Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-12-20
Winter Management Of sheep.

we Jaw rtCNnhN TeFitsnNd rS'NFA Nh'
Gle. on the winter care Of hor.e. AMI cattle.
ard -. are eonsisn, that the following
article on win'ering sheep, which We copy
from the American Stock JOarnsl, will hs
peru-~d with equal ioterv-t ana profit, By
ell Of our agricultural reader-
Lot, Sie,p should ;. Shol.crsd. Tha,
sheep require god, clean. dry place,
wherein they can b. sheltered from storm.
must be ayraren, to all who ~ill rca'on I"
moment upon the .nbcct. Storms. where
the WOOL bccons- .aturatei With water, not
ouly impair their hyal,h. bat wash out The
natural ,ols Of the WOOL. n.cc-ary tor it,
eontinued g-o-ih. Al good wool r.issr'
are asrrei in this. and shelter aud keep dry
their ,hcep. especially IN winter. The far
msr w,ll srd himssl, GbuntAntly rewarded
~ tAllrg little pAiu- in this particular
And even Il he has 10 .hci. for hi. 'he~p to
continually occupy in case OF storm. !, IS
(. c,oi plan TO turn the aoes in upon the
harm a,or until the storm !, over. twill
riehly rcpAy hin Tor h,. trouble. ln fact !
would rather nv .he~P should he shot uP
twenty tour hours, without food, than to Be
sip1-cd to = long, cold storm.
q, eIamins the 6brc- % WOOL upon the
,becp'. back, YOU will end them to be hol.
l5r. ike the hair upon our heads. if'he-H
ssrr. are suffered 10 collapse by means OF
,rps.ure 70 the .nos. aud rains Of winter,
the growth Of the wool !. retarded, and 70
-ill take long time, With the hes! care
and treatment. for nature TO reopen the q
brs. and pro4aeS again that natural health
and visOr.
Say.A rrouinen, wool grover, the al.
yAutAsv- Of hOa.ius -hccP are manifold.
l-. 4 lars, per ceniasr Of death. 're avoid
.d ~. Maeh les food is consumed 81.
4 much heavier aud better secce !. obtain
81. 4,h. The aoes come. through the
winter in a much fner condition. 5th. The
l.mb. are more vigorous and likely 10 live.
In short, reason, economy aud humanity,
al eon.pire 10 teach the important lss-on-
y,sr,As si.iiasis SAILS for your 'As.p. Add
he Who can. aud vail not DO ii, ought him
slf toslesp h.reioo,ed and alone. 90 a couch
Of straw. with ogsn Windows, and under a
leaIy ROOT. .hsre the winds ~ piping and
earrenpe through every crack Of hIs cabin,
Tor 81 months a, least. until be shall have
learned 70 sympAih,Ie ~iIb the dumb beasts
G,a Las commiissd 10 hrs care and k--Ping
- Ss.T should Aars waior. Many sup
po.s tha, ,besp can very ~sl gs' Alon.
.ithout water IN the winter. e-pecially II
they can ct ,uoN % s.t. Thi. !. another
,r.a, mistake. sheep 90 not drink large
ou.nti,ie. At time, bot require 'i often /,
specially Il they are not fed with roots
.Ja., observe the operation. % yOGr sheep
during a.. d.v, wben led siih dry hay
They will run 70 the trough and take lev
...Ii,., NJ water, and then back - their
h.v.a numtsr Of time, during tseniy-i1ur
hour. And that. 10, when the ground -
,--,rrvi With snow, showing tnai they pre-
fer water :, snow. Shesp undoubtedly will
winter without water, buI Common 'cnse
tsaebs. a. that they cannot 80 as well WITH
oatAsw,ta IL. f,t Ihc agii, OF the system
mus, 'e .gpplisd TO keep upa healthy or
r.Dfntion. Ia Vermont. whore water 10
plenty ur all. and within the reach Of all,
hat farmer who neglect, thi. mott impor'
tan, suggestion. should BE- considered Poor
apology Tor wool grover. and should ~
somt-liei % ~ s,thouI h'n.sii short
.s..on-.ufbci-nily long TO teach him that
water j. necessary Tor health and well'beins
81 Siop isoliib, fssd nth roots. That
.hs. r,quir, .lms kind Of green or 'uecu
In, TODD Tor winter usc. I have demonstrated
% nv own satisfaction For = few years
past have fed turu'p- and potatoes to a
portion OF nv shesP, and know they have
done much better than thCse which have
b-cn winter,d without.
raise .1me three hundred bushels OF 70.
tat9-. and one hundred Of iuru'p., annual
ly. which I cut Up together. aud uiI IN
little OaI meal or wheat shorts, and ny
sheep DO remarkably veil upon such feed
E.pee,ally j. such food good for sheep aboo'
to bavs lsmb., fo' IL will make them have
milk. should they lamb any time during The
winter.
l think giving green feed u sheep in win
ter i. generally overlooked by our farmers
Elr5v-an ~ool grower. c,n.iIrr this pa'a'
OF great iupOrrancs. MOTell, IN the An
sriean Shepherd. says. The feeding Of
srvyu TODD. such As potatoes, apples hem
Ioc. or pine bJugh-, Sc., - strangely d's
regarded by large maJor'iy OF Amsr'
Can wool gro~cr.. Tbis ,sArroulneni q
nf attraction Ia German management
ipt,,d. II i. thu. IN every section OF th'
eouupeni, wher4 hBe woo!sd sheep are eul
uy,,ed. The sheep. 10 placed in localities
suitable t. its general habits. At no perio'
Of The year !. - perfectly healthy An'
thrifty a. during the sea'on OF pA.'arase
AM iron TIA. the infercOee should De DO
dsecd. TIA, 'accaleni food is the prominent
iniueins eAu,s. Confinement to wholly DR.,
food does DOT eonPort siih that variety o.
eOndimeoi which h4. oeln urged 80 IRE
qusntly. aud eOns~qSsD,y II = provision 4
not made Of something sl.s, 10 will ts fol
lOrsi BY di.Orsinirsd action Of the dises
tive functions. producing eOs,iysness sbt
eOtsuPa,iOu. The disease 81 frequent anC
fatal ia American aOc.., called the ''.,rsteb,
g" rS.aIt. froa e,-t,v.ae.s: but th,s A,