Xvi CONTEPfTS. 



breed — ^vreight ot quartera — ^weight of fleece of a ram— cross witli 

 Leicester — ^result. 



OoTswoLD Sheep. Antiquity of the breed — origin of the name— dis- 

 pute among writeiB of the ancient Cotswolds — characteristics of the 

 Cotswold breed — cross with Leicester — result — weight of quartei»— 

 cross with Hampshire Downs — ^its success — quality of mutton. 



Welsh Sheep. Primitive breeds — their character by Ellis — weight of 

 the quarters — quality of the mutton — cross of the valley sheep with 

 Leicester and Cotswold — result. 



Merino Sheep in England. Introduced by Ge&rge III.^ — a second im- 

 portation by that monarch — success which attended it— experiments 

 in crossing with English breeds — that of Mr. Coke and its result — 

 Sir Joseph Banks and Lord Soraerville — prices of Merinos in Eng- 

 land — Merino Society instituted — the result thereof — downfall of the 

 Merinos — ^reasons by several therefor — remarks on the climate. 



Table of Prices for Wools. Spanish Merino — ^Portuguese — German, 

 Saxon, and Silesiau — Austrian, Bohemian, and Hungarian — ^Austra- 

 lian — Van Dieman's Land — British wools -. 115 



CHAPTER VII. 



SHEEP OF THE UNITED STATES. 



Woolly Sheep op Rocet Mountains. Captain Bonneville's descrip- 

 tion of them — general character of the native sheep. 



Otter Breed. Their origin — description of the breed. 



Arlington Lonq-wooled Sheep. Cultivated by Mr. Custis — descrip- 

 tion of the breed by Chancellor Livingston. 



Smith's Island Sheep. Their locality and characteristics— general re- 

 marks on the progress of wool improvement in the United States — 

 character of the wool in several States — Prairie management by 

 George Flower — remarks on the same — sheep culture in the Southern 

 Slates .131 



CHAPTER Vm. 

 SUMMER MANAGEMENT OF SHEEP. 



Sudden Change from Dry to Green Food improper. Reasons there- 

 for—course recommended — separation of the weak from the strong — 

 manner of doing It. Tagging of sheep — slovenly mode of perform- 

 ing it by many farmers — reasons for doing it well — when it should be 

 done — mode of doing it with male and female — humanity recom- 

 mended — where the tag wool should be placed — its manufacture. 

 Cutting horns and hoofs — how it should be done — reasons for doing 

 it. Drafting sheep for sale — should be turned to good keep. Par- 

 turition OR LAMBING — period of gestation — -proper period for lambing 

 — care of the ewes before the event — reasons for the same — smooth 

 fields recommended — danger of ewes being cast — consequences — ne- 

 cessity for watchfulness— duties of the shepherd during parturition — 

 means he should employ— ewes should not be interfered with too 

 soon after their labors commence — Influence of the weather — mode 

 of assisting the ewe to lamb — fright of the ewe after mechanical aid 



