452 



mDEX. 



Sheep, dividing flocks for winter, 209. 

 its want of providence in protecting 



ita young, 213 and note, 

 winter management of, 211-247. 

 confinement to yards and dry feed, S21- 



228. 

 consumption of food by, in winter, 233. 

 comparative value of dilTerent fodders 



for, 233-248, 418-426. 

 the fattening of in winter, 245, 246. 

 management of, on the prairies — (see 



Prairie Sheep Husbandry.) 

 their ready acclimation on tlie prairies, 



260. 

 their non-deterioration on prairies, 251. 

 diseases of— (see Diseases of Sheep.) 

 diseases of, comparatively few in the 



United States, 261, 262. 

 diseases of a low type in the United 



States, 262,263. 

 anatomy — (see Anatomy of Sheep.) 

 longevity of, 268. 

 mode of administering medicines to. 



299. 

 medicines used in diseases of, 384-392. 

 destruction by dogs, 393-396. 

 amount of food consumed by418e^fleg'. 

 Mr. Pawlet's experiments in fattening, 



418-426. 

 number of in United States^ 426. 

 proportion of wool to meat in, 433. 

 Sheep Husbandry on the Prairies — (see 



Prairie Sheep Husbandry.) 

 Shelters for sheep, 211, 219. 

 Shropshire Downs, described by Professor 



Wilson, 61-63. 

 Mr. Spooner's account of their origin^ 



63. 

 Mr. Howard describes their origin and 



character, 63, 64, 

 cut of Judge Chaffee^s Shropshire ram 



Lion, 62. 

 cut of Judge Chaffee's Shropstiire ewe 



Nancy, 65. 

 Judge Chaifee's description of his 



sheep, 65. 

 Sibbald, W. C, on parturient fever. 337. 

 Silesian Merinos — (see Merinos Silesian.) 

 Simonds, Prof., his remedy for scab, 343. 

 Skin, proper qualities of, in the Merino, 70. 



diseases of, unnamed ones, 344, 34S. 

 Small-pox, 345, 863. 



its introduction into America to be 



guarded against, 351, 352. 

 Smith, Bobert, his prize essay on Manage- 

 ment of sheep, 198. 

 his views in respect to fall feeding 



lambs, 198, 199. 

 his experiments in feeding sheep, 239- 



262. 

 his remedy for diarrhea and<dysentery, 



308, 309. 

 his remedy for scab, 342, 343. 

 his remedy for hoof- rot, 364, 365. 

 Smith's Island sheep, 43. 

 Soils to be regarded in selecting a breed of 



sheep, 88. 

 the long-wooled sheep preferable on 



wet soils, 88. 

 the Merino cannot endure wet soils, 



Soils, effect of low, flat, moist and very rich 

 soils on sheep, 88. 

 effect of light, sandy soils, 89. 

 kind of, adapted to Merino and Down 

 sheep, 89. 

 Sore face,269-271. 



Sotham, William H., his acconnt of Mr. 

 Dunn's wethers, 44. 

 iniports Cotswold sheep in 1840 with 

 Mr. Corning, 48. 

 South Downs, described by Professor Wil- 

 son, 55-57. 

 Imported into the United States by 



Mr. PoweU, 57. 

 Imported by Botch, 67. 

 Imported by Mr. Thome, of New York, 

 Mr. Alexander, of Kentucky, and 

 Mr. Taylor, of New Jersey, 68. 

 Mr. Thorne describes his mode of man- 

 aging them, 58, 59. 

 cut of Mr. Thome's ram Archbishop, 



66. 

 cut of two of his ewes, 67. 

 annual value of manure In England, 

 98. 



Spooner, William, describes the Cotswold 

 sheep, 49. 

 describes the improved Cheviots, 52, 



53. 

 describes origin and blood of Hamp- 

 shire Downs, 60, 61. 

 his account of the origin of the Shrop- 

 shire sheep, 63. 

 his estimate of the value of sheep 



manure, 98^ 99. 

 his theory of hereditary transmission, 



107. 

 cited in regard to diseases of sheep, 

 277, 280, 281, 300, 802, 804, 307, 311, 

 812, 826, 329, 330, 342, 347, 864, 370, 

 372,378,381,382,387,890. 

 Sprains, 382. 



Spring management of sheep, — (see Man- 

 agement of sheep in spring.) 

 Stables for sheep, — (see Barns.) 

 Stells for sheep, 212. 

 Stevenson, Mr., cited in regard to diseases 



of sheep, 344. 

 Stickney, Tyler, his connection with, the 

 improved Paulars, 128 note, 417, 418. 

 St. John's-Wort injurious to sheep, 269- 

 271. 

 popular opinions respecting, 270. 

 Stone, Frederick William, of Canada West, 

 a distinguished breeder of Cotswold 

 sheep, 48, 49. 

 Storms after shearing, effect on sheep, 186. 

 Strains, — (see Bruises and Strains.) 

 Stretches, 310— (see Colic.) 

 Straw, as sheep Jeed, 236, 236, 245. 

 Summer management of sheep, — (see 



Management of sheep in summer.) 

 Sun-Scald, how produced, 186. 

 Swamps, effect of on sheep, — (see Marsh- 

 es.) 

 Sweepstakes, Mr. Hammond's ram, — (see 



Hammond, Edwin.) 

 Sweet, H. D. L., on comparative weight of 



wool and bodies of sheep, 433. 

 Swelled Head, 868. 



