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This habit of roving prevents the sheep men 

 from liaving any very great regard for the 

 preservation of the range and malves it difii- 

 cult for them to preserve it even should they 

 desire so to do. In truth there are regions 

 where nomadic sheep have changed a once 

 well grassed country into one almost bare of 



BLACK-PACED SHEEP IN THE HILLS. 



grass and containing no forage other than 

 comparatively \\orthless brush and weeds. 



Lambing is usually delayed until the flocks 

 are established upon their summer range, since 

 it is difficult to move ewes with young lambs 

 without great loss. It is a happy moment 

 when after very great trials and toil the flock 

 reaches the high mountain pastures, the snow 

 is found to be gone and green grass abounds. 

 Then there is long rest before distant journey- 



