Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1856-12-11
Items about Sheep.

Dew is hurtful to sheep. According to
NJ. Siebold, the reason is, that many animal
cules, which eventually find their way into
the lungs of the sheep, are developed in the
wet grass, and are eaten by the sheep when
the dew is on. We should like to see this
matter more fully explained; we do not
see why, if these anilnalcules are developed
or hatehed by the moisture on the grass,
they should rot remain on the grass when
it is dry, and get into the viscera of the
sheep Just as easily then. But perhaps it
is only when the dew is on, that the para
site is found on the grass, while at other
times it is in the ground. How is this q
We are not clear. ....-----
THE LARGEST FLEECE YET.
A Buck owned in the State of New
York is said to have sheared twenty-five
pounds of wool on the Sd of July, 1856
The fleece was a year and thirteen days
old; the Buck was four years of age. The
fleece was unwashed. Such accounts are
indefinite; We need more facts, or none, in
such cases. After setting down all deduc-
tions from the gross weight, as follows:-
lbs. gum,-lbs. grease applied to doping"
LBS. paint to impart good color,-lbs.
ground plaster to give weight,-lbs. acci-
dental impurities; the balance, or most of
it, might be placed under the head of wool.
We never read accounts of enormously
large fleeces, without going through a men
tai per contra like the above, when may,
of course, be imaginary in some cases. but
,vb;ob in others, must be made to bring
the alleged fact within the limits of ordina-
ry credibility. ..-7 -.-,-.-..-
MATURITY IN PARENTAGE.
C.. C. Lecompte, states that he kept 16
ewes till the fall after they were year old,
before allowing the buck to go among them
and then placed the buck with them.-,
These l6 ewes had % lambs, "a of which
are now living; the lambs are all large and
healthy. He attributes his success to the
maturity of the parents; the buck and the
ewes were all year and half old. An
other fact on the same point. Victor Gil
bert never allowed his ewes to have lambs
until they had passed their third gear. 10 /
INCREASE OF SHEEP IN FATTENING.,
The consumption offood is in proportion
TO the weight of the animals; that is, three
sheep of 100 lbs. each, will consume as
much as two sheep of $50 pounds EACH
When fed on good fattening food, they will
consume, each week, about one seventh of
their own weight in solid foot, deducting
the moisture it contains. When under
cover, and with good care, sheep will in
crease obout two per cent. per week, in fat
tening., 80 -, .,.l Z,
DOGS AMONG SHEEP.
The great bane of sheep at the West. is
the destruction occasioned by dogs. If
the whole canine race among us We're de- |
it would be blessing compared
with the state of affairs at present. We
believe that dogs destroy property, and en-
danger lives enough each year to outweigh
all the good they do. "a .s.f,r f., -, =
STRAW MADE INTO BRAN.
A distinguished French sheep-grower
has succeeded in making from straw, a
substance which has the feeding properties
Of bran. 1t is the result of long experiment |
and toll. The straw of grain, hay, trefoil,
sainfoil, and lucern, has been used in the
same preparation. Sheep and lambs are
fond of it, and flourish on it.,
CARROTS AND RUTA DAGAs.
Three sheep were fed four months last |
winter on Ruta-Bagas; three others were
fed for the same time on Carrots, and were
treated in every other respect Just as the
first three were. At the end of the four
months, those fed on Carrots had gained
eight pounds and over, more than those fed
on Ruta-Bagas. We are not surprised at
this fact. Carrots contain far more saecha-
rine matter than Ruta-B -Bagas do. s-.rs
-...-r... WOOL STATISTICS. 7..,..-....I
The U. S. produce 52,200,O00 lbs, of
wool annually. They consume H,oO0,-
200 lbs. They import about 1s,500,OO0
bs. that is, the U. S. import a little more
Than one fourth of the wool consumed by
our manufactures. We should be able to
export wool, rather than be compelled to
import it. There are five manufacturing
Establishments, all in the State of Massa-
.husetts, which consume, in the aggregate
l0,6O0,00O lbs, which is one fifth Of the
entire wool crop Of the U. s. Ohio is the
greatest wool growing State in the Union,
ler clip being 10, 10000 lbs. New York
stands next, her clip being 1O.O7l,00O lbs.
Well done Ohio! adi if 5i5H - n