, 1860-05-12

notion IN relation 10 lGnE or Su0rL mauures.
their treatment aud mode Of application. The
explorer should not be guided By the dupes Of
nny theory in particular, but rather seek from
crery source that which seems most rational,
and ia best obedience to natures unerring
l2wa.
when sorghum is planted, its vital force &C.
cupies three or four weeks in pushing its tap
the stalk, and upon its facilities: during this
time to ra,uify its roots deep and wide in the
soil seems to depend the question of perfect de-
velopment and sugar formation. The root Of
the sorghum is much larger than that Of corn,
mud its habit is 10 root deep. IF il cannot grow
according TO its habit 1t cannot be expected to
perfect It's Werk; C4ltiya.e deeRly, keep Gean az!
the suckers. The smaller canes mature better
than the larger oucs, and yield heavier per
centace Of -sug1r. Many pinch off the panicles
US they appear, that tie strength Of the plaut
may not be wasted in forming. seed. Tdis is
mistaken policy, as the strength Of the plant is
immediately taxed to throw out new panicles.
Stosk.
Snrxp.SurAn1SG, AND RoL11sG TIE F1EEcE-
In another article We hare recommended cur
leaders to examine the subject Of sheep culture.
1t will SOON be time for washing and shearing,
mud we shall offer few suggestions. In the
first place, and lest we forget It, dodt dock Jour
lambs in the morning. In following all day
after their dams, worried by dies and perhaps
much weakened, and sometimes do not recover
their usual strength in q fortnight Dock them
lust before sundopn. 1t least ten dnys should
come between docking and upy other surgical
operation. Bear these things in mind. Cause
your animals no unnecessary pain.
improved. II possible, the sheep should be
wished in the forenoon Il the operation is
finished some hours before sundown they will
become partially dry before the chilly mir Of
night comes on, and will, Of course, be less
affected by it. The most convenient place for
washing. is a stream Of clear water, with
grayelly OF stony bottom, and sufficiently large
10 carry of the dirt; or, small stream may
be damned or turned into rat, so as to answer
the Same purpose.
When sheep are taken into tAe water, their
heads should be somewhat elevated; the wash
Ing is performed by squeezing portions Of the
fleece between the hands until the water flow
ing from it will not be dscolored by the dirt.
Then, if convenient, the sheep should be taken
and well Hnsed. Il hen the sheep il taken out
Of the water. if it is weak animal, or il the
fleece is SO filled with water that it cannot stand
up, support it till the fleece is drained, 90 that
It may not fall upon the ground.
During the process Of washing, it should be
ment for which it feels the greatest abhorrence,
end Which it always avoids, except to quench
its thirst; therefore, it should be kept in the
water no longer than is necessary for clean
washing, and it should be handled as gently as
is consistent With perfect ccanness Of the fleece.
In taking sheep into water, the arms and
hands should be placed around the neck or
body, or to the hind leg and the animal should
never be lifted up or tossed about By merely
cliEching the wool, nor be thrown violently into
the water, 50 rs to injurc it by confusion, Us is
often done in sport.
After washing, sheep ought to be kept, till
shearins time, in clean, grassy pastures, free
from buEs, thlstles, etc.
Shearing may with propriety be commenced
in fire or six days after washing, if the weather
has been fair enough to dry The fleece; other.
wise, Z long time Will be necessary. The yolIz
in that period, will be started into the aeece, &c
rs to soften the wool. and preserve it from
moths after it is packed away.
Only small flock should be taken to the
obout as many as can he shorn in half day
\ clean, smooth floor is the most convenient
place for shcaring either on common barr
1ucr, Or On u door Of plank made temporarily
| in sheep barn or shed.
In shearing, as well as at all other times, tht
same caution should be used in handling sheer
| IS in washing them.
kSAtEp bHEa4tIS AlutI bUueNu1I uS 10 IHt
mode Of sheariug; but the principal points art
these: Cut the wool with one clip of the shears
and not in twain, as persons shearing too fas
| ure ant to do; and shear it even and close
without cutting any Of the skin. Special car.
should be taken not to cut the udder or teats
| or auy delicate part Of either sex. If wount
lie made By the shears, d little tar and greas
mixed, or little powdered charcoal, should b.
| applied, in order 10 keep of the tites. TIL
shcarer should hold the sheep in the most com
| Portable position possible, and should not shea
| more in d day tbau he can do in q wor&manlik
| manner. No racing should be INDUCED in, IN
| der any consideration.
