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late William Watson. In subsequent years, lie 

 added to the work the results of his investigation 

 and wide observations in many parts of the United 

 States. The volume planned by Professor Craig 

 was to have been more exhaustive than the present 

 one, and was to have contained a number of chapters 

 pertaining to the breeding and handling of sheep on 

 the range. As it now appears, the volume contains 

 many practical ideas that are the outcome of devel- 

 opments of recent years and are not found elsewhere 

 in book form. In the final preparation the endeavor 

 has been to preserve the author's peculiar faculty of 

 arousing interest in the study of the sheep and for 

 showing the possibilities to be realized from working 

 with them. 



Chapters 11, XII, and XV are the work of Dr. 

 H. P. Miller, of Sunbury, Ohio, who has had extensive 

 experience with all phases of the shepherd's work, 

 and is a recognized authority on the ailments of 

 sheep. 



To put the copy into final shape and arrange the 



illustrations has been the pleasant work of the 



imdersigned. 



F. R. MARSHALL. 



UNIVEBSITT op CaIiIPOBNIA. 



