Albert Stapleton Armstrong

Australian Sheep Husbandry Albert Stapleton Armstrong

This special re-print edition of Albert Stapleton Armstrong's book "Australian Sheep Husbandry" contains all the information a person needs to master the basics of breeding and raising Sheep for lamb or wool production. Written in 1882, this is one of the more comprehensive books available on basic sheep husbandry. Topics include Australia as a Sheep Growing Country, Varieties of Sheep, Breeding, Crossing, the Selection of Sheep, Wool, Diseases of Sheep, Sheep on Small Holdings, Lamb Marking, Paddocks versus Shepherding, Grasses, Sheep Droving, Sheep Washing, Sheep Shearing, The Wool Shed, Yards For Sheep, Fencing, Dam and Tank Making, Wells, Ring Barking, Pests, Predators and much more. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background.