This antique volume contains a practical treatise on the selection, care, and breeding of sheep, and includes chapters on the diseases and ailments common to these animals. Written in non-technical language, this text is designed to be of use to anyone interested in sheep. Complete with a plethora of photographs, helpful tips, and interesting information, this timeless text remains of much value to the modern reader, and will be of considerable appeal to farmers and collectors of antiquarian farming literature. The chapters of this book include: 'Ancient History', 'Breeds of Sheep', 'Structure of the Body', 'Functions of the Body', 'The Life Cycle of the Sheep', 'Handling Sheep', 'Feeding Sheep', 'The Farm Flock', 'Western Range Sheep', 'Sheep Dogs', 'The Wool Industry', 'Medicines Used for Sheep', etcetera. This book was first published in 1952, and is being proudly republished now complete with a new introduction on farming.