The American shepherd: being a history of the sheep, with their breeds, management, and diseases . stand upon while feeding—by thisplan they eat better and waste less. The platform is elevated about 8 in. above theground—(represented in the drawin gby the shaded part). The windows, lunged shutters, and doors, are sufficiently vs-ell shown in thedrawing. The shutters should be kept open, except during storms, and severe coldweather. No animal sutfers sooner or more seriously from imperfect ventilationthan the sheep. Allowing a fold on either side of the main barn, admits of a divi-sion of the f
The American shepherd: being a history of the sheep, with their breeds, management, and diseases . stand upon while feeding—by thisplan they eat better and waste less. The platform is elevated about 8 in. above theground—(represented in the drawin gby the shaded part). The windows, lunged shutters, and doors, are sufficiently vs-ell shown in thedrawing. The shutters should be kept open, except during storms, and severe coldweather. No animal sutfers sooner or more seriously from imperfect ventilationthan the sheep. Allowing a fold on either side of the main barn, admits of a divi-sion of the flock, which is of much consequence. The disposition of the yards is also shown by the drawing. Racks and opensheds may be arranged around these if desirable. A small house may be attached, and a division yard made at the outward end ofeither fold, say at G, for diseased sheep. At H is a pump. No. 2 is an enlarged view of the rack, f, &c.; a is the platform spoken of above,b is the back of the rack, c the feeding trough in front, d the feeding hopper tathe trough. WINTER MANAGEMENT. 261. CHAPTER XIV. BREEDING AND CROSSING. INTRODUCTORY OBSERVATIONS—aUALlTIES OF A GOOD MUTTONSHEEP—aUALITIES OF PURE BRITISH BREEDS—LEICESTER—SOUTHDOWN—CHEVIOT,&c—REMARKS ON THEIR CULTIVATION—IN-AND-IN BREEDING—CROSSING—BREED [NG REGISTER —INFLUENCE OFSEX—GOOD POINTS OF A MERINO AND SAXON—TUPPING SEASON. INTRODUCTORY OBSERVATIONS. There is no department connected with the management ofevery description of stock of such paramount importance asthe one we are about to consider ; and comparative successor failure must depend in a measure on the degree of knowl-edge of physiological principles the breeder may possess, to-gether with that information acquired by perseverance, andclose and discriminating observation. Those principleswhich form the basis of successful stock breeding are notwholly the results of scientific investigation, but in part byhaving the particular points t
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