New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-02
An scre Of Ruta Bagas, or Swedeh IL worth a. muco

The lrnd requires 10 le undo rich new iand pernais
IA tbs best If we'll plougaei fresh gannre answers we'll
Here they should be sown Nay, because they arc On
certain la the later mouths. but further Loi'H Vpe
should stli, tlem about tie middle or June 1hefe ie
! one turn Up pace of sod in April have IT ROT nor
o-;b.r harl lowed throw into ridges three ice, apart
SOW al tie r.~ Ola pound Of seed the acre. and tir
ont so 70 stand ten inches In tie row. These 'nruip
ere fst yale for the table and are good 10 the sciog
rs 10 tae IaD Euta gas vii .ela largely or bottom
grounds md in orr pFairi.s without manrFs, 0nt
slight application Is most useful in causing them 70
come M and for giyin, them rapid growth willie
young, lat they uay be on: Of The reach of insects
when tbcy get nlly established no insects can haTt
them have sec tho army ca. or AL tbs leaves
aud yet others spro.t cut. AL the crop was good
safely may 81, that farmer properly Is prepared 10
keep sheep il no ia moi raise turnirs. We shall never
see the Gay - of ten.osat again. n. C. H.
\ III.
i DowGcIA UNION Co, H.. May 8. $500
| Ped PoR sBEBP.
i In one respect turnips are more valuable ~
feeding sheep than on! otter food. Ills IL for rasns
ea9iy loahs The lambs oil Coi,wo.ds or South Downs.
raised CARLY viii be found most profitable. blt unless
tic ewes can give milk there Is ~ having lsmls
early. Iay, oats, ma corn finnish li,te mix. lambs
die rs often for want 81 mix ns from any otler cause;
perhaps ewes rese TO bcir lambs Tor this re SON
they have no impulse to snse; tic; know Il VII I've OF
10 use shesp-meh DO MT like H. have lambs como III
grass Is rea.. WIZ turn'ps nay be indifferent
about grass for they green ool and will bring milk
For feeding stock prefer rutab'gss Some SOW The
red top. FOR first presumption Scotch yellow .or second
ara rntabacas for tie los bu, these good obongh
at any time. Some people mako treat mystery about
raising tarnips for stock I, really Tsirs me to read
HIT lad. "a
rauch machinery rnd such vast variety Of things to
ne done Ore would think common flT1Dcr IS a fool
II is absurd tothnk farmer be Taught Nil TIC par
iicrlss q growing any crop lie nnst himself i'arn
these be 90 not, no rever.wl learn. Ny directions
are snpy these; haze sood LAID, SOW IN dri!s. with
peny oi seed and thin out 70 ten inches IN The row
perhaps foot is better. As 70 putting manure along
= 10 the furrows Tor the crop II ~ usc'oss work. -
said before land Is bash On connon prairie SOIL
tiorc should he little scattered only where
the seed Is sown. 70 MAZE u sts- quickly t;!o mn-
MIRO in ITO black pTa,T;c like putting fire 60 powder.
Where sleep have no.hiug II TIE Ahd required
IL Is surprising that tho largo sheep ura on re prai
u res DO tbs point Of feeding turnir 70 ewes 20
as raise early latnbs ], Is truo thet the tmf Vas
when neG, CHEAP here but now II Is as scrce rs
in Tie east people cannot gel 81 taoy want piees arc
high and never viii sink low again Those men. ly
being SO long With sheep have ,holr faculties With ref
cferee shecp snos; sharp tatiT own Shepherd
gs. Tic hing they d rising March ard April
look OF he window Ard vlsi she prospect Is
erass H. waking with hem over 'hc prhirie N 80
dead Of w3,cE. noticed that thoy continually ooaed
on 10 ground sni hey osicd ny al'entp. 70 he
srcon under the dry gras. Now on suc1 lar ~ they
have got naturally the richest uader lie arl made
better sn wish their sheer thcy ooud raise urags e'
= most t,flng cost. Let them 0csow portion ~ the
labor they bostow on corn O. Tia. end &c, carr oF
vha! IL next best have pitt covered A plank. o. even
straw, then fl on tho earliest period s!s tie climate
vii admit fox having oisbs ard ,' hem ooae. an
coas-ous however that have badness to b. gius
It directions to thee uen for lcy Improve he farms
% and get capital toy VII ADOPT tho best methods
II But can talk to with email roots small fsrms
Q Tnis ID the class o. men mean TO stick tn.
Ole having TN. twenty. say fty sheep can mstr
much money ~ raising trnips 70 feed ewes Of to nut
N ton brced. IL psss.or. will say that tic gentleman
toep On whom LAMBS Of al Kinds enppo.si 20 De
'f pend ough, be kevt by timsef in Stabl, or IN
small lot well fenced. escep, at Tie particular time IN
?, saying ,hi, know disregard his fcsings bat he
e saoad remember thing at east ard that s. OF a!
gentleman animals there s no. ole Who hss 50 !iiiie
respect or regard for Tho feeling, Of lay animals a. he
d Las; in short. lie is perfect brute.
OF course IN having oary lambs must 10 prepared
with warm stabap and al eonven!cnces, and II the
weather Is very cod they must be brongbt 10 tho hte
}, wife /. good hand with the dcfenseess innocel
Lt,e fellows and IL almost certain ~ raise them Girls
. too will take hold They ike to try their band Bat
to raise early lambs they must cosnc Of wefel ewes
n YEfDIso SHEEP or CHAIN.
Many have an Idea that grain T. not good Tor sheep
that II causes them 10 lose their WOOL ~ die Of
rot The only truth there Is In this TO be IN feed
ing grain TO sheep when they poor aud reody 70 die
Nth the hope Of saving them In feeding grain pen
tfnlly and first towards Spring. From grass In the
Fall they must DO brought 10 grain by degrees, and
t. when they get used to 1t the they viii eat tie
/ better.
IN tho winter visited one Of tie largest and bcs'
d managed sheep firms in Central Illinois. There arc
10 about 90 The sheep kept In four dfcr
j. ent fields 81 Io0 acres each beside there two
small lots for hospital. and one FOR about 200 full
blood Merino ewes In each fook about COO sLeep
each kind snc yealings owes, and lambs by them
selves, There were large webglt sheds on the farm.
u bat tie sheep seldom 80 IN them They like
. the raw wind and the frost aud tho When 4. 8,
u excessively stormy they III go Ia short time.
t. While was there with team did nothing bet
feed these sheep. span OF handy lively mules were
Lltohed TO low loag gcared wagon. Shock corn was
loaded on Il when lad been cut mp In the FAN first
y LAYING stalks Of corn the ground then shock Of
fourteen hills was made around II. No binding was
. done the weight Of the corn holds 1t together The
farmers say they Will board man 10 Tie corn shocks
load OF this shock corn driven into the lot whore
the sheep were rather It went in for tho mules Know
the road and needed no guile. Immediately the sheep
came around tho wagon, the man threw Tho corn on