Excerpt from The Book of the Farm, Vol. 4 of 6: Detailing the Labours of the Farmer Farm-Steward, Ploughman, Shepherd, Hedger, Farm-Labourer, Field-Worker, and Cattle-Man Pasturing sheep on arable farms Ewes and lambs Scarcity of grass Attention to ewes and lambs Summer treatment and disposal Summer fattening Store sheep In summer Shifting sheep on pastures Water for sheep Salt for sheep Mg ot - fly Unc pped sheep falling Ravens Inj uring lambs Pasturing shee on Stocking on ill farms Ewes and lambs Pasture plants on hilly ground Heather-burning Method In buming Old method of burning Modern method Sheep - washing Objects In washing Opposition to washing Study the market Methods of washing Force required Process Duty Of the shepherd. Hours for washing Effect on the sheep Speed. After washing Interval before clipping Another method. Bath washing Hungarian method Australian methods Lambs Shearing of sheep Time of shearing. Clipping place Clipping oor Force at clipping. Wool-shears Sharpening wool-shears Avoiding Injury to the sheep Shear-cuts Method of clipp Clipping with ptliiegleft hand. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.