INDEX, 



Age to breed ewes, 73. 



to discard ewes, 226. 

 Aged range ewes, mating of on Eastern farms, aiii. 



use of on Eastern farms, 226. 

 Alfalfa and clover tor pasture, 143. 



and oats for pasture. 139. 



and clover, methods of pasturing. 144. 



ear com and silage tor lamb feeding, 262. 



vs. prairie hay tor lambs. 238. 

 Angora buck management, 147. 

 AudToras, use of sheds for, 146. 



extravagant claims made for. 143. 



food for, 146. 



for mutton, 145. 



historical notes on, 143. 



in Texas, California and Oregon, 14.i. 



introduction of into the United States, 144. 



management of, 146. 



milking proclivities of. 146. 



native home of, 143. 



nature of, 143 



period of gestation. 146. 



jiesisof, 148. 



where to introduce, 148. 



recent popularity of, 145. 



possibilities of future for, H.'^. 



possibilities of, 143. 



bibliography, 142. 



success of as brush eradicators, 14*2. 



kids, care of, 147. 



kidding, time tor, 147. i 



Baby mutton, cost of producing, 106. J 

 Barn basement, use of in summer, 122. 

 Beet pulp, feeding, 262. 

 Benefits from sheep farming, 16. 

 Black-faced sheep, characteristics of, 61. 



at home, .^1. 

 Black-tops and Delaine Merinos development of, 25 



merits of, 28. 

 Bladder disorders, treatment of, 282. 

 Bloat or hoven, remedies for, 149. 

 Buck herd on the range. 198. 

 Building up a flock, 57. 

 Breeding ewes, assorting of, 73. 

 Breeding season, 199. 



in different breeds, 74 

 Cabbages for sheep, 151. 

 Care in management to prevent disease, 284. 

 Care of dressed lamb, 114. 



ewes and lambs, 82. 

 Castration of lambs, 127. 



of old rams. 127. 



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