150 GENERAL TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



Provender, to be given, when a ewe refuses the ram, 78. When the 

 ram wants ardour, id. And when a ewe is unable to cast her lamb 

 through weakness, 79. 



Qualities (different) of -wool, in the same fleece, 111. 



Quantity, of food to be given to sheep at a feeding, 61 64 Of cabbage 



leaves, 58. Of straw, 59. Of hay, 60. Of grass, 61. Of drink, id. 



Of salt, 63, 64. Of food at stall-feeding, 100. 



Ram, what are the proportions of body which should distinguish him? 

 33. At what time should he be put to the ewes ? 65 Are those 

 which have no horns to be preferred ? 66, 67 At what age should 

 he be put with the flock, and to what time can he produce good 

 lambs ? 34, 35. How many ewes can he serve in a season ? 67. Good 

 rams more necessary than good ewes to improve a flock, 73. The 

 choice to be made of rams to improve a breed, 74. The method of 

 leaving them with the flock for the whole year improper, 77. 



Races, or breeds, (different) of sheep, 29. Are the largest best ? 34. 



Hack, for sheep, its description, 21. Situation in the home fold, 23. 

 To be placed very low, 88 Means to prevent the want of it, when 

 sheep are on a journey, 76, 77. 



Radishes, given to sheep in winter, 49. Good for milk, 84. 



Rain, less injurious to sheep than dew, 38 Cold rains to be feared after 

 shearing, 108 



Ray-grass, or melilot, lambs fed on it when weaned, 91. Used for arti- 

 ficial pastures, 54 Its qualities, 55. 



Reeds, the worst kind of hay for sheep, 53. 



Renewal and fall of sheep's wool, 104. 



Roots, what kinds can be given to sheep in winter ? 49. 



Rot or scab, a disease in sheep ; wet may produce it, 38, 41. Too 

 much drink one of the causes of it, 58. Fat sheep liable to it, 102. 

 Migration may cure it, 36. 



Rules, to be observed in driving a flock, 44, cc. 



Rumination or cheiving the cud, 46. How is it known when a sheep is 

 so doing ? 41. 



Rye, green field rye may sometimes prove injurious to sheep, 42. 



Saintfoin, artificial meadow made with it, 54. Its qualities, 55. It may 

 be given to lambs, 90. Is the best grass for fatting sheep, 99. 



Salsifis, or goats beard, proper for sheep, 49. Makes ewes increase 

 their milk, 84. 



