SHEEP. 



the fummer. It is fuppofed, that by the above pra&ice 

 the lambing paftures are fometimes lefs difcommoded, than 

 is the cafe where too great a number of ewes and lambs 

 are crowded together. Sometimes, when an ewe has lolt 

 her lamb by any accident, and yet is deemed capable of 

 bringing one up, a twin lamb is given her. When a weakly 

 lamb, however, is put to an old ewe, the milk is often too 

 ftrong for it, and will fpeedily canfe its deltrnftion, by 

 fcouring or in other ways ; fuch lambs are likewife in- 

 capable of keeping the udders of the ewes properly drawn, 

 by which means much injury is frequently d>ne to them. 

 Thefe ewes are therefore often better turned off for fatten- 

 ing, than being employed in this way. Various methods 

 are praftifed with the ewes which have dead lambs, by 

 ufing fuch lambs fo as that their affeftions maybe increafed, 

 and the ewes be drawn into the pounds, and have other 

 lambs put to them. All fuch meafures, however, often fail. 

 The cullom of running the ewes down to get them into the 

 pounds is always very bad, as frequently caufing their de- 

 ilruftion. The ears of ewes being flapped down, and the 

 ewes not looking back, are in every cafe bad ligns of affec- 

 tion, but the contrary good ones. Lambing pounds are 

 mofUy fupplied with fuitable pens or coops for the con- 

 venience of fuckhng the ilrange lambs in. And the coats 

 of the natural lambs are fometimes employed on the others. 

 Whatever is done in this way, muft, however, be done by 

 deception, and not force, as the ewes are very refraftory. 

 Many other modes are had recourfe to in different cafes for 

 taming the refraftory ewes, and caufing them to fuckle the 

 lambs in a proper manner. 



It will now be neceffary for the lamber to be particu- 



larly careful of the twin and other lambs, to fee that they 

 are reguhrly kept, and properly fuckled in all cafes, efpe- 

 cially thofe which are in a weakly ftate. For this purpofe 

 fome milk of the cow or other kinds is often carried and 

 made ufe of by him, which prevents trouble afterwards. 

 In thefe intentions, it is proper to go over the fields twice 

 or oftener during the day ; and to be particularly attentive 

 in cold ftormy weather. All forts of accidents and dangers 

 are at thefe times to be looked to, and guarded againll in 

 the moll cautious manner. 



About the end of the firft week of the lambing feafon, 

 one-half of the ewes will moltly have lambed, and more 

 than two-thirds of them probably at the termination of the 

 fecond, when the ewes may be brought into a lefs compafs, 

 and the lambing-field or pallure be cleared of all the twins 

 and moft of the fingle lambs, and they which are neceffary 

 may be had ready to cut, which in fuitable circumllances 

 is often done at this early period, by which the manager 

 will be freed from much of his future labour and 

 trouble. 



By this fort of cautious attention and management in 

 the lambing of the ewe flocks, and the ufe of proper 

 forts of fhelter, a vaft faving of lambs and ewes may in 

 all cafes be made, and the interefts and profits of the 

 fheep-breeding farmer be very greatly aided and promoted. 

 See Sheep. 



Sheep, Names of, the feveral names which are given, ap- 

 plied, or appropriated to them, at different ages, in different 

 parts and places where they are much kept. Thefe are very 

 numerous, and of a very local nature ; but the following are 

 the greateil part of them. 



Mahi 



Borders of 

 Scotland. 



From that of being lambed until 1 t ^ 

 that of weaning - . j ^ambs. 



From that of weaning until that 7 -u 

 of the firft clip - - - I "°g'- 



From that of the firft to that of 1 tn- 

 the fecond clip - - - j D.nmon 



From that of the fecond until! Young ") 

 that of the third clip - J Wedders. j 



From that of the third clip for-1 ^, , ,. 

 ward . - . . jOldwedders. 



From that of the fourth clip ever 1 Full-grown ") 



J fheep, 3 



Lincoln. 

 Lambs. 

 Hogs. 



Heeders. 



afterwards 



Dorfet. 

 Purs. 



Different Sexes. 



Norfolk ancj 

 Suffolk. 



Lambs. 



Females. 



u— >«A _ 



Borders. 

 Lambs. 



Lincoln. 

 Lambs. 



Dorfel. 



Chilvera. 



Gridlings. 1 tj > [ Hogs. Thraves. Thraves. 



Shearlings. 



Two-fiiear. 

 Three- fhear. 



C Gimmers 

 Gimmers. i and 



LSheeders. 



Counters. 

 Fronters. 

 Ewes. 



Such ew« as are broken mouthed 'l^'"'""'' '" Norfolk and Suffolk. 



and refufe .ire denominated - ( ""apes and / j^ Lincolnfliire and fome other counties. 



J Drape ewes J 



Such ewes as are neither with Iamb 

 nor give milk, arc faid to be 



I Eild, 



or Yield in Scotland. 



Thefe arbitrary names, which are given to (heep at different 

 periods of their exiftence, in different parts of the country, 

 ferve to guide the breeding and grazing fliecp-farmers of 

 fuch places in their management with thefe animah. 



Sheep, Smearing of, the praftice of falving or laying 

 them over with fome fort of fubftance of the unduous kind, 

 for the purpofe of improving the v.-ool, and preferving the 

 animals from difeafe. It is only had recourfe to in fome dif- 

 tridj, and thofe moftly in the northern parts of the kino-dom. 

 See S.-VLVING of Sheep. 



Raw unboiled tar, not mixed with butter, is fometimes 



very dangerous and hurtful to fheep, efpecially rams, when 

 laid on in large, or even moderate quantities. There are, 

 indeed, fome forts of tar which are very acrid, and blilter 

 ffieep, caufing the wool to fall off, and the death of the 

 animals. When it is thin, and appears black on ftirring, 

 with an offenfivc fmcll, and cauftic acrid taite, it fhould 

 never be ufed for iheep, efpecially without boiling, to de- 

 ttroy fuch properties. The pcrfons engaged in the work of 

 fmearing often find proofs of the danger of this fort of tar, 

 in the burning cffetis which it has on their fingers. Good 

 fmearing tar, it is faid, on being ftirred, has a thick, brown, 



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