Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-06-23
Cir F.3rHler.
u PnTeat Sheep from Scoring.

coEerlcs -'aFe peeil E-1ue 1N aCcinent-
] frst o. nmceea keeping fine w5oledE,,
eheep. 81 The colnmencenpnt I
had nj 4heds ID SHELTER them from
the STORM. Ti.s consequence was
co,ld vi IN .lilieulty keep my mum +
Ter eeIl ~ tae Increase. After \,
some years, bull. some sheds 10 .
which they qoun so inlcase d storm
Titoagh olly sufficient to protec. the (
breeding ewes AM lambs. the loss
after this was so greatly diminished,
faat ! provided shelters for all my
sheep. THaso answered rel in cold
weatiler III warm rains id winter
the sheq ? ' oul'l not 60 under the
sheds Not Thing is more injurious to
the health ofsbeep than to get wet
in winte r. They generally take cold
when til Weather changes. I also
injur4s THO quality of the wool, and
retar4s lis growth
For the last eight years I have
k ept all m sheep closely housed
Ihave pnd 1T which | have kept my
ia mbs, yea filings and two year old
ewes. II barn is 40 by 30 feet. II
built a S he'd or stable on one side
oftbis Bar n l43fect vide, the raIters
q tH9ie 4heh resting one end on the
plate Of Il e barn, The posts of the
barn heinz but | 2 feet, the shed could
10TH wider ami give sufficient slope
f3r the roof Barns should he built
with pd sts ! 6 or Is feet; then more
room " ouid be had With triae more
eAHehse. The end ofny barn stands
nsaF h Hill; extended a wall parallel
with tie end Of the barn, and 5 fee
belIonl the end xtending Is feet
teJon4 the side Of the barn; 60 feet
in All. Tie end Jf the barn is extend
ca to Ehis wall, and sheds on each
side; rtalling another place for sheer
Colby 10. There are no partitions
in tie whole val, except what are
made lv tile boxes II which The sheep
nre ildl Have n excellent spring
OF wltdf ab0ptI2 rods from the barn
This Iwliter is carried around in The
sheds tp the di1ierent divisions, Sc
that allI the sheep have access to il
at an times, The sheep have q con
slant supply qfgo9d Turk sislandsa sal
or r bek at, wlich is better This
harlis about bac milo from my dwell
ling. Tie liay is grown on low OF
n,telva c meadow There is some
wild grllss ana ploEpods I formerly
seplrlt ed them from the good ans
fsl the coarse 10 Young cattle
bscam convinced by experiments
that til RSe coar4e grassas,4r iern,can
not Be I'D to aay Stock 50 prohtably
as to shHtp | bow mix all together
] have ITO rule 4 low much to leed,ex
ceptto Il theshfen are kept fall. Be.
fore fod1ering, ESPECIALLY when coarse
h3y Is f4h, the box Is should be clean
Cd, and th9 aughts make good clear
lids io1 The sheep and absorb all the
i.haiIls, md this is the best and most
efon3Ini cal mode Of saving tie liquid
nnnarc$ | keep generally 200 at
tfis barn ami on tie space described;
or sd aFeEl g. 100 Lambs per year,
Ties sheep are taken from the pas
lures to the stables, and DO not once
step bud Of ti9tir limits, except by
accident, or when the water works
get out ofrePmr, t I'll they..are turned
to the p starein IL e spring, about !
niontIs, 10 grain or roots of any
description havebcen fed to the sheer
kept this barn.
Ddririg the eight winters I have
lost tbr, e on four yearling AMI two
ye..rold sheep by the stretches; E
lamb ! never knew to have that com
plaiut; il it So with Others? II SO
what IS the cause?] ! have lost two
, lamljs inthat time, and but two; one
oftbem DOT hung in the rack, a plank
fell upon Inc other. With these ex,
ceptions. | have u OF lost either an
old Sheen or IA limb. There are usu-
ally none on r two ears old at this
barn. There has I'D been d single