Contents xiii 



PAGES 



Washing before Shearing 214 



Place for Shearing 214 



Tying the Fleece 215 



Dipping 216 



CHAPTER XI 



Wool 219-228 



Density 219 



Length of Staple 220 



Examining the Pleece 221 



Fineness 222 



Shrinkage of Wool 223 



Market Grades 223 



Table showing Weight of Fleece, etc. . . . 224 



CHAPTER XII 



Baelt Lamb Raising 229-239 



The Breeding Flock 230 



Management at Mating Season .... 231 



Management of Ewe and Lamb .... 232 



Feeding the Lambs 234 



Marketing the Lambs 235 



Equipment for Butchering 236 



Shipping 237 



Docking and Castrating 237 



Markets 238 



Buildings 238 



Floor Space 239 



CHAPTER Xin 



Fattening Sheep 240-261 



Age at which to Feed Grain 240 



Com for Fattening Sheep 247 



Oats 247 



