176 MANAGEMENT OF SHEEP. 



done, to look in the comers of fences, behind trees or wbat- 

 ibt, In the immediate vicinity, as some may be concealed, 

 and the stiffness consequent of their wounds will make them 

 unwilling to return with the flock, unless discovered and 

 aroused. Some work may be sa^ed by this little piece of 

 vigilance, as they may get mixed with other flocks subse 

 quently brought up. 



