Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-12-30
shcep Ral,inr N Ozlord County.

Che rrsJt oi the OPERATIONS oi single SO
.r and though demonstrating that uuisi
favorable circumstances prof; might b,
r,aIl-l, a.i p1i rr,ssui satisfactory bash
uraa which 90 mako an estimate % lho bu.
t1eI
Thrrc are Few Couutirs In the state. .,
v.I adapted 90 grazing aDl stock risin.
"a, O1hrl Much money j. nov realized
arugl''y 10 ihi. way. though there i
,,r,e a farmer In tbe County, We DO Mt
ta1w of gue. who attend. @, itass regular
branch 20 hasinc,s. And particularly NAV
On, o. said Of sheep raising. The returns
% tHs Valuation Commission, show that
ta;ors town has over ,iro, thousand. four
or s,s bs,ussl two and three thousand,
auI a'l th' ret range under two thousand,
o. eo1ush only O. stock four OE Eve farms,
Tt, question then r,curs. Why We 30
ust. wliie possessing al tho advantages for
u production Of wool. and mutton. devote
nrr, attention @, it Tho only answer We
can give q, the. that our farmer, have
ts,u go easily discouraged by an occasion.
o. DEPRESSION in rricg. aud have no, careful.
lvs.,n,teI she CO, % production, aud &c
-.'la rroit r,a'iz,i.
TIE sheep is -n animal that require. les
ea-, than any other on ,be farm. They
i5,k out i5r themselves during the entire
vasu season. when placed in a suitably en-
closed posture, requiring 90 otlcr attention
t-,u ws,I.-- lrd shcar,ns, and an ocoa.
...rt. -.ss..r. g ,lIt. Ip Oh, winter. ths
....tyo- g'Ir given 90 them. cIc-pt 70
tie ewes, about tte time OF producing
lluh.. m1y D. qa,o coarse, such Us can be
a With l',lc profit 90 scare, any other
stock. arl they viii 10 vel on it, 10 prop.
y.y protected from ,ho weather. Their
disease, a7r also comparatively few. With
., good facilities Fl, ,hi, County possess,
10 would seem that clusii,ra ' addition
ea.li le made O. is wealth. by more s1-
t.n.iyely engaging in the business.
Hon. S,juey Psrham. President Of The
O1ul C.uaiy Agricultural Society, give,
~ che following 6sure., al, the rgsuiI u
twenty wears experience in tho business .
during which time vyo! has hanged from
sr O. go cts. These estimate. are gathered
from memoranda, kept during tie whole
period. and nav BE- relied upon a. correct {:
F,r ils hs; twenty yor', I have kept,
ca my farm in Woodstock, an average %
two hundred all twenty-five Sheep. |
have s1li or each year. 'hs -urpius of
lamb. and old ,a,cr, above tins number
Dunn. chat time the average clip has been
5l%lI,. pr bead, making an aggregate OF
llG2iV,. or wool. which has been sold AZ
"a aysra., pric, u g. c;'. Toe dock has
rrrIacrl au average % iGj lamb. Per year,
wl.ie tis average loss from accident has
len o.. Tbi. leave. a Surplus oi 80. die
I.sed OF each year. at an average price Of
SI-5 pr head. Tho c,sgo Of keeping has
b.eu about Si.-j pr bead. Igr year. The
r.,u.J nav De- .,ai,i very nearly as follows.
TloJS 0r suErr. G..
By 1905 lfs. q
wool. nc s5 cts. S-ill,2j
HT a1u0 sheep and
Lambs sl'l a'i.r
sayT',ius tsts-
.u., dock, 40
SlT5, $4,000
-SlC,GG COILS
pE
T.. cost OF keeping 80 sheep,
-n y.ars, 90 Sl.-', S''t''N
Nat gain, S]olo,2'
estimate the value o. the manure o.
ta.n.I. % cover ,le COS, o.! washing, shear.
ias. a1I whole car, during the year.
Tie amount Of capital invested, i' 222j
Saa-r. at SI,5j Tfr bead, S39j,7j, rcaliE-
ir- very .nti,,sctory rate Of interest.
jan ErEt ANStal IoE lsCO. Tbopub-
l..ss q tbe C,ns.es Farmer gets out each
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