The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1867-06-13
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FARM AND GARDEN.

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/ FOLLOWING THEIR LEADER.-Sheep
| perseveringly follow their leader wher-
| ever he goes but it in ease of sudden
| alarm, any one OF the flock runs forward
! to escape, and thus takes the lead, the
rest generally follow him, regardless OF
amy obstruction. OF this singular dispo
| Sition we once witnessed an instance in
Cleveland Ohio A butcher boy was
driving about twenty fat sheep through
the city, but tkey ran down a street
along which he did not want them to go.
He observed a scavenger at work with his
broom a little way before them, and call
ed out loudly for him to stop the sheep.
The man accordingly did what he could
to turn them back, running from side to
side, always opposing himself to their
passage, and brandishing his broom with
great dexterity; but the sheep, much ag-
itated, pressed forward, and at last one
Of them came right up to the man, who,
fearing it was about to jump over his
head while he was STOPPING, grasped the
short broom stick IN both hands, and held
is over his lead He stood for a few sec
ends in this position, when the sheep
made a spring and jumped fairly over
him without touching the broom. The
lirSt had no sooner cleared the impede
nIelit than another followed and another
in such quick succession that the man,
perfectk coniounded, seemed to lose all
recollection, and stood in the same att
tude until the whole had jumped over
him-uot one OF theufattenp ting to pass
on either side, though the street was
quite clear AS this took place during
vet weather, the man was entirely be-
Suffered over with dirt before they hal
all passed; aud it is Impossible to conceive
u more ludicrous appearance than the
poor fellow made on the occasion.
SWEET Corr is surprising fact
that sweet corn is not abundanuy grown
among farmers. Every farmer thinds he |
must raise his five or ten acres of Indian
corn every year In order to have some
thing to fatten his pork and to furnish
fodder for his stock, &c Now It every
farmer would grow three or. five acres OF
sweet corn, his crop would prove OF much
more value III proportion to the number
Of acres than Indian corn for feeding pur-
poses.
Last springI planted six acres Of sweet
corn for. the purpose OF taxing 1t INTO
market green. But after the market be-
came 'glutted,' | concluded to save the
balance Of my corn and cure 1t to iced
/ cut and fodto my hogs corn IN the /
stalks every day, and they would eat
stalks and all asclean Us they would green |
clover. Through the month OF October |
anduntii the last OF November, | ted
husked corn can say 1 nos-r hliied 50 /
fat pork before They seemed to he |
filed M with lard. / prefer
the-sweet corn stalks to anything else N /
the shape of fodder for stock, anu espec- |
tally for COWS giving milk there Is nothing
eaual to it. The stalk, husks, and leaves
are much more juicy and sweeter than
any other corn fodder / would reooni-'i
men! those that SOW corn Ter fodder, to
SOW the sweet corn ii preference to any
other
BE careful to trace up your seed IN the
fall and then you viii .lot fail to have
good seed when yOu come to plant OF
sow-iIiauf farmer. ~. os /
Do SHEEP IMPROVE PAsTuREs?-We /
are well acquainted with a pasture near /
the sea coast, which many years ago was /
an exceedingly foul piece OF land |
Astounding with great variety OF BUSH I
es, among which were the barbery and I
lnano climbing plants, and so closely lac
ed and intertwined by the wild rose that |
they formed an almost Impenetrabie JUL /
Gle. Twenty years afterwards we saw |
the same pasture with a aoc1 OF sheep |
OH it, grazing upon close, compact turf, /
covered with short, sweet grass, and With I
cut a weed OF bush of any Niud upon 1t.
How has this reclamation been accom-
plished ?' we inquired, as we stood look
Ing upon it. /
by the sheep" said our informant.
Without blowing or seeding" We
asked
Yes, by the sheep alone, . WAS the
reply.
The pasture was quite uneven and
rocky, but the sheep had exterminated /
every -yestige OF wild plants, and clothed I
the surface with fresh, rich, perpetual {
heritage. -Nep England Farmer.