460 



INDEX. 



Merino, Spanish, the earlier families Intro- 

 duced into the United States by dif- 

 ferent persons, 22, 23. 

 black ones imported, 23. 

 the different families bred in-and-in, 

 119, 120. 



Messenger, Thog., imports Hampshire 

 Downs into the United States, 61. 



Miguel inoculates for small pox, 350. 



Miller, George, imports Shropshires into 

 Canada West, 65. 



Mississippi, sheep husbandry in, 248 et seq. 



Mixed feeds for sheep, 243-^. 



Morrell, L. A., author of American Shep- 

 herd, 269. 

 cited in regard to sheep diseases, 269, 

 301, 311. 



Myrtle & Ackerson, length of their Me- 

 rino wool, 76. 



N 



Nankin sheep in the United States, 54. 

 Native sheep of the United States, 43. 

 Neck, swellings of, 152, 154, 380. 

 Needham, Col. Daniel, attends World's Fair 



as Commissioner of Vermont, 438. 

 challenges the breeders of Europe, 438. 

 Negretti Merinos, 14, 129. 



weight of fleeces of flock of King of 



England, 16. 

 Nelson, Capt. Allison, his account of Mex- 

 ican sheep dogs, 405. 

 New Oxfordshire sheep imported into the 



United States, 51. 

 described by L. Smith, u, breeder of 



them, 51. 

 Nomadic shepherds on the prairies, 250. 

 Numann, Prof. A., on treatment of small 



pox, 348, 349. 

 Nutritive equivalents in sheep feed, 334 



et seq. 

 table of nutritive equivalents, 235. 



o 



Ohio, destruction of sheep in, by dogs, 398, 



396. 

 Oil in wool— (see Yolk.) 

 Old Eobinson Ram, his history and quali- 

 ties, 113. 

 his pedigree, 128 note. 

 his pedigree and qualities, 416-418. 

 Opthalmia, 272, 379. 

 Orton, Mr., his theory of breeding, 107 et 



seq. 

 Otter sheep, 43. 



Oxfordshire Downs, described by Mr. 

 Howard, 65. 

 introduced into United States, 66. 

 description of Mr. Fay's sheep, 66, 67. 



Paget, Mr., his account of Hungarian 



sheep dogs, 400. 

 Palsy, 283. 

 Pampering sheep, effects of, 196, 197. 



Parturient fever, 831-337. 

 Patterson, John D., describes French Me- 

 rinos, 36. 

 Paular Merinos, 14. 



improved in United States, 32, 33, 119. 

 Pawlett, T. E., his essay on management 

 of sheep, 199. 

 his views on fall feeding of lambs, 199. 

 his experiments in winter feeding, 

 418-425. 

 Pea-haulm as sheep feed, 235, 245. 

 Pedigree, mode of keeping, 121. 

 Persian sheep in United States, 54. 

 Peters, Theodore 0., opens a Wool Depot 

 in 1847, 177. 

 his letter in regard to sheep diseases, 



262. 

 his account of sheep dogs, 407, 409. 

 Petri, his measurements, etc., of Spanish 



sheep, 14. 

 Pining, 312. 

 Pinning, 151. 



of young lambs, how treated, 151. 

 Pleurisy, 326, 327. 

 Pleuritis, 326, 327. 

 Pneumonia, 326, 379. 

 Poisons, 301, 303. 

 Porter, CommodorCj imports Broad-Tailed 



sheep into United States, 53. 

 Powell, John Hare, breeds Tunisian 

 Mountain sheep, 53. 

 imports South Downs into United 



States, 57. 

 his account of Spanish sheep dogs, 400- 

 Prairie Sheep Husbandry, 248-260. 



comparative climate of Prairie States, 



348. 

 great advantages for wool growing in, 



219. 

 nomadic shepherds in, 250. 

 acclimation of sheep in, 250. 

 profits of wool growing in, over East- 

 ern States, 251. 

 wool the most profitable staple in, 261 



and note, 

 management of sheep in summer in, 252 

 lambing in prairie flocks, 252, 253. 

 folds and dogs, 253. 

 stables, 253. 

 herding, 254. 

 washing, 254. 

 shearing, 254. 



storing and selling wool, 254. 

 ticks on sheep, 255. 

 prairie diseases, 255, 956. 

 feeding salt, 256. 

 weaning lambs, 256- 

 prairie management in winter, 256- 

 winter feed, 258, 259. 

 sheds or stables, 259. 

 water, 260. 



location of sheep establishment, 360. 

 Pregnancy, proper treatment during, 221- 



228, 336. 

 Price, Mr., cited in regard to sheep dis- 

 eases, 262. 

 Puerperal Fever — (see Parturient Fever.) 

 Pulse, its frequency in healthy sheep, 314. 



where it is felt, 314. 

 Pnrging~(see Diarrhea, Dysentery. ) 



