CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I ' 



PASES 



Position of Sheep in Pkopitable Fakming . . . 1-9 



Natural Conditions for Sheep 1 



Combining Wool and Mutton 3 



Lands for Sheep 3 



Sheep for Intensive Farming 4 



Peculiar Advantages in Sheep-farming ... 6 



CHAPTER U 



Sheep Faems and theie Equipment 10-19 



Number of Sheep to Farm . . - . . . 13 



Buildings 13 



Racks and Troughs 16 



Watering Troughs 18 



Fencing 18 



CHAPTER III 



Beeeds op Sheep 20-48 



Habits of Sheep 21 



Ancestry of Present-day Sheep 23 



Early Sheep-breeding in Europe .... 25 



Formation of Breeds 27 



Classification of Breeds 28 



Classification according to Face Color ... 28 



The Wool as a Basis for Classification ... 28 



Classification based on being Polled or Homed . 29 



Classification based on Altitude .... 29 



Influence of Altitude 30 



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