I have been lucky enough to obtain copies of a diary written in the 1870's by a man who farmed the land which we now have. It's a really interesting read, but some things have me puzzled. In November/December each year he bought in some grease and some tar and made "sheep salve" which he proceeded to "salve" the sheep with. Does anyone have a clue what this is about? He farmed in the Pennines some horned sheep but don't know the exact breed. They also did a lot of hobbling sheep so I guess the walls and fences weren't up to much!