146 GENERAL TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



Fog, makes sheep loathe their food, 65. 



Fold, what it is, 116. What should be its size, 117 Mannner of mak- 

 ing and erecting hurdles, 116 How the fold is made, 119. How 

 and when placed by the side of another, 120. 



Fold, domestic, home fold, or sheep cot, what it is, and its size, 25. Situa- 

 tion, id Height of the enclosure, id. 



Folding, what it is, and how done, 116 How long a time ought sheep 

 to remain in a fold ? 1 18 Should it continue through the nighi ? 121. 

 At what hours of the night or morning should it be changed ? 121. 

 If sheep can be folded in winter, 122. What required to manure 

 an acre of land by folding, 118 What is the smallest number of 

 sheep which can be folded? 118. Manner of cultivating land for 

 folding, 124. How long does the manure from folding last ? id. 

 What is half-folding ? 185 Is folding good for pastures ? 126 On 

 what artificial pastures has folding been tried ? 127. What is blank 

 folding ? 121, 122. 



Food of lambs, how can lambs be fed which have no dams ? 86. At what 

 age can lambs take other food than milk ? 90. 



Food, for shepherds' dogs, 16. 



Food of sheep, what is best ? 46, 47. What green food can be had for 

 them in winter ? 48. At what time should food be given them ? 57. 

 When snow prevents the flock from going out, what food should be 

 given it ? 57, 58. How much food is given to sheep at once ? 58, 59. 

 What are the advantages of fresh food ? 58. When fed at the rack,, 

 what should be first given them ? 59. 



Frost, -white, injurious when eaten by sheep : what is its remedy ? 63. 



Fright, will make ewes miscarry, 78. 



Garlic, to be given to ewes and rams when they want ardour, 78. 

 Gobbes, or balls of wool, what they are, and how they destroy lambs, 88 

 Goats, may be used for nursing lambs, 86. 



Grains, what are the kinds given to sheep in winter ? 50 , 



Grasses, their distinction and character, 54, 55. Their use in artificial 



pastures, 54. 

 Grease, in winter, preferable to tallow when used in an ointment for 



the scab, 108. 



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Ham, its strength serves to shew good or bad health, 36. 



Hay, what the best and worst kinds, 53. What quantity should be 



given at a feeding ? 59, 60. The finest, good food for lambs, 99. 

 ffarricot beans, given to sheep, 51. The straw or chaff made into bun- 



dies for the same purpose, 52. 

 Hazle tree, its branches good for making hurdles, 117. 



