 96 — 99. 

 natural grasses, succulent during but a 



short season, 96, 97. 

 natural grasses, rapidly exterminated, 96. 

 natural grasses., will not alone support j 



sheep, 96. 

 natural grasses, make poor hay for 

 ■keep, 98. 



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Prairies of the Western States will ncit pro 

 duce winter pasturage, 98. 

 time of winter foddering neccssory on, 



cost of sheep husbandry on, con. pared 



with Eastern States, 99. 

 cost of fuel, fences and buildings on, 99, 



100. 

 difficulties in the way of the shepherd 



system on, 100, 101. 

 scarcity of water on, 101. 

 climate of, variable and excess.vc, 102, 



103. 

 climate of, compared with Eastern 



States, 102. 

 climate of, compared with Southern 



States, 102, 103. 

 climate of unfavorable to fine wooled 

 sheep, 103. 

 Pregnant ewes, how managed. See Ewes. 

 Prussia, for general description of, see Ger- 

 many, 114 — 116. 

 exports of wool from, 110. 

 exports of woollens from, 108, 

 advantages of, for sheep husbandry, 116. 

 climate of, 104, 115. 

 management of sheep in, 139. 

 Pulse, place for feeling the, 274. 



natural rapidity of, 274. 

 Purging. See Diarrhoea 

 Pylorus, the, 228, 231. 



R. 



Rabies, uncommon in U. S., 253. 

 Racks, for feeding sheep, 200 — 203. 

 box, cut and description of 200. 

 hole, cut and description of, 200. 

 sparred, cut and description of, 201. 

 hopper, cut and description of, 202. 

 Rams, method of castrating, 180, 181. 

 dangerous ones, how managed, 193. 

 importance of careful selection in, 172 

 objections to several running in the sai.n 



tlock of ewes, 197. 

 necessity of selecting ewes in reference 



to quality of, 197. 

 proper age of, to put Vt ewes, 197. 

 different methods of putting to ewes, 



198. 

 how fed when running with ewes, 199. 

 time allowed to run with ewes, 199. 

 number of ewes those of different agpg 



will serve, 197. 

 not allowed to run with ewes m sum- 

 mer, 193. 

 Rambouillet Merino. See Fre7ich family of, 



under head of Merinos. 

 Rape, as food for sheep, 62. 



flourishes on southern mountains. 62. 

 Rectum, the, 232. 

 Red-top. See Herds grass. 

 Red water. See Dropsy, acute. 

 Registering sheep, Mr. Grove's and authr: i 

 method, 180. 

 importance of 178. 

 Respiratory passages, the, 235, 

 Respiration, how produced 234. 

 Resting lands, meaning of the term i ngn 

 culture, 82. 

 theory of, 82. 

 inexpedierrcy of, 82. 

 Reticulum, description of the, 226 



