Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-07-08
From Moores Rural Ncw-Yorker.
Expediency of Washing and Early
Shearing.


\ .o"esponueu' asks laklhg every
uhilg 'n'o consideration Is II eNpedient t.
WASH sheep Ana what think you OF thu
comparative u.in'y OF carry ana late smear
Ilg Ia regions wnere mere Is abundance
VI LA ruun h Ma,er' "n.ch g.lS warm
enough 70 WASH as early as towards the latter
par Oh nay, we see no objections TO Washing
anu rs 'nings now stanu' some advantages N
IT. Inc ilea that Washing III water at the
Ploper temperature Is dangerous TO the health
% sn.ep possessing good ordinary. vlgor OF
ools'i'u'ion' Is one 'ha' our experience mas
meyer eyer confirmed l
Du' III many regions Washing at the prop
IT season Is Inprac.ieaoie or announcement.
~ various par's Oh ernoh'' Tor example
where 'he streams are 'ed IRON mountains on
"I'Op snoW VI ice iies u'l'il on advanced peri,
ou VI 'ne spring' 'hose streams remain coid
wv ie'e III snc season ior reasonably early
""s,"ng, Oi .ne oiher mana, there are thou
sInus % i'cai''ies on ,he western prarles
where ciear running water over hard bottom,
= no' accessible wiinm miles, Linen again,
~ !, iee'ons "nere washing Is convenient enough,
,ne prevalence oil contagious disorders renders
'ne placing OF sourid sheep IN public washing
pens Ut even urVing them over the public
roaus, matter OF danger. In view OF such
la'is, every man should Judge for himself
"he'her III MS precise circumstances IT Is ex-
Peuleii. 10 WASH OF NOT ana ne should act on
tna' Judgment ~hony irrespective OF any at
'enp'eu uic'a'loh on the part oil examinations
Vi woo' buyers,
Inc comparative u'lil'y OF very early shear
ing OF shearihg al the ordinary time, also de-
Rsuos spon circumstances Merino 1reeaerS
VIM ~ 'neir sheep lor saIe' prefer to shear
"pou' 'ue "ls' Vi May III gives the sheep a
sre"' apsan'"ge III leng.h oil wool ana conse-
quen'y III apparent weight oil neece' IN the
ensuing i1'i' over those sheareu month or
'non'" "pu asnIil "'er' lhe carrier shorI
sneep are 'hought 10 coat over best. G..
uAe a uarker external color. lhey are
'hought also TO be better prepared to with
s'anu 'nS ,ne'enehcleS Oh winter Many eX
p eriehced breeders contend 'hat they actually
P'S Shoa,, nore w 700, curing tne year;
an'arlng on 'ne nrst OF NAY IN inns climate
oos's ,"ucn auui'lonal trouble Inc sheer
H'us' W very carefully housed hight and day
Nom n una, coia' stormy weather 80 common II
tu"y IN 'he Nor'nerh portions oil tne unite'
Ss ior eAunpie, AT nei'ner OF the tnre'
oneeP rai,s OF 'ne new l orK state Woo
,ho Io,s % S W rom 'ne loth Il
NV i-'n Vi DIay-7has 'hcro Deeh more thal
~ Io st1 , ,o"J ~ o.saose suealnS uay ana o.
- 80, a. IVY u '"eni' ,ne weather was 80 cold
-, ~ sno,p nau W DC 0'@'9fefea io
IL nav Hno"n n"lhper Oh Valna
s'seP " pe,isu iIoni ooius anu 0ther dis
- 0o oe py nohg mus suddenly de
ar ~ t".'r 1nor'aous necces IN cola wealth
stables and IN ,asr '"os WIZ Pu' III WA warn
his carl shoor;r 80 oa;naS he'
lamb very earIn ana P, H.; t"es mus
vanood =; .l 10y anu ir"'o .neir i"inps wen al
tbo cbaas o" es WITHOUT extreme care
ina e;rosu " 'en'pera'urc anu o'ner attend
cbeot ~ .ts:n are napie 70 produce
and sL;Iie'i ~ ~" VI iiilA' very carelu
HE arran0am o" ,aJ nas,nS eNsry practiea
p'e arrangement made specially for the pur
nndonbtedIv cam .nd 40 sinai '' nos@s 70 n nanuie
d;e;ouI,;os ID . - w SUI l,,'u"' an ines
lahor hs IN 80! ~ w pau i1r 'hei
sbowily =. 6,,odn eos ,h, 0 en- 1neoP nu'h NOR
Rnf in tbo .asa 81 a. a'', III Ia ~
grows sheen ma;nl, Co. 81 o,l s'omeI' wn WI.
early shear;n1, - I'LL auu nu'Vo"' ,ni
one sro,ror ~ CO., w. "n ~ lnoApouioht' NO
dat;ens 70 nn.e nS iaa' sHe r'Fu,sle aGcomo
- " ea'0'n saieiy' anu what
grower is Il " darker coating to his sheer
-especiaily as he does nothing to preserve it
py housing has sheep from summer rains
ANA sheep with full six months of wool Oh
n must be poor both in fleece and constitu
ton, which, with decent shelter and gooc
winter nerfsc,lv copsar,ahlv a un'', sPo" en'
aei Perleo'iy Comfortably ana safely As