Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-01-08
How 70 Produce Fir.: cla. Wool.

HOW 20 Produce Etrs- Class WOOL
In order 20 secu-e frs;-clsss WOOL. sheep
sho1ld always b kept in an improving cen
ditioa- Il . an established principle in
animal economy. that those Who take the
best carr ois.ock. no matter What kind "a
Is. (horses. cattle. hog. or whai not.) IN
iversAlly secure the largest profits. and 70
no class Of stock does this principle apply
Do-c strongly thsu 20 sheer. In this les
the superiority q the English wcthcr. Il
- always kept IN an improving eondition.
fAttening for The market. never allowed. IL
BY any means i can be prevented. TO lose
fesh. Il Is almost imPossibie TO keep ~
the condition Of ewes. Their health will
be variable. ard heir heeces equally 50 /:
stinted in growth. bottom eOtfed or feltel
with a weak place IN the staple which
grew when tho sheep Was cut Of o0ndi-
ton.
The Leicester and the Cotswoh are The
breeds best adapted for predicting the wool
most required a. the Prcsen; tiape. Their
eArcases are large. and the wool Of long
staple. which renders them nore valuable
both fOr the feece and mutton. Let the
farmer bear in mind however. that IL Is the
yearhnSs and tie ~eibers that Wi paw him
the grestest prost- The weshers. II veil
cared for. VII be VERY large. producing
heavy aeeces and making as good mutton
.s the famous Soathdovn oFEnciand.
We saw notice in one Of the daily pa
Pers but few DAYS since. Of sve we;hcrs
having been sold for ffiy-sve dollar. and
oft"enty-oas -eshsr- fOr two Au9dr,d and
thirty-One dollars.
Many OF The Erners in our countrv. aftcr
sseuiug a good soek ofsbecp. allow them
rapidly TO degenerate by breeding in. and
by disPosing % the lambs and keeping their
old ewes This /. more frequently tho case
where farzners lave a good market for
lambs.
IL VII be vel 70 bear IN Mind. that the
feece eta sheep deserio-ates every ve.r.
Ana The wool fron ewes With tuo laub. 4,
scarcely worth half a. much As tAe fleece
ron yearhng or wesher Fieeccs from a
yearling w~tiser have frequently been sold
m Enghazd Tor as much As two lambs from
an eve. together with her feeoe While the
wetber had greatly increased in value dur
ing the year. and the eve lad decreased
Ewes should be kept until two ysars ola
before coming in With lambs The ineress-
Cd weight Of wool. the increased SIZE II tho
eve and Lamb. and their Improved conti-
ton. ~il more thaa Compensate Tor q year.
patient waiting Breeai=g from Young
deterForates As much as breedinE from too
old To keep Afo-k ia driving con-
FItion no OIL ewes should be kep,. and the
rams should be changed often. takiae care
n Al eases 20 obtain thea from .ome ether
flock. and 20 breed from no ewes les than
two years Old The feeces Will be larger.
the wool better. and ~ill consequently brinr
better Priee. W OBJ adapted u lie pro-
duotion % ~orsted uili hereafter command
higher price Shan any other. a. We have
the strongest Assuranocs. frou parties vel
informed uPoa The subject. tiat The manu-
iAeture o. wors,ed goods wiu Al once he
commenced n several parts Of New En--
lad upon large scale. and Nth skin and
eaPiisl which wii. IL Is eoufdcn;ly believed
insure success. r.. >. Ecouomis..