. Productive agriculture . ne. Such topics as these may be iised, Origin and Improve-ment of the Hog, Feeding Hogs, Money in Hogs, Treatment ofDiseases of Hogs, How to Produce Cheaper Meat, Time of Year toRaise Hogs in Order to Make the Most Money out of Them. CHAPTER XIV SHEEP It is generally believed that the Argah of Asia, and the Musi-mon of the islands of Crete and Cyprus, are the real parents ofour domestic Argaha is foundon the plains and themountain sides of Asia,and the Musimon isstill found on theislands of Corsica andSardinia in the Medi-terranean Sea. Bothof these wild ty
. Productive agriculture . ne. Such topics as these may be iised, Origin and Improve-ment of the Hog, Feeding Hogs, Money in Hogs, Treatment ofDiseases of Hogs, How to Produce Cheaper Meat, Time of Year toRaise Hogs in Order to Make the Most Money out of Them. CHAPTER XIV SHEEP It is generally believed that the Argah of Asia, and the Musi-mon of the islands of Crete and Cyprus, are the real parents ofour domestic Argaha is foundon the plains and themountain sides of Asia,and the Musimon isstill found on theislands of Corsica andSardinia in the Medi-terranean Sea. Bothof these wild typeshave been crossed withour domestic breedsand the progeny easilybecomes domesti-cated. The habits and in-stincts of the wildsheep are still found inour domestic breeds, (i) Wild sheep sought the highest places,partly because they were dry and partly to escape their enemies. Note to the Teacher: The materials needed to do the Laboratory Ex-ercises suggested at the close of this chapter are:At least two sheep to judge. 215. Fic. g6. — The Musimon, one of the wild ancestors ofour domestic sheep. Had little wool, and some mutton. 2i6 PRODUCTIVE AGRICULTURE Domestic sheep will also- seek the highest places to fold for thenight. (2) Sheep do not like to go into stables or cross streams,but they will follow a leader. Shepherds make use of this in-stinct to drive sheep across a stream and into a stable. Afterone has gone, the rest wiU follow. (3) When sheep are excited,they stamp the earth with a front foot, a signal to the herd of ap-proaching danger. (4) Sheep, and especially lambs, have a greatplay instinct. They jump stumps, low straw stacks, or playaround open ditches. If a barrel is set up, and two boards leanedagainst the barrel, lambs will run up one board and down theother, seemingly in great amusement. (5) Sheep eat weeds in avery strange way. One weed is not eaten down by one sheep, buteach sheep of the herd takes a nibble as it passes until the weedis eaten. Sheep can g
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