The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1847-11-23
KEEPING SHEEP II WINTER.

We have before us statements by several
ENGLISH gentlemen. which place in striking
Geht the importance Of shelter, comfort, anu
ouirl. 10 sheen. The writer's appear 10 have
had more particularly in view The laiiening OF
,heen.-a prominent object in England; hui
lie same principles will be found true for sub
stance in regard 10 wool growing
Sir Richard Simeon, on the Isle Of Wight,
has accommodations for stall-feedlng about
300 sheen al a time. He states that he has
III sued The sysiem for several years, and
finds il fully TO answer his expectation. The
stall. are in close houses, with windows that
are closed entirely al night in cold weather,
and al other times opened more or less. The
sheen are tied in their stalls and fed in
,ror1Ghs: and water is brought within their
reach in the same way The ranges oil sheep
stand back 10 back and between each two
ranges is a receptacle for manure. which with
the aid ola hltle gypsum, is savedn the most
perfect manner.
The resul S are, asSir Richard states Ihem
as foIIows-Thc sheepare very healthy. and
and in some instances individuals have
gained pound day, live weight In many
instances The gain upon a large number has
exceeded three pounds head per week; gen
eral average two and a halt pounds; and in
reference to the time occupied in fatening The
sheep for the butcher, the advantage oil STALL
ieedinc is :mmense.-The growth Of wool is
very rapid. fully corresponding to that Of the
carcass. The manure is OF first rate quality,
not inferior TO the best guano.
So essential does Sir Richard consider
uariafh. that Z he were in a coal country. he
SAYS, he should be inclined to use artificial
heat.
Rev. Mr.. Huxlable, another English gen
ileman. has obtained similar results by feed
ING in close sheds. but without tying up.
Others still. use movable coFe sheds, so
that their nocks feed off their iurnep crops
from The ground. as has long been generally
practiced in England. and arc vel kept warm
Earl Talbot, lord Lieutenant oflhe county
Of S,afordshire, a Jealous promoter Of aori-
cultural improvement. after sending his bailiff
TO examine the plans of Sir r. Simeon and
Mr. Huxtahle. has adopted with some moIif-
ratons. the former. Its not worth the while
to give details, for they are not fitted for use
among Vermont WOOL growers. He feeds in
close buildings, with ample means ofventila-
ton, the sheep tied in narrow stalls, with ar
engagements Cor saving the manure and keep
ing everything neat and comfortable. His
son, Lord G. G. c. Talbot. in a letter 10 Gard
ner Slow, Esq. of Troy, N. Y, dated Aug.
u.s. 1917, states the results as are follows:-
The sheep eat an almost incredibly small
quantity Of foods pounds of swedes and
very little chat, and corn or linseed, or hay:
and confidently assert that any sheep,
let him he healthy, however poor he may be,
will, when tied up. be perfectly fat in three
months. while The fellow sheep, if al large
and exposed 10 the vicissitudes Of our climate.
will, during The same lime. consume double
ihc quantity Of food and no. be SO heavy at
me expiration of given time as the shielded
Fheep.'
J. lie also mentions the great advantage in
lie amount of the manure.
pul these are growers OF mutton in Eng
, ra we want something for growers in Yer
'"Oh'''-rruc. We expect, however. That