Excerpt from Sheep: Domestic Breeds and Their TreatmentEarly in the present century, when interest in the breeding of live stock became more general than it had previously been, the demand for information on the, subject was sup plied by Messrs. David Low, Wm. Youatt, W. C. L. Martin, and others, The works of Low and Youatt were large and expen sive, those of Martin were cheap and popular. Martin's little books passed through many editions, and, from time to time, were revised and modernised. They form the foundation of the present Popular Live Stock Series, but in 1893 they were so thoroughly overhauled that very little of the writing of the original author remains. Consequently his name has not been retained on the title page of Cattle and Sheep, as the books have been rendered practically new. They are now published. In the belief that, in view of the increased im portance of live stock in the farm economy of the United Kingdom, they will be helpful in instructing beginners as to the characteristics and capabilities of the various improved breeds and in giving plain hints as to management and diseases, while they will also serve as introductions to the more extended studies of the subject that are to be found in the Live Stock Hand Books, brought out by the same publishers.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.