Contents. ix 



the Lamb Flock — Care at Breeding Time — Necessity of 

 Salt — Burdocks and Sandburs — Dangers of Dead Fur- 

 rows — Number of Sheep to the Acre 131 



CHAPTER VIII. 



Feeding Sheep for Market. 



Age of Sheep to Feed — Selection of Feeders — Prin- 

 ciples of Feeding — Little Exercise for Fattening 

 Sheep — Hand Feeding or Self Feeders — Shelter — 

 Grain — Roughages — Succulent Feeds — Rape Feed- 

 ing Previous to Fattening — Best Time to Market — 

 How to Feed Before Shipping — Winter Lambs — 

 Care of Dorset Ewes — Feeding Winter Lambs 145 



CHAPTER IX. 



Fitting Sheep for the Show Ring. 



Classes of Show Sheep — Selecting for the Breeding 

 Class — Shearing Sheep for the Breeding Classes — 

 Proper Time to Start Fitting — Feed for Show 

 Lambs — Feed for Older Sheep — Trimming Show 

 Sheep — A Help in Sheep Trimming — Coloring 

 Sheep — Blanketing Sheep — Training Sheep for 

 Shows — Shelter for Show Sheep — Trimming Feet 

 of Show Sheep — Reducing Sheep After Fairs 177 



CHAPTER X. 



Fitting Wether.s for Shows. 



Selection of Wethers — Shearing Wethers — Age to 

 Show Wethers — Best Class to Fit — Feeding Weth- 

 ers — Best Grain Alixture to Feed — Fitting Yearling 

 Wethers — Fitting Wether Lambs — Symptoms of 

 Founder — Remedy for Founder — Trimming 

 Wether Lambs — Selecting Block Winners 197 



