The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1866-06-06

~ ard ara worthy Of vour consideration opnoa
that grade sheep may produced By between the COs"o
varieties which will furnish staple Of fine long comb
ing appearance that viii provea things considered
quite the choicest Nerno and their grades
should avoid the too common error OF oyckns WIKI
sheep price wool high Sheep Hus0and has been very
profitable branch OF this State; but Ike
other business it nav be overdone
changes Sheep well fed and cared Tor order produce heavy
neeces and certainly number which probably
kept upon any unequenty that flock
fifty sheep yield profit than would flock
OF five hundred if kept upon the same farm
price high reluctant to sell oil
sheep liable oveOck In fact this
the great danger woogrowers Michigan The best
and deus management keep number
your your pastnrsge
improve grade quality those retain by dposg the
specimens Your should be 10 elevate the
your their number beyond your
feeding
Another evil to guarded aganshat giving your
sheep that the past there
the raising Of cattle and that
gnent would be brought into question
attempt think has been OF pren
farmer matter policy should
himself thing thereby the fluctuations and
changes any may pobnay
probably hopes aud he has only sheep
rely price sheep and WOOL
prevalence the diseases which sheep always liable
directed
sheep his chances Of
greatly multiplied In fact cattle
are already commanding prices consequence general
scarcity everywhere on shamb the dairy and this
deficiency apprehend supplied have recently
visited Of the highly cultivated portions Of the State OF New
York where found good lair worth one hundred dollars each
easily quality working
worth here $3.50 and lot Of cattle has recently been
sold Flint pound live weight Horses
be long time their destruction
by the and will be required replace those
destroyed especially States
piled North deficient and principally be-
few since for time the price of pork low and
growth consequence abandoned The farmer
should things pursue steady onward
avoiding extremes changes large portion
his products adapted the feed OF cattle and
than sheep should due proportion of
these any sheep notwithstanding. My
decidedly that the time has when the best interests
Michigan require portion
sheep hus5any directed kinds
again DEPRESSION subject sheep
the most serious difficulties with which farmers have
tend the combinations that often sought be made
ehaers their possible figures The manufac
undoubtedly
considerable depess price especially before
about the the clip coming They well drilled this,
many operations
they be Of wOotha the will light
Purchases temporary supplies
sources higher
upon ground pays
thereby they keep price
great reported
other employed
holders necessity tmdy-nay
sell, and thus aid their efforts establish low prices.
duty consideration
study WISDOM purely adopt
OF themselves
When the the dull sheang
there should making
that price very
They then overlooked well established
markets generally advance rather than and
har
market and that the demand the would
Quenty sold for neeces
months commanded 0r.fre They
offered sell their hece half the
weeks On the other hand
shearng commands high
farmers inclined 10 hold Tor sl higher But this
mistake the opposite direction The rule should sell"
market quick and prices gOOdand hold
IL dull and prices low.
Before leaving this subject permit call
important matter IN connection with sheep husband this State Sun
heretofore
this and important staple market and the
character O I
discover has been seriously the
great producers thereby
generally that
pound than Michigan ROO
which recently had with
induced the first purchase
WOOL his the