Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1855-12-06

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SHEEP aFEETHNG. aaa ia d
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sMrs#JoHss ,T.sANDRLws of Cornwall,
intE connecticut, has brought forward Iii
theAfA number 'of The Country Gsniis-
s some new ids dsas II regard e fhe
lays ois aoopEFllshment, sas applicable 70
sheap,awhieh go agaiast manyof the re-
ceivsd topinions lofwool growers on This
subject:ss,.a, SO. y 81, .ii ss51 SIS. s.
ItIIhas been believed heretofore, that
"iteosty no more To- produce fine than
coarse wool, g that small sheep con-1
sumo no more food, according to their
lile, weight, than, the larger breeds. & &
In short, that 6 the size of a sheep, AS
the measure asof the food j, requires, and
that's the food consumed bysa sheep, is
a inca. measure sr of Che flesh, fat Or Wool pro-
d..ced. Fs
These propositions Mr.. Andrews.
boldly. denies. He says the food which
ashcep requires i not according 70 It's
size, becausesthe amount of food it re-
quires is affected First BY respiration;
seconds BY the absolute icosiss third, by
the natural tuas.e from tie substance d nc
body; fourth, By he as ihs animal !;
filthy the condition b U lssimal !; sixth,
by certain drains from The system, as when
giving milk, &c.
Mr.. Andrews goes into a somewhat
lengthy but consistent and well-connect-
ed chain ofreasoning on the propositions
advanced, and concluded as follow y
g The most satisfactory and decisive
experiments on this subject, are those
of. B. Lawss, Rothamsted, England.
The object of his experiments was to
determine with the greatest possible
certainty the different results from feed
ing different kinds ofsheep.
The experiments were performed with
large numbers of different kinds fsheep,
and continued during several years.
They were conducted with the greatest
care, and are worthy Of careful study
and entire confidence. The practical
value can scarcely be overrated. The
results, 50 far as pertinent to this SUB
ject, were I'D II s5ss 81 i ssi34.
~ No two kinds Of sheep consumed
food according to their sizes. 2. No
two kinds produced wool according. to
their food. 3. No two kinds increased
in flesh according to their food A. Nc
twoskinds produced loose fat according
to TIER food. s. The Cotswold sheer
gave larger increase from q given
amount Of food. than any other variety,
aItaPpears, then, he continues, to BE
fully proved, both BY reason and expe,
rience, that the amount Of food which
sheep require depends on the various
causes specified, and not on size alone,
and that the quantity Of flesh, fat or WOO
which assheep wiiIsproduce, is detsrmin.
ed, not by the quantity Of food consuin!
ed, but by the nature and perfection q
the animal organization = JNaiine Far
RENARKs. We have read the elebor.
aseaaticlo Of Mr.. .Aodrews, with much
pleasure there il much Of it that is II
ACCORDANCE with our own. views on lhi.
subject. and we are hand and gloyc will
him 50 far as to- the object Of scriti
cism is concerned. He thinks
ers get the idea that animaIslscoS I
food exactly according to their size, w,
presume weight, not bulk, IS meant,
it will paralyse alllthe efforts 10 attain
improved breeds Of domestic stock. j
the doctrine had this effect, v,
should hesitate before we took up on
pen to defend il but we do not thin
that this would be the case, for it mus
be admitted that It is the generally re
ceived opinion, and especially anon,
the breeders Of improved stock. Tha
the amount Of food required il afFecte'
by respiration, or ID other words, b