. Sheep management, breeds and judging for schools; a textbook for the shepherd and student . ^^^i INTRODUCTIONTHE SHEPHERD AND HIS CALLING. The young man with a born love for sheep is theone, as a rule, who will strive in his younger yearseither to find employment with some flockowner,or perhaps to engage for himself in sheep hus-bandry. He likes sheep, he likes to feed and takecare of them. Such men, when they have learnedthe details connected with the business, are thosewho achieve the best results. It makes no difference what breed of sheep ashepherd handles; to be successful he must prac-
. Sheep management, breeds and judging for schools; a textbook for the shepherd and student . ^^^i INTRODUCTIONTHE SHEPHERD AND HIS CALLING. The young man with a born love for sheep is theone, as a rule, who will strive in his younger yearseither to find employment with some flockowner,or perhaps to engage for himself in sheep hus-bandry. He likes sheep, he likes to feed and takecare of them. Such men, when they have learnedthe details connected with the business, are thosewho achieve the best results. It makes no difference what breed of sheep ashepherd handles; to be successful he must prac-tice the secrets which are the keynote to successif steadily followed, or on the other hand, whichwhen slighted, lead to certain failure in the busi-ness. Let me mention a few of these secrets: 1. The shepherd must be kind at all times toevery member of his flock. 2. He must practice cleanliness, which means tokeep feed troughs clean and sweet and not letthem become filthy with manure, thereby causinga disagreeable odor. 3. He must be punctual, which means to keepregular feeding hours. XV
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