TABLE OF CONTENTS XXIX 



CHAPTER XV 

 Providing Sheep with Water and Salt 



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1. Sheep With and Without Water 309 



(a) The erroneous view as to the need of sheep for 



water. 



(b) When sheep may not need water in summer. 



(c) When sheep may not need water in winter. 



3. Providing Water for Sheep in Summer 311 



(a) The sources from which water is obtainable. 



(b) Water obtained from streams. 



(c) Water obtained from wells. 



(d) Water obtained from ponds. 



(e) Proximity of water to the grazing grounds. 



3. Providing Water for Sheep in Winter 313 



(a) Why brooks and ponds do not supply the need. 



(b) Water from wells or cisterns. 



(c) Water for all classes of sheep. 



(d) Water for ewes nursing lambs. 



(e) Water for sheep being fattened. 



(f) Making water accessible to sheep. 



4. Water and Good Health in Sheep 314 



(a) The relation between these is intimate. 



(b) Water furnished by ponds. 



(c) Water from marshes. 



(d) Water contaminated by yard seepage. 



5. The Necessity for Feeding Salt 315 



(a) Sheep inherently crave salt. 



(b) The mission of salt in the animal economy. 



(c) When feeding salt may not be necessary. 



(d) Why salt should always be accessible. 



6. Supplying Sheep with Salt in Summer 316 



(a) How to make salt accessible. 



(b) The objection to feeding it at intervals. 



(c) Specially necessary when pastures are over succu- 



lent. 



7. Supplying Sheep with Salt in Winter 318 



(a) How to make it accessible. 



(b) The objections to adding it to the food. 



(c) More salt wanted with succulent food. 



