GENERAL TAKT,K OF CONTENTS. I5o 



Trees, sheep can be made to eat the bark and leaves, 56. 



Trtughs, how made and placed, 26, 27. 



Turnips, a pretty good food for sheep, 49. Favourable to milk in ewes, 



84. Serve for stall feeding-, and how used, 101. Oil cakes made 



with the seed, given to sheep, 100. 

 Twisting the bag 1 or cord of rains, what it is, 96. 

 T-witchgrass, (fromental,} is ranked among- the artificial grass ; it's 



qualities, 54. And serves for the fatting- of sheep, 100. 



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 Urine, necessary for the scouring of wool, 110. 



Vegetables, what are those given to sheep ? 51, 52. 

 Vein, the angular, the most convenient for bleeding, 128, 

 Veins, shew the good or bad health of sheep, 35, 36. 

 Vertigo, in sheep, 38. 



Vetches, given to sheep, 51. What is done with the straw aftrr thresh- 

 ing ? 52, 56. 



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Washing of wool on the sheep'e back, how done, 105. Precautions ncccs 

 sary, id. After shearing, 109. At what time and in what manner 

 done, 109, 110. 



Water, what good and bad for sheep, 61. What quantity should a 

 sheep drink, and at what time should it be given ? 61, 62. 



Weaning of lambs, when and how should it be done ? 90, 91, 92. 



Wethers, why made, 93, 94, Sec. What are the signs of good ? 33. At 

 what age put with the flock, 35. What soil best agrees with them, 

 97- When fat in the flock, 98. Different methods of fatting them, 

 id. What are the signs of being fat ? 102. Do they live long ? id. 

 At what age is it proper to fat them ? 102, 103. 



Wethers, female, why so called, and at what age made, 95. How done, 97. 



Wheat, when green, may be injurious to sheep, 42. Bundles of thresh- 

 ed straw very good for sheep, 52. Its straw not so good as rye 

 straw, 56. Wheat bran good in winter, 50. Mixed with oatmeal, 

 good for lambs, 90. Good for stall feeding, 101. 



Whip, necessary for a shepherd, 9, 44. 



Wind, when at north -east, should be sheltered within the home fold, 25. 



Willo-w tree, the sheep eat its leaves, 53. 



Winter, sheep may be abroad in the open air, 22. Experiments to 



pro-v e the fact, 23, 24. 

 Woad, stands the frost and winter ; pasture may be made of it, 47. 



