yiU CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER VII. 



THE POINTS TO BE EEGABDED IN FINE - WOOLED SHEEP. 



Carcass — Skin — Folds or Wrinkles — Fleece — Fineness — Even- 

 ness — Trueness and Soundness — Pliancy and Softness — Style 

 and Length of Wool 68 



CHAPTER Yin. 



THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED. 



Yolk— Chemical Analysis of Yolk — Its Uses — Proper Amount 

 and Consistency of it — Its Color — Coloring Sheep Artifi- 

 cially — Artificial Propagation and Preservation of Yolk 77 



CHAPTER IX. 



ADAPTATION OP BREEDS TO DIPPBEENT SITUATIONS. 



Markets — Climate — Vegetation — Soils — Number of Sheep to be 

 Kept — Associated Branches of Husbandry 83 



CHAPTER X. 



PEOSPECTS AND PKOPITS OP WOOL AND MUTa'ON PEODUCTION 

 IN THE UNITED STATES. 



Page, 91 



CHAPTER XI. 



PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF BREEDING. 



Page, 101 



CHAPTER XII. 



BREEDING IN-AND-IN. 



Page 116 



CHAPTER XIII. 



CROSS - BREEDING. 



Cross-Breeding the Merino and Coarse Breeds— Crossing Different 

 Families of Merinos — Crossing Between English Breeds and 

 Families — Recapitulation 124 



CHAPTER XIV. 



SPRING MANAGEMENT. 



Catching and Handling— Turning Out to Grass — Tagging — ^Burs — 

 Lambing — Proper Place for Lambing — Mechanical Assistance 

 in Lambing — Inverted Womb -^Management of New -Born 

 Lambs — Artificial Feeding — Chilled Lambs — Constipation 

 — Cutting Teeth — Pinning — Diarrhea or Purging, 139 



