The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-06-24

lsNW 70 hA1tt cBAhF fA0l4IAEkf, 49, y gu,
as NCci = up ard great aauy inquiries are
made a. 10 how to msks ihe mott wool and
mutton. 1 VIII say that nay plan wonli be to
pa from three % Ave Faoi Coiswold bucks
with sue hundred eHes and let them run with
The esu all toe ilme Let them have good
llae grass, timothy, eicfgr. orasy ether Kind
u grass Tt them hsfe plenty Il good wat
er and well saltei In addition would sag,
ateut tie las, Of November or first Decem.
her, early every morning, voald give them
half an ear q corn each. the ears broken in
tSo and sca,ieei atou, On the grass SO that
they all can gei 10 Il. As hey viii pick every
grain up except on majdy Or rainy morn
irgs would continue feeding until spring
You vii end tbs, il viii pay. both IN wool
ard mutton. At the beginning Of winter
would have shelter q some kind near my
bosss, so tia, the weak lambs could be cared
fer. lfthere should be any weak ewes with
twin lambs, haze ID, Of early rye or wheat
aud turn them into i. aud give them corn
and shelter as the others have. The lots
should he Of blue grass or timo,hy, so that
,ley would be dry anl comfortable for them
70 sleep on during the night except il should
bc raining Or showing then put them uu-
der shelter During very cold, dry. windy
weather, give plenty bay and cats In the
straw lfyou have 10 hey, cats &C.. good
wheat straw or rye or Cat straw will do very
we'll. as they viii est il IN cold weather, but
n vet rainy weather they win not touch It
BE sure that In cold dry days they have
water every day.
The sheep should be turned out OF the lots
they stay In Of nights, toto M adjoining blue
grass pasture, and brought up every night
by having few bells on them they win soon
learn to come up Of themselves 70 their lots
Ny plan for shelters would 10 to have a
plank fence or post ard rail, on The north
side Of The lots they stay in ofnights. Then
would set up common rails ten or twelve
feet loag, enc end en- the ground and the
ether extending 10 the top Of the fence ;
then take cornsialk fodder, commence at The
bottom and 50 up like the roof q house !
make !. three feet thick. and Il viii DO 70
feed out In spring TO cattle.
would say this plan fully carried ont.
would bring two Iiiters q lambs every year.
anl would be as good as enc litter each year,
ard think you would have more Twin lambs
every time aad be IS apt 10 raise them aad
yoar sheep better from tie care in keeping
Try II.
Now for my experience fer a few years
tack. Since found some II my ewes had
two liters year. and they increase more
every year, and las, year the NEST Of my
hOck bad two iiiiers, and they appear to do
% well and grew 50 well as when they had
bot cneiitier year Ifiam correct, this
viii be fast way Of getting along With sheep.
would say that 70 commence, would al
tocn have one half coed healthy mountain
eses, a. God shey haze the earliest lambs.
! think tie Co;swoId wond te more likely
70 bring this result than any ether. as
think they are hardy race q sheep, pro-
dne.ag more wool And mutton than sHy
other, as think mere prollao. notioe my
thrifty ewes very ofien take The buck from
TO 10 days after dropping their LAMBS, and
the lambs are eornnlng a, oil seasons u the
year.