"The first fanner was the first man, and all historic 

 nobility rests on possession and use of land." 



— Emerson. 



LIPPINCOTT'S 



FARM MANUALS 



EDITED BY 



KARY C. DAVIS, Ph.D. (Cornell) 



PROFESSOR OF AGRICULTURE, KNAPP SCHOOL OF COUNTRY LIFE, GEORGE PEABODY 



COLLEGE FOR TEACHERS, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE; AUTHOR OF 



PRODUCTIVE FARMING, ETC. 



PRODUCTIVE SHEEP HUSBANDRY 



By WALTER C. COFFEY 



PROFESSOR OF SHEEP HUSBANDRY, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 



