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SHEEP - RAISING. 



while watching their flocks by night, that the angel came and an- 

 nounced the glad tidings that heralded the new era of peace on 

 earth and good will to men. 



The raising of sheep is a matter that interests the small farmer 

 as well as the large one, and when properly treated they are the 

 most profitable in their yield of all domestic animals. The diseases 

 and ailments peculiar to sheep are easily cured when understood. 



Pig. 1151. — Ibex or Steinbock. 



This animal is the most tender of all domestic ones, and none will 

 more richly repay care and kindness irt treatment. We deem it 

 very important to furnish the most thorough instruction in regard 

 as well to the management and nourishment of sheep, as to the 

 treatment of all diseases that affect them ; for the measures and 

 remedies to be adopted in this regard are within the reach of every 

 farmer of even the least intelligence. 



The Sheep of To-day. 



To show what degree of perfection may be attained in the 

 breeding and raising of sheep, it may be mentioned that single 

 sheep have been sold in Vermont as high as $10,000 to $15,000. 



It is only in modern times that mutton has come into demand 

 as an article of food. In all these capacities the sheep now plays a 

 very important part in the economy and luxury of civilized life. 



In the earlier periods of the history of this country, the raising 



