'The first farmer was the first man, and all historic 

 nobility rests on possession and use of land." 



EMERSON. 



LIPPINCOTT'S 



FARM MANUALS 



EDITED BY 



KARY C. DAVIS, PH.D. (CORNELL) 



PROFESSOR OF AGRICULTURE, KNAPP SCHOOL OF COUNTRY LIFE, GEORGE PEABODY 



COLLEGE FOR TEACHERS, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE; AUTHOR OF 



PRODUCTIVE FARMING, ETC." 



PRODUCTIVE SHEEP HUSBANDRY 



BY WALTER C. COFFEY 



PROFESSOR OF SHEEP HUSBANDRY, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 



