44G 



Fischer, Louis, effect of his cross between 

 the Negretti and Infantado, 128, 129. 



Fleece, proper characteristics of in a Me- 

 rjpo, 71, 72. 



Fleischmann, Charles L., his drawing of a 

 Saxon ram, 26- 

 his statements about German cross- 

 bred sheep, 127. 

 his drawings of marking instruments, 

 184. 



Fodder for sheep, value of different, 233 - 

 245. 



Folds, or wrinkles, proper amount in the 

 skin of the Merino, 70, 71. 



Forshey, Caleb G., on the climatology of 

 Texas, 428 et uq. 



Foster, William, first introduced Merinos 

 into United States, 22. 



Foot -Rot, (see Hoof- Rot) 



Fouls, 356. 



Fractures, 254. 



G 



Gad - fly of the sheep, cut of, 274. 

 cat of Larvfe of^ 274. 

 their effect on sheep, (see Grub in the 



Head.) 

 Garget, 157. 



Gayot, inoculates for small - pox, 850. 

 Gasparin, cited in regard to sheep diseases, 



283,314. 

 Gandelonpe Merino, 14. 

 Geddes, James, cut of his Silesian Merino 



ram "Carl," 38. 

 cut of his improved wool - press, 174. 

 Geddea, Hon. George, experiments in feed- 

 ing beets to sheep, 243. 

 Germany. Breeders of, at World's Fair, 



438, 439. 

 Gestation, period of in the ewe, 207. 

 Gilbert, his description of the origin of 



the Rambouillet flock, 19. 

 Girard, inoculates for small -pox, 349. 

 Goitre, congenital, 152, 154. 

 Gold Drop, Mr. Hammond's ram, pedigree 



of, 131, 122. 

 Goodale, S. L., his work on the principles 



of breeding, 114 note, 123. 

 Gossip, George H. and Brother, import 



Lincoln sheep into the U. States. 50. 

 Gragnler inoculates for small pox, 349. 

 Grasses, most valuable ones for sheep, 233, 



234, 235, 237. 

 Gravel, 355. 



Grease in wool — (see Yolk.) 

 Greaves, Mr. W., cited in regard to sheep 



diseases, 305. 

 Greer, W. F., in regard to hoof-rot, 871. 

 Grennel, James S., his report on sheep 



husbandry to the Masaachusett^s 



State Board of Agriculture, 51. 

 his account of New Oxfordshire sheep, 



51. 

 Ms statement of comparative waste in 



cooking beef and mutton, 83. 

 his statement of increase of sheep 



bought in Boston market between 



1839 and 1859, 84. 

 his account of sheep poisons, 301. 



Grinnel, J. B., his statement of cost of get- 

 ting wool and other products to mar- 

 ket from Iowa, 251 note, 

 his article on prairie sheep husbandry, 

 260. 



Grove, Henry D., his acconnt of importa- 

 tions of Saxon sheep, 25. 

 weight of fleeces of his Saxon flock, 



25 note. 

 his account of origin of the "little 

 eared" sheep, 104. 



Qrognier, Prof., his account of French 

 sheep dogs, 401- 



Grub in the head, 273-277. 



Gnillaume inoculates for small-pox, 849. 



Gullet, obstructions of, 292, 293. 



Gum on wool — (see Yolk.) 



H 



Hammond, Edjrin, commences his flock 

 with Infantado or Atwood sheep, 29, 

 80. 

 the great improver of the Infantados, 



29.. 

 present character of his flock, 29, 80. 

 his ram Sweepstakes ~ (the ft'ontis- 



piece of this volume,) 29. 

 length of Sweepstakes' wool, 76. 

 pedigree of Sweepstakes, 121. 

 description of Sweepstakes, 413. 

 the points which Mr. H. has bred 

 for, 30. 

 the extent of his in-and-in breed- 

 ing, 30, 120. 

 pedi^ees of his leading stock rams 



and ewes, 14, 122. 

 in - and - in breeding a lever of his suc- 

 cess, 122. 



plan of his sheep establishment, 218. 

 description of his leading animals, and 

 coarse of breeding, 412-416. 

 Hampshire Downs described by Professor 

 Wilson, 59, 60. 

 Mr. Spooner's account of their origin 

 and blood, 60, 61. 

 Handling Sheep— (see Catching and Hand- 

 ling.) 

 Harrison, Dr., on symptoms of rot, 372. 

 Head, grub in, 273-277. 



swelled, 268. 

 Herding, capacity for in different breeds 



of sheep, 89. 

 Hereditary Diseases, 379, 380. 

 Hogg, James, cited in regard to diseases of 



sheep, 268, 278, 291, 312, 364. 

 Hoof-Rot, 35&- 371, 380. 

 Hoofs, shortening of the, 168, 169. 



cut of toe-nippers, 169. 

 Hoove, 299-301. 



Horns on sheep, shortening, etc., 189. 

 Howard, Charles, describes origin of 



Shropshire Downs, 63, 64. 

 Howard, Sanford, imports Cheviot sheep, 



52. 

 Huard inoculates for small-pox, 349. 

 Humphreys, David, imports Merinos into 

 the United States, 23. 

 breeds in-and-in, 120. 



