Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-06-15
Farm, Garden, Kitchen and Shop.

we gave a general view OF Sneep III Il ScIlCS VI
articles. Those articles took wide range,
and might not have made so permanent
an impression as the Importance demand
ed, nor If they had been more specific IN
regard to breeds and uses. The present.
beautiful and spirited engraving of groups
of sheen. representing the prominent and
leading breeds of the world, is a fitting
occasion 10 call attention TO the character
stics of those breeds which are now most
subject of discussion, and upon which,
either as for mutton or wool, much of the
comfort and happiness of the human race
depend. Probably there is no animal
which is the companion of man upon which
so much of his happiness depends. The
plate represents the two great families into
which sheep are naturally divided-the up
per represents the coarse, the lower the fine.
The coarse are subdivided into long-wooled,
as the Leicesters, which are the large white
faced group on theleft, and the short-wool-
ed or South Down, or black-faced smaller
group on the right. The lower group rep
resents the fne-wOoled, or MerinO, and ev-
identity the finest kind known of that spe-
cies-the Silesian. The group of ewes and
rams standing on the platform are magniti-
cent specimens though no better or finer IN
appearance than can be seenin Mr. William
Chamberlins fold up at Red Hook. The
group lying down, with little stretch of
imagination, might be taken to represent
some of the monstrosities of Vermont in
the time Of the sheep humbug, when men
had the hardihOod to ask, and the infatua-
ted victims the folly to pay, thousands Of
dollars for single ram, that now would be
called dear at ten dollars. However, hum
bugs are a profitable breed of insects.
The Merino, or finc-woOled sheep, is CO.
eval with man. Much time and paper
have been wasted to prove that the Merlno
came from Africa, Some glimpses OF sacred
history show that it must have been the
companion Of the patriarchs, and that lts
wool was familiar to the Jews in there earli-
est history. We read ofthe fallen beam and
Of purple cloth, and other evidences OF the
existance Of wool that could be fitted, q
property belonging to fine wool. But be
that as itmay, our business now is only with
the sheep that exist to-day, and OF the adj
vantages to be derived from them.
The large, long-wooled variety can be
perfected only where heritage i'll summer
is plenty and Of easy access, and plenty OF
forage or grain in winter. The value OF
this species is in its size and early maturi
ty, and the facility wherewith it lays ol
fat when put into the stall to prepare TO
market. 1t is, to a certain extent, sola
tary sheep-that is, it will not thrive II
large tlocks as will the hardy SouthDowl
or Merino. 1t is emphatically an early
maturing mutton-shecp, valuable in flock
of ten to fifty, where it can have a full sup
ply of rich pastures. The wool is yaluabl
for stuff goods and it is one Of the keys t.
English manufacturing superiority that tn
demand for meat is such that the wool /
t,,I
petition in the worlds market, for good
from this wool
These are the kind ofsheep Of which dai
rymen should keep a tew-say one to ever
three cows rs they will help keep the her
bage sweeter by consuming much that tend
TO give "a bad taste to cheese or butter j
consumed by cows A few tlecces Of WOO
and a few fat sheep or lambs, will often pa
large per cent OF the taxes, the eXpens
in making them ready Tor market Deln
triting. In hilly and mountainous Coun
tries where heritage is sCarse and thin, tn
hardy SOuth-DoWu will get competen
living; and DIS II natures quickly and at o.
early age, it is the sheep for the butcher
and is ready of sale. 1t bears to be kcI
IN large hocks which have a wide range
In portions OF New England, in New HOr
and Pennsylvania, and in the hilly an
bluegrass sections Of Maryland, Kentucky
and Virginia and upon the slopes Of tn
mountains Of North-Carolina and Tennes
see, and in Cherokee County of Georgia
and Alabama, it will be found admrabl
adapted to the country and to the mode
of farming Nor will the existence ofburr
that may and do effect finer wool, seriousl
detract from the value of this WOOL as
is not used in cloths. 1t possesses all tn
early maturity and excellent mutton qua
tiles of the larger and long-wooled variety
and at the same time the power Of thrlI
upon scantier heritage.
The Merino is the sheep of the distar
plains. It's not properly the sheep o
civilization, but of sparsely settled and va
tracts of land, where any other domest
animal would be of comparatively lit
use unless for the vast AOcks OF shee
which can be kept in the same range.
is the sheep for the vast savannas Of Au
tralia and Queensland and the almost lin
itless Pampas OF South America, and I'll
buffalo plains ofthe West. From its earl
est history, it has been a wanderer, al
Hourished in enormous herds. In coul
tries only sparsely populated, and where
has an unlimited range, it is at home al
prOspers. 1t is the family Of the sheC
species which has been profitable to gro
for its wool, and it is the only species tn
has been found profitable in purely pa
toral country. 1t has a wonderful pow
of adaptability as to the climate and to t
Biography and herbage but its natur
habitat is in temperate climate, with d
SOIL and short, sweet heritage. The 9th
two kinds described are the sheep for Il
stomach Of civilized man; these are for
back. The first supply the butcher, Il
other the manufacturer.
1t is not neediul to describe here the en-
less varieties Of breeds which have grow
from one or the other of these two gre
families Of coarse or fine wooded sheep
They exist all over the globe, wherev
they are the familiar, domestic animals
man. The purity of blood usually denot
the taste and enterprise of the pOssessC
and the degree Of agricultural improy
ment abroad in the land. 4 mongrel ra
of any kind of domestic animals usual
denotes a low state of mental cultivation
want OF taste and an absence of means.
Some of the best, and among the noble
uses of wealth, have been to improve t
domestic animals upon the farm; and
have produced an animal or breed OF al
mails Of surprising excellence is one Of t
highest hOuOrs a man can achieve. He
more the benetactor of his race than thou
he had won battles or conquered PROVING
Mr. Chamberlin, up at his home in r
Hook, has more cause to feel proud tn
he were in the Presidents chair AT t
White House, for he is now the prophet
of one Of the best bred Hocks Of fine wool
sheep on the continent. They are wortl
journey to see and to admire, and if Sc
they will readily call to mind the splenC
animals on the platform on the left, in t
lower corner Of the picture.-T. G. PETE
in Hearth and Home
The CURRANT WoRM.-This pest W
soon make its appearance We lind Il
the best way to prevent the currant wo
from destroying the foliage Of the cure
and thus preventing the growth of the fri
Is TO feed the insects with that excellent a
wholesome medicine, the 1ohite heilebo
They never need to take a second d.
1t kills and cures at one operation-ki
the insects and cures the bushes. A V,
thin busting over the leaves, through f
dredging box, will give enough to ev,
worm that feeds on them. 1t is the east
way to destroy insect depredators by
wholesale that we know Of But Their,
one condition quite essential to succ,
1t must be applied promptly, before mt
harm is done, and the bushes must
watched for any second, third or fourth
pearance Some fail bacarsa +Io1y