122 ON THE FOLDING OP SHEET. 



it should terminate at one in the morning ; the second 

 at five, and the third at nine o'clock : this last folding, 

 being in the day time, the wolves are not so much 

 to be feared ; it is on this account, that the shepherd 

 may dispense with making the enclosure : it is suffi- 

 cient to place the dogs in a manner, that they may de- 

 tain the sheep within the space designed for the third 

 pen ; this is called blank folding. When the nights 

 are long, and the first folding begins at nine in the 

 evening, each folding is made to continue so much 

 longer. In the seasons, when the grasses have less 

 sap, and the sheep discharge less dung and urine, the 

 shepherd shifts the folding only once ; he endeavours 

 to allow as much for the first as the second folding. 

 If they are folded in winter, a single folding can only 

 be made once a day, because at this season, the sheep 

 discharge but little dung and urine, and the cold does 

 not allow the shepherd to change his fold in the night, 



Q. Can sheep be folded in winter ? 



A. Sheep may be folded in winter, on dry land, so 

 long as the shepherd is not incommoded with the 

 cold, in sleeping in his cabin : but in winter, when 

 the sheep have dry food only, they discharge but 

 little dung and urine. 



Q. Can the dogs be sheltered from rain and cold ? 



A. It is necessary to have a little kennel, that the 

 shepherd can easily carry. The dog lies in it, on hay, 

 It should be placed near the fold, on the side oppo- 

 site to the shepherd's cabin. The door of the kennel 

 should be towards the fold, and to windward, because 

 the door of the shepherd's cabin should be to leeward, 



