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CuHapter XIII. Farm SuHerp . ‘ é . 172-208 
The Flock — Establishing a fob: — 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 crates — Shep- 
herds’ crooks — Dipping vat — Dodging chute — 
Corrals — Sheep fencing — Lamb-creep — Hoof- 
trimmers — Docking instruments — Ear-label- 
ing punch — Branding stamp and iron — Trochar 
and canula — Hand sheep shears — Wool box — 
Sheep bell. 
Cuapter XIV. Ferrepinc 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. 
Cuarter XV. Luck witH SHEEP . . 221-225 
Driving — Catching — Leading — — iti 
ing and carrying — Setting a heavy sheep on its 
rump — Hauling sheep. 
CuarPTeR XVI. Woot PropvuctTIon < . 226-239 
American market classes — bene and 
strength of fiber— Grading as to fineness — 
Shrinkage or condition — Color and character — 
Paint — Packing — Australian shearing shed. 
