Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-05-18
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Itnay b Zoe the ibisresis Of deajsrs In
wool. ana "reminiscences. 20 have sheep
washed pfesious 70 shssring. Bat the
welfare q DE hoeks and The interests Of
tss owners " VARIABLE sheep, which are
consideration ofpsramount Importance to
ovefylhInf Gee, Rspromoted By mot wash
Ing. me hrmers' only reason FOR wash
ing sheep b, tnst, tfthswool DO thoroughly
vsshsd. q man can sheer sheep sooner
than n q were mot washed. Sheep hate
We, In ssery form. They dislike vet pas
turss. vet yards, lcaky sheds, and more
Than al else. We, aeeces. When they are
wsshtd, the water and the weather are
frequently quite cold, and as they ofleu
become uncomfoTtably warm while bclpg
driven 10 the water, and are plunged imme-
distely Into -, end kept there until quite
chilled through, hey arc quite liable 10
contract more or less cold, which will many
times supefindnce some other disease.
This isparticuinrly true 1.-THE weather con-
tInue wet aud bold for several successive
days amer wEshing. This is the great ar
Rument agGtnst the practice Of washing
shcep In our changeable climate. Every
praciice that endaneera the health Of sheep
ought, n possible, 70 be abandonedi ind
MOI bsfnade subservient 20 ordinary pecu.
mary considerations.
Another Thing agalntt washing sheep 10,
that cleansing OF wool IN this manner is Of
ten Of llttle advantage, and ffequsntly OF
nouo q eli, e. @ oflen becomes quite as
dirty before ehearing, 80 u was beioFe the
sheep, were washed, This IL particularly
true when sheep are mot kept 10 clean pas
tures amer ihey have been washed. Many
umes 10 % qulle impracticabie TO counns
every flock IN pasturss where ttey cannot
hnd any dirty placed 70 roilins sometimes
shearefs cannot be obtained at the desired
time, or the weather istoo ubfavorable 10
allow the wool 70 dry sufficiently to be
sheared, and sometimes tbs labofs OF the
field arsso urgent that shearing must be
deferred Cor . number Of days. ALI these
sniir. II the practice OF washing sheep
Admitting that Il costs more per head
Tor sh6AiinE unwashed sheep, the expense
Of washing viii exceed the extra cost for
shearing without washing. Therefore,
thess Two items WI balance each other.
Then, when Che difference between tho
prieeS OF upwasheo and washed wool, which
IL NOT dsanite, even when Tie absuib on,
Ihird rate Il insisted upon BY buyefa, IL com
Irasted with The ipinFy which may follow
washing vAldhAle sheep, is Aafe 70 as
suu,e thOt t IL better 10 ehear them nm
washRd. Moreover, when hooks from va
rious parts OF the country are driven 20 tn
washingAplaoe there 10 great DANCE
that sound ana healthy hecks will come Ii
contact With the contagion Of disease
sheep that have been In the pens % b
vsshsd. Many an excellent hovk OF shoe
which has been guarded with vigilance b.
its proprietor, has been well night ruined
simply by belBg yarded vhereshtep hayln
the f.oi-rot had recently been confined
whst.is nseded a. the present time h
an andssstsndln6 betwesn wool growei
thai ~ Will shesr their sheep Without resi-
ing; then the practice will toln be abar
dobe1, 20 flcifher pro motive Of the welfar
OF tbe sheep nor OF the interests Of the sheE
herdhor Of msnufscturcrr. H.