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Chapter XIII. Farm Sheep 172-208 



Tlie Flock — Establishing a flock — Grade 

 flock — Pure-bred flock — The ram — The ewe 



— Flushing the ewes — Breeding season — Win- 

 tering ewes — Wintering ewe lambs — Care of 

 the ram — Lambing time — Castration and dock- 

 ing — Growing the lamb — Grain — Shearing — ■ 

 Dipping — Weaning — Marketing — Dry ewes 



— Barns, tools, and equipment — Panels — Feed- 

 racks and troughs — Shipping orates — Shep- 

 herds' crooks — Dipping vat — Dodging chute — 

 Corrals — Sheep fencing — Lamb-creep — Hoof- 

 trimmers — Docking instruments — Bar-label- 

 ing punch — Branding stamp and iron — Trochar 

 and canula — Hand sheep shears — Wool box — 

 Sheep bell. 



Chapter XIV. Feeding Farm Sheep . . 209-220 



Regularity — Uniformity and variety — Clean- 

 liness — Exercise — Fall shearing — Concen- 

 trates — Corn — Barley — Oats — Wheat — 

 Emmer — Peas — Cotton-seed products -^ Lin- 

 seed products — Bran — Succulence — Roots — ■ 

 Kale — Cabbage — Silage — Hay — Soiling 

 crops — Pastures — Rape — Rape and clover — 

 Field peas — Vetches — Rye — Wheat — Kale 



— Alfalfa. 



Chapter XV. Luck with Sheep . . . 221-225 



Driving — Catching — Leading sheep — Lift- 

 ing and carrying — Setting a heavy sheep on its 

 rump — Hauling sheep. 



Chapter XVI. Wool Production . . ■ 226-239 



American market classes — Length and 

 strength of fiber — Grading as to fineness — 

 Shrinkage or condition — Color and character ^ 

 Paint — Packing — Australian shearing shed. 