i common mode Of shearing, and perhaps q
] convenient as any, is as follows: Having frs
we'll swept the shearing floor, the shcarcr catche
the sheep. and removes all straws aud bur
from tie fleece, and all filth from about the tail
viii. shears, if necessary: he then places th
sheep on the door, resting upon its rutnp, uit
It's head upwards, and with its back and nee
resting against his legs. BE first shears til
short clips, with The shears close to the skin
and bending the neck from side to side, Us ma
be found Convenient; next he Gins the wot
from the forelegs, briskct, and belly, as fardow
rs he can reach; then he lays the sheep dow
upon its side aud shears of all the wool on on
side, from the belly to the back; he then turn
the sheep over upon the other side, in such
wool in a like manner from the remaining side
alter which, be places the sheep upon its fee
and trims of the lower Lex wool, which Is keI
By itself.
The fleece. without The leg-wool, should b
r1aced with the shorn side downwards upon I'll
loor, and then, it any taglocks remain. care
fully remove them. Let the fleece be the
made Us compact as possible, by pushing ii
| wool from each side towards the centre; th
| loose good wool is then thrown upon the fleece
next, the shorn folds each side Of the fleece It
wards the middle, so that it shall not excee
eight or ten inches in width. The head an
neck portions slould be turned back upon til
fleece, as far Us the part shorn from the shou
dera, and then, beginning at the tail end, roll
| up Is tightly as possible.
Wind some twlnc around it, aud tie it; GRO
| sing the twine in different directions, mud pa
sing it only as many times around The fleece I
will be necessary to render it compact. Smn
smooth twiue should be used. This metho
presents to the eye as good weolsa grows upe
desirable. Tbs fleece should be removed to
cool. c1eun, dry, dark room, free from dust
dirt Of any kind, until it Is sold or packed
sacks. Exposure to light for few days vi
give it yellow hue.
TURNING TO pAsrURE.-Au old farmer So,
that q bashel Of eorn-meal fed to an amin:
When being turned from hay to grass, is wor
three dollars. Now, that may seem too muc
and perhaps it IS; but first let Us look Mt it
this wise: an animal ted quart day, in Il
month Of May, with what hay it will eat At nis
| III She stable, and turned to grass days, be s.,
| will gain 50 lbs; whereas, if turned to pastu
alone, will lose 50 lbs. thereby making a diae
cuce Of 100 lbs. in the month.
MIXING BREEps.-It is common couclusi'
!, teacher, that the progeny Of . large and sn'
! breed Of hogs should be exactly intermediate,
| more definitely, a portion Of the large size
. the one, and the tatteniug properties Of Il
: | other, would be combined IN the cross breed.
! is time such notions were dispelted, Us gre
J loss Of time, and often waste Of means, is I
unavoidable result Of those erroneous opinion
i That like produces like" is the rule Of bree
ers but it does not follow that widely dissin
, lar animals should produce dissimilar offspri
that is, not like either. In mixing Sniff
I with large breed, as the Irish Grazier, we ha
) uniformly found part Of the pigs possessi
the form and fatteuiug qualities Of the Suf1o
!; with the size, form, and other characteristics
4 | the Grazier, without an apparent trace OF I
4 fstteniug properties Of the Suffolk. IN sho
: mixing large and small breeds Of hogs, We hs
{ found very much like mixing oil and water.
h | is understood that most Of our impror
= breeds Of hogs have their origin in the int
: duction Of the Chinese hog iuto England !; |
y VIC npprchend this iuprovemeutha haa'bcen ete
3 ed more By judiclous selection, than By Gro
: lug; and hence the slight Improvement in $
Il | Of tho small breeds over the Chinese hog.
d ADVANTAGE or HOUSING CA71IE.-Au Eugl
j. e1perinentcr writes, "last autumn lied
d four bullocks under horel, three in separ
J. boxes, and kept seven loose in two yards, #
t, in one and three In another, each having a ho
or shed to run under. The fourteen beasts n
q all unlike in age, and were treated in the sa
c. way, namely lbs. or linseed cake each
= day, three quarters Of bushel Of maugel "
;. gels, md hay or oat straw distributed equal!
all. Those shut up in the boxes, and those
~ up were al ready for the market first. and th
i ted in the yard :eulaced them in the toxes,
5. when they come to be marketed, it was 70,
s. that they were not ready by month rs earl,
t. those tia. were tied OF fastenedup
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