Successful farming : a ready reference on all phases of agriculture for farmers of the United States and Canada . Man. Lovejoy. The Hog Book. Dawson. Alabama Expt. Station Bulletin 185. Dipping Vat for Hogs and Dips; Hog Worms, Lice and Mange; Hog Lot, Houses and Water Expt. Station Circular 4. Mai-Nutrition of Expt. Station Bulletin 147. Pork Production. Ohio Expt. Station Bulletin 268. Fattening Swine with Substitutes for Dakota Expt. Station Bulletin 157. Rape Pasture for Pigs in Expt. Station Bulletin 107. Swine De
Successful farming : a ready reference on all phases of agriculture for farmers of the United States and Canada . Man. Lovejoy. The Hog Book. Dawson. Alabama Expt. Station Bulletin 185. Dipping Vat for Hogs and Dips; Hog Worms, Lice and Mange; Hog Lot, Houses and Water Expt. Station Circular 4. Mai-Nutrition of Expt. Station Bulletin 147. Pork Production. Ohio Expt. Station Bulletin 268. Fattening Swine with Substitutes for Dakota Expt. Station Bulletin 157. Rape Pasture for Pigs in Expt. Station Bulletin 107. Swine Dept. of Agriculture Bulletin 225. Bulletins, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture: 411. Feeding Hogs in the South. 438. Hog Houses. CHAPTER 49 Sheep and Goats By T. C. StoneInstructor in Animal Husbandry, Ohio State University Early Importance of Sheep.—There is evidence that sheep were underdomestication in Europe in prehistoric times. The primitive man used theskin for clothing and the meat and milk for food. As man has advancedin civilization, sheep farming has become an important branch of agricul-. A Typical Cotswold ture. Sheep and their wool were very early acknowledged to be the founda-tion of the national prosperity and the wealth of Great Britain and otherEuropean countries. The more recent introduction of silk manufacturesand the establishment of the cotton trade have lessened the demand forwoolen goods; still, the sheep and its fleece are of great importance. Courtesy of The Field, New York City. (607) 608 SUCCESSFUL FARMING The Sheep of —The Spanish Merino, the only type of sheep inSpain, are noted for: (1) the production of a very fine wool, (2) hardinessand ability to travel, and (3) the disposition to stay close together whenfeeding, resting and traveling. These characteristics have had an impor-tant influence on their later history. The Sheep of England.—In England were developed several types ofsheep, and each type or breed was adapted to
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