The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1841-12-14

prepare it for an early and vigorous growth in
the spring; besides as the supply to the animal
is small and innutritious, there is great danger
that there will be falling offin its flesh, which
it can lily spare, and which TO its subsequent
existence it is so necessary it should retain.
As soon as the sheep are brought into the
yard, the different kinds Of lambs, the ewes
and weathers, should be carefully separated,
and kept during the winter apart. 1t is impor-
tant that those in the yard should be as near
ly of a size as practicable: for by being so.
there are no strong ones among them to drive
the weaker from the profender. All will feed
alike and do well. These focks likewise,
ought to be small as we can conveniently make
them 1t is an invariable rule that small
flock does much better than large one, even
if both, according to their number, are fed e.
qually well.
1t is likewise necessary to have a separate
yard for old and poor sheep, and if there are
any in the flock that do well, they should be
removed into what is commonly called the hos
pital. These hospital sheep, by being few in
number, having good warm shed, shief of
oats or a few screenings from under the fan
ming mill once day, will soon begin to i'm.
sheep in better condition, with care, by spring
than any other flock; and | must say, for the
last three seasons, my sheep were in better con-
dition when turned them out of my yard in the
spring, than whom put them in, in the begin
ming of the winter.
Sheep ought to be rather sparingly than
sumptuousiy fed, three times day out of the
racks, to prevent them from running over and
trampIing on the hay. As soon as any one is
seen in the flock to become thin, it ought TO be
removed at once to the hospital, where it will
be better fed. Ifyou neglect to do this, soon
it will be late, and you will suffer loss, for a
sheep once reduced TO a certain point cannot
be recovered. 1t is good to give them fee
ding of straw or pine tops if you please 1t IN
vigorates their health and makes change in
their food. They ought all to be daily water
ed, and if your hay has not been sailed they
ought to have lick of salt occasionally. BY
adopting these rules, you will save all your
sheep: OF you will not loose more of them
than you would of the same number of horses
and cattle. They will have no diseases among
them. | have often thought of an observation
made to me by an experienced wool grower,
from whom | asked for information of the dis
eases OF SIlcep- He dHSWcIcu, w hat nave ou
to do with the diseases of sheep? take care of
them and you will have no need of remedies"
This observation struck me as strange at the
time, subsequent experience has confirmed
it.
And now, what will the farmer gain by keep
ing his sheep welll In the first place he will save
all his hay-a fat sheep will not eat as much as a
poor one. He will save all his grain sheep
in good condition do not require any. In the
next place he will save all his sheep-he will
have more and better lambs in the spring and
in consequence of it he will have several oun-
ces of wool more to each sheep: and what is
better than all the rest, he will in the end save
himself loss and anxiety. The saving will at
least be from one eighth to one fourth the val
ne of his flock. and all this by attending TO
necessary work in due season.-Farmer's Cab
met.