Southern Africa, the land and its peoples . ingly most numerous in theEastern Karroo, in the south-eastern region of the Cape Province,in the eastern half of the Orange Free State, and in the South-Eastern Transvaal. In 1930 the distribution of sheep (in millions)was as follows : Cape Orange Province Free State Transvaal Natal Total 27-1 12-9 5-6 2-9 48-5 Sheep have a remarkable capacity for thriving upon veld posses-sing very little succulent vegetation ; they find sustenance, forexample, in the dry shrubs and bushes of the Karroo regions. I \i;M PRODU I \I(M INDUSTRIES 101 For tins reason sh
Southern Africa, the land and its peoples . ingly most numerous in theEastern Karroo, in the south-eastern region of the Cape Province,in the eastern half of the Orange Free State, and in the South-Eastern Transvaal. In 1930 the distribution of sheep (in millions)was as follows : Cape Orange Province Free State Transvaal Natal Total 27-1 12-9 5-6 2-9 48-5 Sheep have a remarkable capacity for thriving upon veld posses-sing very little succulent vegetation ; they find sustenance, forexample, in the dry shrubs and bushes of the Karroo regions. I \i;M PRODU I \I(M INDUSTRIES 101 For tins reason sheep are often treated in ? somewhat negligentmanner. It is still the practice, for example, to trek iheep immensedistances, sometimes from one province to another, in order to find pasture or to escape the rigours of winter. The system is wasteful; large numbers of stock are lost through starvationand exhaustion, the (locks are frequently attacked by disease whilst traversing infected districts, and in an\ ease the value of. ihntn.] Sill I II \i;\l. K AKKOO. 9 /./,. Publicity Department. the wool is diminished by the dust it acquires during such wander-ings. A more satisfactory plan is to keep Hocks in the same (list rictthroughout the year, providing them With forage, and. if necessary,shelter during the winter season. Sheep arc subject to \arious diseases, the most serious of whichis known as seal), a highly infectious disease which destroys thewool. The remedy is to immerse the infected animal in a tankcontaining an insecticide, the process being known as ) is so dangerous that when an infected sheep is discovered,the rest of the llock are dipped and then quarantined for a has been made compulsory in many districts, and in1925 it was considered necessary to carry out simultaneousdipping throughout a large area, only certain w protected districtsbeing exempt from the Older. 102 SOUTHERN AFRICA Another menace i sheep-rearing in South Africa is the ja
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