New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-24

Of ibe ear " the fact that sven Summer,
thev VII seek their wrseT sheds at the approach Of
stolm, u they within their reach.
Icafilof'On is of paramount importance, % con-
necied with sheter aud 70 Insure tha Sheds open tn
the soujb, are TO be pie'eIHd stable with open
window VIII answer for very small number, but tue
crowdnR OF large Hook in tuolr place Affects tue
organs of yespwsioH, and may result eefous dis
ease, BDd should newer be tolerated.
The beet form of rack bas posts three feet high in
the corners atottom Of boards the sides and ends OF
two be ards each and the lower the widest with
Tow perpendicular strips nailed on to keep the stronger
sheep from crow ding the weaker. TIE SPACES are
lager IL their perpendicular than their horl1 initial
ol,LiDg The size of taese as well as the width OF
the rack he in proportion TO the size of the sheep
Not more than hundred of the iiue wooled sheep
should be coDfDed in the Same yard, while the lons
wooded will net thrive with more than Tenty -ive.
hospital, fDug and comfortable, should receive any
sheep that may be weak from sge disease, TIL, by
careful feeding and nursing they can be returned TO the
fock.
Its the worst possible practice TO allow the sheen TO
fall away in flesh the grass fails IN Autumn. IN
increasing WOOL cOnceas the shrinking carcass, much
10 d e disappointment Of the careless fockma-ters
Better cOnGDe them in the yard th3 allow then ,
rambIe about in search of field OF winter graln
oh furnishes little green food, but too light 70 Dc
of any real vslue.
Wfnfer fodder should embrsee, in addition to tn
dry food due proportion Of that which is green an
succuDt. Iii earlycut clover hay, well cured, tua
from ola meadows, sonssting OF variety OF grasses
opal ty should be good, else much waste ensnes yet
the sheep very fond Of variety and almost all OF the
20 called weeds become choice morsel. The botau s
knows toll we'll that sheep-rsnge will be most barren
of the objects of hin search The immortal tested the
plants most Indigenous to Sweden by Offering them
frt sh gathered to the various domestcaed animslt
HoIses ate go species and rejected 22 cattle ate 26
species and refused 2lS while sheep took readily 3
aud Iefnted only l4l species For fat ening add to
the hay roots grain, linseed cottOn-eeed me a.
The English system of Winter feediug on turnPs in
The field, ia here prevented by excessive cold. Use
them in the yards in moderate weather. Sadden
chsnPes from green TO dry food, and the reverse
should be avoided. Regularity in the hours OF feeding
is very important.
The amount of fodder varies with the kind OF sheep
though not directly proporioned TO the live weight
Ten Email fine wooded sheep will eat much as COW,
the larger ones requiring more. TO = or even -
per cent Of the live weight in hay value ia estimated
By different authors as daily required.
No other animals except calves should lie in the
ysrds with sheep The losses from the horns Of steers
and the be els OF colts than balance any supposed
gain A. the breathing of the sheep on the hay does
not of itself render il dstastefu TO cattle, may be
gaheied from the rocks aud fed in another nclosure.
II is estimated that 800 pounds of good hay will
Winter a small sheep, while larger ones may take
three times the amount.
Waffr is absolutely necessary to the thrift Of sheep
in the Winter IL is best brought into the yards as
the steep banks OF streams prove dangerous 10 me
sheep.
satng Of the hay two to four quarts un but excess
i've eating must be avoided on such neither sheep,
nor cattle will thrive.
AS the Landing season approaches, snug quarters
be provided for the breeding Ewes, where they
can be clean, warm aud dry. They will seek the
necessary seclusion in the open field.
The increase from q flock OF merinoes Saxonv ewes,
which rarely twin, may be from 80 to lOO per cent,
while in the Shutdown Cotswold l5U per cent, or
even more may be raised.
Little can be hoped from Legislative action rs pro-
lection from dogs. Bells attached to the recks OF
few sheep in each flock deter the cowardJ cure, or
give warning Of their attacks.
Sheep washing, nearing and rolling the wool de-
msnd careful attention. Dtesses come mostly from
caIelessness, and prevention must be our resource
The age of the sheep determined by the teeth, put
such irregularities arise in these as well as in other
aDimaIs thst the Connecticut State Agricultural So
cjey have decided receive satisfactory testimony as
10 The age ofsDy animal rather than TO depend on the
indications Of the teeth.
Oftbe three breeds on the stage, for the God con-
sumed the Nerinos yield the most wool the Cos~olds
the most mutton aud the South Downs mutton 81 the
be II quality.
TIE ceebrsted experiment Of Laves and Gilbert in
England on 50 sheep zach of the most celebrated
Brtish breeds prove the Coswold as giving for the
food the most wool and mutton; the Sluthdo IN tne
least vet sod in Smitbhed-the Southdo SD brought
three cents per pound the most that the results as
to profit equal. $780,
The Southdown ia enipeutly fitted for the light lands
of New England, ard when sheep hnsp tnory enall
have attained its proper place it will be fouqd as
chief instrument III that result, and their HOOKS Will
cover a Thousand bills.
Prot b. Sillman IT,, followed NJ. Gold in a lecture
upon The tubjtcto Meeoroogy, on this occlsion de,
voting the hour mainly TO description Of the several
kinds Of barometers and giving general idea OF tue
isotkernal lnes, sid the distributor OF cultVaed
crops over the continent. BE explained at length the
aDeroid barometer, as be deemed 1t the most Porhe
instrument which could be placed in The hands OF the
farmer This admirable barometer conflhts merely OF
a ia lt circular brass box, the sides OF which are quite
thick 6nd The very thin. The cover Is c0Irq-
gated IN eiTcles TO give II suepgtn. me cover Ii
made so thin that il NAV rise and fail with the Varls-
tions in the atmospheric PRESSURE and, az 1t has been
found that with plate of even thickness the rsng
and fal Dg-in will be absolutely unavoidable one Time
with another with given pressure OF atmosphere
upon the inventor has arranged Oh the cover com
biz alton Of dec ATE levers touching the sides aud with
q fixed point in the CENTER the motions OF
which work pointer around grsou4e1
dial OF clock face. The air has been exhausted
from the box before i. was hfrmeticslI7 sealed, and
there being therefore nothing inside prevent tn dial
rAie from bending inward, II does 30 whenever the
outside air becomes heavier, and Oh course, spriuss
back 10 its cid place when that extra pressure IL re-
moved Prof Siliman says unqualledly that IL Is the
hest for the farmers use and for the scientific man. Us
portability, and almost total unliabty to accident,
strongly recommend 1t. The old mercurla barometer
&c Is utterly unreliable for the pressure Of the at
noepbere at divers nights is Different and the pressure
that resr New-York would make the ercury rise 70
" foul weather" would at higher place, say on Tue
nrairies stand al fair And then, again, II roughly
banded air will leak into the instrument and It's value
he MT. rly DESTROYED. The aGeroid' barometer Tor
the without fGd" barometerl was first invented by
NJ. Comte prOft ssor at the hIrostaucal oeh0ol az
Meudop. near Paris but Yankee mechat lc Mr.. Z.
Kendall a. New-Lebanon Springs, n. y, has made
II uuch ehtaper and equally reliable as the expensive
French instrument. Ii Mr. Kendall 's not green
horn OF the fret water he will advertise IS Ia al the
prominent agricultural papers OF the country
cAssIUs NJ CLAY on sTOCK-BREEDrNG.