The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1865-06-10

n~sss tsrone hcinx the PRIMARY Object
every ono will exercise his avn jndg
nwus - 20 the prr~r variety tor hi
location and thin his u,ears. AL
in,'ss yvvry II user in eastern Ohio i
. wo0l-gr0wei ~ some extent. whil'
only > lev snasc y larsnn"nnt TO u
various other items 1T rural ec"nom,
ssn the farm. Those who rear anc
keep but sulall f,cks. and who max,
wvvl-gr"w INK only a secondary object
generosity pay but liirlc attention eth
- ~ the true principles Of breeding
or to the variety ~ breeds kept; these
p rsons sstisiy themselves with SAY
my that = sheep 10 only ~ hccp.
AMI thnt Il sn end OF the argn-
i1cnt. In these mixed and n"ngrcl
fiscks Gre often f,un,l some very good
sheep; and - their range 10 often IN
restricted. and this frequently very
much TO snnuysnce Of The neighbor-
hood. they through the summer
months become fair mutton, and Tor
them the owners find ready demand
fr"tn the DRIVERS. But Is fiocks in
crease in number, more care and more
sysjem becomes necessary. No
Intelligent, successful, and honest
farmer keeps murs sheep than be can
secomoists on his own premises and
under bic own eye, aud, as a further
preliminary, is careful to furnish him
self with good rifle, which is always
loaded and and never misses fire. as
m aDtidcte against the ravages OF
those packs Of worthless dogs which
are such = Krievons draw hack to wool
growing. In this latitude. or at least
IN shis section. wool-gruwers general
~ retsrd the yrsning season until the
grass starts in the spring, say about
the goth Of April, and the usual time
Of shearing 10 irrm the Goth to the last
u May. q which time the lambs are
docked, marked, and altered. AT about :
the age Of four months they are wesn-
ID. and Is ia all large focks some ,
ANAL and feeble lambs are found, fhese
are passed into seperate enclosure
where they can have additional aiten-
ion. For many years my own flock ,,
81 lambs averages from three to four .
Anedred, and about ten per cent. OF !
'hSse are that clsss which require ad- ,
iitional food and attention before win
sr sets in; but having had the benefit J
of = little grain, together with an
abnndsnce Of good fresh grass, they
are iitted 70 take their place with 9th
rrs when brought into winter quarters.
Experiences has taught me that in no|s
period Of . sleeps lite will it pay bet. q
er - feed grain than from the time :
he lamb i weaned until folded for !!
winter; and although not generally :
,racticed here, yet am fully persuad- !
q = small expenditure Of grain and :
abor in this direction paws a large in.
crest. Various methods are practiced ,
'ere in wintering sheep. That the
interest IT the owner. as we'll as bu.
nanity 70 the animal, are both promo J,
Cd BY having shelters OF some kind
. now almost universally admitted;
ut 10 this respect all do not act M 10
heir convictions. Many Of the sn1al I
e fiocks here are winteged in the
pen fields, the fences enclosing them !
he only wind bre lkers. and the clouds !
bove them their only covering, and il !
only during the deepest SHOWS and ! !
oughest weather they receive either p
ood Or attention. A more usual meth
Q, and one practiced by many large $
rool growers, il, to store their hay ID B
sFge ricks in the meadows which pro- o
uced il, Or 10 fields contiguous there. u
.; these ricks are enclosed with q q
snce, leaving sufficient room for rak. I
% and pitching out the refused. soil =
., and rejected hay; and to these . .
icks the sheep have ingress, egress. : I,
nd regress at all times. Under this :
ystem Of feeding sheep, eight or ten :,
cad Of young cattle to every 100 4
hep are provided; these run in the Il
and 10 them the soiled and i
elected hay il daily fed out. Cattle -
con learn ~ eat this refused hay. and %
'hen enough il given, will winter
cry we'll with no other food. The
dvocatss Of this method OF feeding
nsist that they can make more money
nth !css labor By this way Of feeding N