CONTENTS. XI 



CHAPTER XXVII. 



DISEASES OP THE SKIN. 



The Scab — Erysipelatous Scab — Wild fire and Ignis Sacer — 

 Other Cutaneous Eruptions — Small Pox, or Variola Ovina,.. 338 



CHAPTER XXVIII. 

 DISEASES OF THE LOCOMOTIVE OEGANS. 



Fractures — Rheumatism — Bisease of the Biflex Canal — Gravel 



— Travel -Sore — ^Lameness from Frozen Mud — ^Fouls — ^Hoof- 

 Rot 354 



CHAPTER XXIX. 



OTHEB DISEASES, WOUNDS, ETC. 



The Rot — Scrofula — Hereditary Diseases — Cuts — Lacerated and 

 Contused Wounds— Punctured Wounds — Dog Bites — Poisoned 

 Wounds — Sprains — Bruises — Abscess, 373 



CHAPTER XXX. 



LIST OF MEDICINES. 



Page 883 



CHAPTER XXXI. 



THE DOG IN ITS CONNECTION WITH SHEEP. 



The Injuries inflicted by Dogs on Sheep —The Sheep Dog— The 

 Spanish Sheep Dog — The Hungarian Sheep Dog — The 

 French Sheep Dog-- The Mexican Sheep Dog— The South 

 American Sheep Dog — Other Large Races of Sheep Dogs 



— The English Sheep Dog— The Scotch Sheep Dog, or Colley 



— Accustoming Sheep to Dogs 398 



APPENDICES. 



A. — Origin of the Improved Infantados, 413 



B. — Origin of the Improved Paulars, 416 



C. — English Experiments in Feeding Sheep, 418 



D.— Sheep and Product of Wool in United States, 425 



E. — Starting a Sheep Establishment in the New Western States, 437 



F.— Climate of Texas, 438 



G. — Proportion of Meat to Wool in Sheep of Different Ages, 



Sexes and Sizes, 433 



H. — The American Merinos at the International Exhibition of 



1868, 438 



List of Iiltjstkations 440 



Index 441 



