The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1817-05-21
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From Me Boston Pailadiun.

OF THE SHEARlNG OF SHEEP.
There arc two articles in tfe condition OF
wool which enhance It's .pricA. These are
fatncss and cleanness and il is 10 the own.
cf's power to give i. these IN o muIh greater
degree, by his care.-I'hc frst will be incrcs-
cd by The time Of shearing the sheep, the
Other by previous cleanliness. Fainess 81
the wool never gives IL any value unless it l's
also clean and the cleanDess will discover
its imperfec,ion, if il be not greasy. The
fatncss. 10 owing 10 the creatures sweating
therefore there must be some hot weather
past before il is sheafcd. IL must have
sweated many days together, i6at the pois-
,ure may have lodged itself about the
wool, and in a manDsr oiled il SO, that the
washing for cleanliness shall not carry II OH
Unless the sheep have swcatcd well before
washing, that will do as much. harm as good
for as much rs il increases the pricoby clean
nosS il diminishes it by taking of tho Tat
ness. I, is necessary sheep should be we.
washed, before they are shcagcd but unicss
they have well swcat ih theft wool 81, this
will hprt it, Upon this foundation depends
the arr Of sheep-shcoring. The Nssi season
is toward mid .Sunlmcr. But lie, the weather,
.s,1 a. L-.-.i.. far uicr be CARRIED
away by tho h,mc OF any day. or .tponlh, a.
gaiast Tho use OF his reason, Jopc is com.
monty the month in England because OF this
une Of tho year there comfnonlyhas been
some hot weather and there follows lot
weather af,cri,. but if any yearthc season
prove very cold n the first part OF the Sum
mer, let him defer il ill July; and, if very
hot weather como in carly, let him GO TO
shcaring 10 May. lfthe end Of May be hot,
he 10 10 begin carly in juno and ifthc hot
wcathes have not come in ill the beginning
or middle Of June, he is no, 10 shear his sheep
ill The latter end OF that month. WE would
not have our farmers The eompon
methods, unless where thty arc wrong bot,
understanding their foundation, he viii oieu
find II convenient todcpart littlc from them.
When nc has, on these principles, set;led
the time OF sbcaripg for that year, the next
care Is TO prepare for ia by ssuljUg iae time
OF washing the sheep, and giving them op'
portunity To dry themselves clean. A good
place Of washing is 90 &c fixed upon, and
piccc'of clean and DIV greuad.in which they
are TO run ill they be c'dlied. This, end Tie
washing fiace should be as near as may be.
Thosyh Il is needfal ,ha,the sheep be wash
ed bc!otc Il be shorn lit must mol be sbotn
while wet and if Suffered to run at r.Ddom
afterwards, and get dirty, the washing would
no, bc Of mnch effect.
The whole being thus understood, 7ud all
things ready, let the farmer proceed to the
washi,e, OF his sheep. lie, him see this be
done thoroughly and carefully. There is >
way oil sighting business in such manner,
int It IN gh, as we'll have becn lcta!onc and
this Is 100 common in washing sheep, which
Is thing very troublesome to do we'll. ii
the farmer docs not see i, done wcil, he viii
not be able easily 10 know atter~sfds, wheIh-
crit be well or no.. The preseneesofs mas.
ter Is always useful but in no article moro
than this, let not the fsruer leave this busi.
ness wholly TO his orkmep, .splsss he hes
such as fully understand it. M
When every sheep has been Thoroughly |
washed, let them be all turned together INTO |
the ground designed for them, and there be
'en TO run I'LL taey are dfy. This will take
I've, three, OF foer days, rarely more, for tho
season is seldom very unfavorabis at that
time otthe year. Alter this, le.ihe shesrer
ger TO work, let hirr be one who unde ers,ands
ms business; for an ignorsnt or earslcss ie'.
son at this work, may do his employer'morc
damage IN one day, than q months extrsor
dinaiy wages would cost him. - LET MIN over.
SEQ every thing with>his owneye ;.,od II he
perceive any sheep half wSshed wien il
Comes to the hands of the ssesrer, let him
send II TO be washed sestp. : L.tbim see
tho shearer be careful not to,lrurt the sheep,
cut them, or prief, thein with the. point Of |
hts Shchrs: The ef-s will TAXA sd~s-tSrc e.