The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-04-28

shesp, ~ also ; diiEsfence n The con
ditioa o. 'hs -yoA : az greasy sutusnee
saroondiag apd - sad.pg ihe inie-
Fsos II the 6bsss "a IL Feol, Which 81
lea the Gnsnrss ana oosuenes oGtbe
abre. and iis saApssbliiiy 10 secure and
receive color An ihesc Differences
saect tho ralas n The woel 70 tie man
ufaetarer. - psil as help deceive him
IL The purchase q wool The shrink.
see u wool Is tie bahe q ilss manu-
taeiurer no two aeeces shrink alike,
and the mistakes made IL the selsc-
,ioni Of ~ool, iron noi bring able 70
determine these differences 10 ia con.
aalon, have ruined more wooden man.
ufacturers il New England than all
other eantss combined. Even the
best aud most skillful wooden manu-.
faciurers have never been able 70 cal.
eulase, with any certainty, the real cost
Of goods beforehand, from The fact
that they could seldom rely on an sy.
eragr shrinksge o. wool which could
lie essinaiedby samples. These diff
cullies can be better understood by the
farmer than tie manufactures, and he
can do more towards remedying tue
evil. The proper care Of the sheep
win produce good aeeces and Of uni.
form qualify Of wool. FsS people get
tho true value Of the Sleeps product,
or raiKer wha, nigh, be the product,
Tor want Of proper care.
A distinguished gentleman told me
a few days since, that while visiting
a brother who bad large flock Of
sheep " New Hampshire, he was
told tina. widow lady in the neigh
borhood had flock Of but half the
sire OF his brothers, and Of the sane
Kind OF sheep, from which she got as
much wool as came from his brothers
whole flock, and that his brother
frankly admitted thu, the reason was
the widow tended her sheep better,
and thus got more wool and lambs
than he did. Now this principle is
undoubtedly correct. BE kind to
your sheep and teach them never TO
fear you, but on the contrary to follow
you, as do the sheep in Spain when
on their long marches. See, 10 win
ter, that they have proper housings,
proper food and water, and proper
exercise the latter principle being
applicable to all stock on the farm
Sheep, more than most any other do
nestle animals, have confding ma
ture, and like attention are affection
ate and are always happier aud more
contenicd when in sight Of the flock
tender. A little attention in this res
pect, even in New England, will pro-
mote the growth Of sheep. Again,
dogs, unless especially trained with
sheep. should be kept from them. In
the western part Of Massachusetts, it
has been said that dogs killed more
sheep than the butchers. In such
cases, slaughter the dogs, and let the
sheep live in peace.
The profession Of the farmer is I'M
doabiedy the highest Of all profess
siOns, and that Of the shepherd is next.
We need not fear the influence Of
either. David Of old was a shepherd
boy, and after be assembled the throne,
he still kept up an interest in pastor.
al life, and had numerous Aocks and
herds. His devotional thoughts par
took much Of pastoral. The Lord
il my shepherd; ! shall not want
He maketh me to lie down in green
pastures. lie leadcih me besides the
still waters" Be thou diIigeni," says
solomon, 10 know the state Of thy
nock, and look well to thy herds
The lambs arc thy clothing, and the
goats are the price Of thy field, and
thoa shal. have goats milk enough for
thy food, for the food Of thy household,
and Tor the maintenance Of Thy mai.
dsns."
We may honor the profession Of
sheep-rsisiag and wOOl-srowing yea,
pc may also be proud Of she manufac-
tsss Of wool; nolhiag has been accom-
paiaAed by the American farmer,
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