The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1851-07-30
AGRICULTURAL
FOmtGs OHIO '0WltiousoT.
sa1ony sheep--.hOw to Keep chem

Saxony Sheep---how to keep them.
have the finest and tendenst grades Of
Saxony, sad wonld just as soon have them
as the hardicst Of the Rambouilet breed. For
Il they are well taken care Of, which all must
be ifyou want them to do well, they will am.
ply repay all cest aad trouble | give to NV
lambs the best pasture have, and change
them SO tokeep the pasture sweet and clean
tiil abSttt the first of August when l take
thenlSromtheewes; but before take them off
teara them to eat bran and salt, Tor if this
Is net done they are apt to scOur, as | have
often observed to be the case with my neigh
bors- After having taken them off the ewes,
give one gallon. of bran day to fifty lambs,
DOR about two weeks, and very little salt,
for the salt has a tendency to scour them.
continue to give them bran twice week,
and keep them in the best pasture have,
until about the first of October. l then put
IN small handfHl of corn and oats, which |
increase gradually until it amounts to two
quarts. / give also the same amount of bran
to Fifty lambs at the same time. In this man
ner they are fed throughout the whole win
Ter, until the middle Of March. During the
month Of April l turn them out on the grass
and give them sSnse hay at night. If YOU
pursue this course, your lambs will not only
grow large, butif they are of the right blood,
they will also give YOU fine parcel of long,
clear, white and streng soft wool.
After / have taken my ewes off their
lambs, ! keep them in good pasture, and a.
bout the middle of October commence feed
ing them with bran, say enc galln of hran
TO so ewes. Igive them also little oats
and some corn, until the weather gets cold
This is continued antl all have their lambs
sag abeat the first of May; for mark, the
wool on a eve has done growing as soon as
she has her lamb, Ny object is to keep ewes
ia good plight befene they will have then
lambs, on account of growing wool; and be-
sides this, to have the lambs thrive well, |
suffer my ewes and lambs to stray out until
the first storm blows up, In the fall they are
well housed and sheltered, and well provided
with hay. From that time until Spring. /
mover suffer them them to go out until Spring
rains are coming ON. have in every sheen
pen salt box, and give salt twice week
also give one pound of sulphur to every
400 head ef sheep once month. | give
them new bed Of straw every day. Thi.
keeps tiesn comfortable, and the neglect o
ats the reason why SO many shepherds can
net keep their sheep in their stables. AS
Keep their stables always well Uttered, the
w@rat trouble with me is to keep my sheer
out Of the stable, But never put your sheer
in a stable when they are wet to the hide, fol
ahey will sling and shake their wool until thu
stable is Retall over, and will commence t.
steam and get warm. fyou drive them ou
she next morning into the cold air every
sheep will catch cold, and neither YOU no
any other man will be able to repair the dam
age. .r.. ..-
My bucks keep away from the rest of my
sheep,in good house, and give them plenty
of nice sod to jump and play upon. feed
them about one bushel of bran piece, and
mix about one bushel of corn to two or three
bushels of bran. That will stimulate them
enough to keep them straight. Aside of
this, | feed the whole of my flock with com
mem hay Yours, Z
JouN HIsEy,
Colam5idua Ohio.