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The old-time shepherd lamb in one hand, crook in the other is an emblem of sturdiness, dependability and independence. He was one of the most important men on the farm, responsible for the care and well-being of the flock, with which he might need to spend days and nights out in open pastures. How did he manage his charges and his own life? What skills and equipment did he use? How did sheep farming change in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and what effect did those changes have on the shepherd's work? These are some of the questions considered by this fully illustrated exploration of shepherding life.

Table of Contents
?Introduction: Sheep Farming in Britain / Who Were the Shepherds? / Shepherding in the Uplands / The Lowland Shepherd / The Work of the Shepherd / Shepherds and Their Dogs / The Shepherd’s Tools and Equipment / Conclusion: The Last Shepherds? / Glossary / Further Reading / Index

Shepherds and Shepherding Shire Library

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      Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Published 3 October 2013
      ISBN-13 9780747812265
      978-0747812265
      ISBN-10 0747812268
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      Traditional trades, crafts and skills

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The old-time shepherd lamb in one hand, crook in the other is an emblem of sturdiness, dependability and independence. He was one of the most important men on the farm, responsible for the care and well-being of the flock, with which he might need to spend days and nights out in open pastures. How did he manage his charges and his own life? What skills and equipment did he use? How did sheep farming change in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and what effect did those changes have on the shepherd's work? These are some of the questions considered by this fully illustrated exploration of shepherding life.

      Table of Contents
      ?Introduction: Sheep Farming in Britain / Who Were the Shepherds? / Shepherding in the Uplands / The Lowland Shepherd / The Work of the Shepherd / Shepherds and Their Dogs / The Shepherd’s Tools and Equipment / Conclusion: The Last Shepherds? / Glossary / Further Reading / Index

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