Management and Feeding of Sheep - Paperback

by Thomas Shaw (Author)

This antiquarian volume contains a comprehensive exposition on the feeding and management of sheep. Complete with detailed discussion, and a wealth of interesting and practicable information, this text constitutes a great addition to collections of farming literature. The chapters include: 'Why the Sheep has a Golden Hoof', 'Because it Brings Enrichment to the Soil', 'Because it is the Unchangeable Foe of Weeds', 'Because of the Dual Return given Annually', 'Fertility is to be Reckoned with Profits', 'What Sheep Remove from the Soil', 'The Fertility Removed in Carcass and Wool', etcetera. We are proud to republish this vintage text, now complete with a new and specially commissioned introduction on farming.