INDl'iX 



477 



Shelter nnd shade, for fattening sheep, 

 862 



type of, 363 



for lambing, '1 Id 



lor pregnant ewes, 241 



in pasture, 275 



losses due to lack of, 121! 



movable, 29-1 



protection from summer ruins, 



206 



I rees, '-".K! 



parasites, danger of, under, L >( .M 

 Shepherd, the, 250 

 Shepherding and feeding, 'M 

 Shropshires, 1 10 



breeding qualities, 119 

 ewes, I 19 

 rams, 120 

 descrip! ion, 1 II 

 development, method of, 1 10 



cooperation of breeders, 112 

 cross-breeding;, 111 

 distribution, 121 

 form and weight, 1 15 

 format ion of breed, 40 

 history, 110 

 horns, 118 



line breeding in England, 40 

 markings, I IS 

 of present day, 115 

 old types, I 10 



prolificacy of, 1 1 ( . 



properties of, hardiness and feed- 

 ing, 118 



mutton, 1 IS 



recognition as a breed, 1 14 



skin, IIS 



style, 1 Hi 



uniformity of type, 41 



wool, 1 Id 



color of, 117 

 Silage, feeding value of, 383 



com, 3xi 



pea, iiSl 



pea hull, 358 



sorghum, iiSl 



for pregnant ewes, 238 



in fat lening process, 376 

 Silo, local ion of, 1 17 

 Skeleton of sheep, 17 



ribs, 48 



sternum or breast-bone, 48 



variations in effects of, 48 

 vertebra 1 , 47 



Skin of sheep, .">! 



Skin and appendages, 52 



color- of, f)| 



Slaughter, care of animal before, 449 

 equipment required for, 450 

 met hod of, 450 



carcass, care of , 453 

 cutting of, 455 

 breast, 458 

 leg, 458 

 loin, r,s 

 ribs, 458 

 shoulder, 1:7.) 

 removal of pelt, 450 



of viscera, 452 

 sticking, 450 



of lambs, for special markets, 458 

 South Devon breed, 17!) 

 Southdown, 102 



:i preeminent mutton breed, 107 

 breeding qualit ies, HIS 



cross-breeding, 10S 

 description, 105 



disqualifications, 107 



distribution, regional, 109 



features, 100 



form and \\ciglit, 105 



gestation period for, 66 



hardiness and feeding qualities, 107 



history of, 102 



improvement by Ellman, 103 



by Webb, 105 

 in South America, introduction of, 



r, 



markings and skin, 106 

 old type, H)2 



properties of, 107 



.societies for promotion of breed, 



10!) 



South Africa, sheep raising in, 16 

 South America, sheep raising in, 15 



Soybeans, a cause of bloat, 2S1 



feeding value of, 280 

 Spam, sheep raising in, :; 



the Merino, 3 



monopoly of, 4 

 broken, 5 



stationary flocks, 5 

 Spanish Merinos, adaptability of, 34 

 Stags, :;n 



Stomach of sheep, 58 

 Stomach worm, 29(5 

 eradication of, 299 



changing pasture, 299 



