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stable, and noticed when the bedding was 

 becoming wet or dirty, how careful the sheep 

 were to keep out of it, and how reluctantly they 

 would lie down. As soon as they got a nice 

 clean bedding, they would drop down upon it, 

 and lie there as contented and happy, to all 

 appearances, as an exhausted and worn-out person 

 would on a bed of down; and here I shall take 

 the liberty to say, that in my humble opinion, 

 this is the time and the only time they accumu- 

 late flesh. Salt, ashes, etc., should also never be 

 forgotten; no, not for a single day. 



Quietness, also, is of the greatest importance, 

 and, in order to secure it, I have a rule never to 

 allow strangers in the yard, unless accompanied 

 by the feeder. The sight of a stranger in the 

 yard will send the sheep pell-mell in every direc- 

 tion, and the effect will be perceived for a whole 

 day afterward ; and no other reason can I assign 

 for the forty sheep in the upper part of shed No. 

 1, doing better than the rest, but that we never 

 go there except to feed, water, litter, etc., and 

 there is no passing or re-passing through them as 

 through the other pens. 



The question is frequently asked, "what kind 

 of grain is best for fattening sheep ?" I answer, 



