Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-09-27

the rate oil ak 10 sight gallons per diem for three months.
when having calvod in April or Msys and their produce
oi huitef was. In general. from onn ~ twslve pmn6s,
OF sixteen ounces. Tor eigh, days: but caro- was taken Ia
have these cows well Supplied with Rne grass and plenty
81 water. as well as bring cleaned and curried like horses.
And II Will be found that tho better cows, oxen, &c.
are kept, as to cleanliness aud feeding. they will re-
pay Il. 0
Sheep. ne ! formerly ncn,ioned. as Of diGsrea, kind.
OF rather breeds, bu, those hold In the greatest rcpute, Tor
masking tho mist profitable ra,urn b the farmer. ara the
pure Leicester and the Cheviot o, white-faced gHlshlsnd
breeds; tho black-faeed OF common Highland will no, nav
20 well. even when cnssed with either Of The other two.
There are also tho South Dowu and Merino breeds, bu,
these are only placed In gen,lsmen's parks. ssa point of
splendor. slonr with the deers,. Sc. The farmers who
have only a few sheep. always take care 10 have them Of
thu pure l.ciccs,r,shire breed. Those WIN hsvo large
hocks commonly have two kinds. viz. the latter and
Cheviot, yet take care never to alluw The mixed rams
10 get amongst the Leicester ewes, when ihey intend to
keep that breed pure. II Is the ssme cos,om with breed
es Of sheep nv with those OF cattle, to ge, rams frpm dis.
,ant fiocks 10 put with their ewes. have known one
hundred guiueas given for the hire ut u ram for one yea
son. and s.inled h one hundred ewes. There Ia one
thing | may remark. that, when caro- IL taken IN the
breeding and feeding Of these two fasoiite kinds, i, sci
dom happens but that nina out Of Ten have strong and
healthy twin lambs. One ding | beg To observe. that
they are very particular a. 10 tho time OF pnr,ina tho rams
10 the ewes. IN order that the lambinp senson may fall
IN tho beginning Of The spring. The nex, thing thought
upon " tho wenning, which uniformly is ab,mt the shear
ing time. month Of May. Formerly. Tho ewss were
MIXED by women, for two " three weeks after their
lambs were ,nken from them. and the milk made Into
cheese, but ,biscus,on Is completely given up by all lluse
who are particular as 10 their stock. Same Of them put
thar ewes into a poor pasture until the milk goes uf them;
oihcrs milk them two or three times. some days separate,
fur the sane purpose. pret,r the latter, for humanity.
b1 the above sysiems' bcing observed. the lamhing sea
am can be cxaclly calculated upon. as well az the wean.
ing, and preparations mad. fI both. The common rus
tom Is 10 take the lambs somo miles distant II IN ,l,elI
dams. and put on good pastures Ter two or three mumils,
then brought hume, II not sold. II IL found that farmers
who follow this system. realzc more profit irem their
sheep ihan thosc who allow the lambs 10 run mus, of the
summer with their dams; or. after weaving them, milk
the dams for two or three weeks. for the following ico
reasons. First. the lambs ne much stronger, and, there
iore, endure the ensuing winter hetier; secondly, weigh
heavier when sold TO The butcher. mad, IL Rep, ir two ol
three years. give four or 1--WE POUNDS OF WOOL more pc,
fleece than The others; tho same with tho twes. This
has been tried by my commentator 10 SONS Of tho far
mefs IN Baltimore county, and they found Il b be tho
fact. shall conclude this paragraph, by asserting, tina,
| have seen three year od Leicester weihers, when killed
and hung up for sale. weigh 30 pounds per hind quar-
ter, and the lore IN proportion. and iheir heoces " eigh
from ~ 10 IS lbs. Of fine washed wool, IS ounces to the
pound,
Hogs-This kind Of farm stocking may, like The
he divided into several breeds; but shall class
them into two. The first ia termed. by some, the Chi.
nese, Berk'eyor Bedford breed; this Ia according 10 fancy
We " " 'o""u ny 'NpffhHce tncy are MI III haine oUgllll
The other may be styled The common or country breed.
The difference, Ia regard TO the advantage Of The farmer
Is so well known In this country, that no obser walton can
be made thsfeop. shall. however, remark, that a
friend Of mine. on tho banks If the Tweed who was mas,
particular in raising fine farm stocking Of every kind.
nr lid he spare any expense upon the same. gave Inc q
pair Of pigs TO raise II fine stock IN the SINE. allowed
them to 20 loose along with the others during winter
when they were fed with raw Swedish iuruiIs. Sc.
along with the dry cattle; IN spring, they were NIL po. IN
to a field Of fine red clover. My old stock Of hogs KEEP,
much IN tho a state. NIL summer. AS when they were
put in. but these two fed fat upon the clover so nuchi
50. that il might have been said, they grew MS brad as
long; aud In the fall, when expected an addition by O
litter Of young ones, behold, the produce was only one
and II was n male. The reason was, she 90, Ion fat |,
have pigs. tried her for some moaihs, but could moi
get her into condition. for breeding. without putting he.
upon such shori allowances as my feelings would no, al
low me 10 do; but care TO keep tho breed unu,ix'd is Ia
ken, by keeping the breeding sows always upon poor
diet.
believe the foregoing is as mnch as my memory car
recall upon the sysiem Of farming In my native quartet
Of Grea, Britain. out Of which | have been abuye a omar
Ter Of century, nor have one volume treating up,r
that science now In my possession. although ! brought
several along with me into the couhtry: they have
been lost, by lending and travelling through many States
in the Union. ~ we'll rs 10 CanaIs.
Pomtry.-ltis there AZ here. This species Of farm
stocking tails under the superintendencc Of the females
upona farm therefore ] cnn say no more than that |, scent
to be better und' rstod than any Of tho other brsnche,
under the eyes Of the opposite sex.
!, therefore, bid you aJieu, and add, that THE strength
wealth ard prosperity ofevery country depend upof
the farmer OF peasantry; and every farmer yea, ever,
ciiIzen- should encourage such a publication a. yours
above all religious tracts 0r political controversies what
ever.
am yours mos. sincerely,
THOMAS JOHNSTON.