Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1864-02-26
Items for Farmers.

= by Mr. Buckminse,r of Maiden. who fa>
b vored the large breedsof sheep, and adj
n vocated hedges for fences. Mr.. Merriam
: Of Tewksbury, favored ct,rs..woo,.a
;. sheep husbandry in preference, 10 tho
It ine-wooled. In 1910 he said the ,,n
r Der of sheep returned by the census vss
5 100000 and in 1860 but 100000,
y. The slight increase was owing, he thought
t to the extensive importations of wool in.
0 to this country. He advocated protection
to wool-growers. Mr.. Davenport o f
Coleraine advocated fine wooded sheen
husbandry. He said 9 Merinoes OF six
5 cOarse-wooled sheep can be kept as cheap
! as one COW and the lambs of 8 ewes al
|, So head, and the wool from the ewes
averaging 8 pounds head make fine.
wooded sheep husbandry more profitable
than the q coarse-wooled sheep, or the
products OF COW. Mr.. Davenport said
that the interest in sheep husbandry is on
the increase in the town and vicinity.
Mr.. Motley Of West Roxbury lately
purchased 160 Leicester ewes in Canada
for So head, in gold, and they consume
on an average pounds of hay per head
a day. He, like Mr.. Buckminster, pre-
fered "live fences" but had rather have
a good smart l6 year old boy than will
low hedge. He folds his sheep at eipb,
in summer, and keeps a boy with them
by day. Mr. Andrew of West Roxhury
keeps long wooded sheep and prefers
them. He had Fl pounds, the unwash-
ed tleeces Of two Colswolds, a ram aud
a eve, cleansed, aud when thoroughly
washed received back 16 pounds of wool
worth 81 pound He W h G d fine
wooIed advocates TO make note of this.
Mr.. Wetherell of Boston favored the
views expressed in favor of mutton
sheep He spoke in favor of the South
downs as preferable to Cotswolds for
farmers. The wool of the former is
good and the mutton excellent. Mr..
WethereIl thought flock of Soulhdowns
or long wooded sheep gu d produce
twice as many lambs as Merinos, and
worth double for the butchers. Mr.. Fear
ing of bingham, after trying Marines,
had given them up as Improbable and
introduced the Southdowns. lie was
very severe OF dogs.
A week ago last Monday evening,
grape culture was discussed by E. w.
Bull of Concord, the producer of the
Concord Seeding. Mr.. Boil says grapes
may grow upon poor lands, especial
ly side-hills sloping to the east, southeast,
south, southwest and west. For plant
ing grapes the ground needs no better
than for corn. His remarks
were nearly the same as at Springfield
at the late meeting of the board.
On week from next Monday eve
(22D stock breeding will be discussed
Springfield Republican.
THE PROPER WAY TO BIT A COR.
Farmers often put biting harness on
colt the first thing they do to him,
'uckiing up the biting as tight as they
AN draw it, make him carry bis head
nigh, and then turn him out in lot to
'un half day at time. This is one of
he worst punishments that they could
nhct on a colt, and very injurious to
'oung horse that has been used to run
ling in pasture with his head down.
A horse should be well accustomed to
he bit before you put on the biting har-
ess, and when you first bit him you
hould only rein his head up to that point
'here he naturally holds it, let that be
Ugh or low: he will learn that he can
OF lower his head and that raising it
tile will loosen the bit in his mouth
his will give him the idea of raising his
cad to loosen the bit, and then you can
raw the bit little tighter every time
on put it on, and he will still raise his
cad to loosen it. BY this means you
ill gradually get his head and neck in
le position you wish him to carry it,
nd give him graceful carriage, without
urting him, making him angry or eau
ng his mouth to be sore.-Rarey.
CRoPs FOR NEXT SEAsoN.-On
lose grain farms where a rotation of
ops has not been adopted 10 years past,
would be good policy to turn the tho'ts
r short time towards this important
inject.
Have oats, Indian corn, and barley
zen the principal products for a number
years past? Let some other crop be
own the next season. If the soil is at
clean and friable, it would be good
licy to sow fax, or something else
bos ro4 haar ro;sad -, ,,,oh GoIJs