Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-03-12


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III ~ 3, Ei1e wooIs voirhed. 600 lbs,
March 2S- ''''' ''''
,e5,,s $50 lbs.
NJ, -, - ga a. ahove slA Is
A calculation in simple proportion,
will show that if the coarse woods gam
ed ,00S lbs, at a cost of Sl74,4 3 for feed,
the gain of the fine wool atthe same ratio
upon an expense of STATS would have
been 1886 lbs, whereas it was only 4S0
lbs. or little more than one half a pro-
portionatc amount as compared with cost,
As compared with live weight Feb. ~,
the coarse woods gained III per cent IN
forty-six days, the fine woods not quite
seven per cent.
At present prices in market-75 cents
per pound-Combing wool pays well.
Mr.. III. M. Hall of Burke, VT, says that
his flock of Cotswolds, average seven
pounds of. washed wool per head. My
own sheep sheared that last summer, one
of Mr.. Halls ewes SHARED 143 lbs, and
buck 17a lbs, There is at present
great demand for combing wool. Our
imports of worsted goods from England,
during IL months of the year 1860,
amounted to over 70 million yards. As
long as England is the chief long wool
producing country in the world, and the
only country apart from Canada, that
will compete with our farmers in its pro-
duction, the price of combing wool here
will be the price at which it is sold in
England, duties and expenses added con-
sequently, there is nothing to cause a
: fall from present prices, or prevent COM
: bin G wool from being the most profta-
BILE wool our farmers can produce.
Joel Davis, had always supposed a
coarse wool sheep to be long legged an
+ imal, that sheared light fleece of thin
: wool, and required very high fence to
e prevent from jumping. Hehad supposed
i that it would cost as much to keep 100
!, pounds of the large sheep as it would
e 100 pounds of the small. Although il
e costs something to produce gum, yet in
d his opinion it is more profitable to KEEP
; small sheep than large. The feeces o.
n the large breeds are thin and loose, moi
!. as warm as the fine woods, consequently
!, these sheep are less able to withstand the
g cold of our winters and require more
h food to support animal heat. His expe
Y rience with coarse wool sheep has moi
II been extensive. He once had cosset
half blood of some breed or other
rs which had the sagacity as we'll as ply
1t steal ability, to find the best feed on th'
e farm, such as growing oats, clover, gar
G den sauce, &c, fences being no barrier
If He sheared but four lbs. of coarse wool
} but at last got very fat and sold for a
n high price.
n j. D. Pettingill, has fine wool cosset
: which possesses all the characteristics OF
: the one mentioned by Mr.. Davis, except
e the quality to fatten.
:. II. S. Davis, has had some experience
0 with coarse woods. He once bought sc
/. ewes and IA lambs, and SO called Cots
e void buck. These 80 ewes brought 4f
e lambs, of which he raised 80. He a
Il the same time had flock of fine woods
e He sold his lambs in July, coarse anC
# fine together at three dollars per head
y The fine woods sheared five pounds 0
y wool per head, the coarse woods it'll
Of less than four In the fall the fine wool
E came to the barn in good condition, tn
ID coarse woods came up poor.
d The mutton of the coarse woods, wa
n, of superior quality, weighing Is lbs pc
re quarter. The coarse woods required NOR
"a feed than the fine woods, also longe
re bite of feed in the pasture.
1T. S. d. Conant, does not believe tina
he coarse wool mutton is superior to tn
Id merino. The best judges have been d.
N. ceived in this respect, have mistaken th
on flesh of the merino for that of the Ems
u fish breeds He has fed both coarse an
5c. fine wool sheep, and sold the latter &
to the highest price. Once sold two fin
ng wool fat sheep at Is ceutsper pound liy
no weight His merinos are very peaceabl
ties turns to pasture in the spring, and know
or where to find the same number in tn
lie, fall.
its Gardner Upham thinks that Pettir
gill's Cotswolds might be taught to jum]
of Don't think there is sufficient call fc
he combing wool, to warrant general stan
Of pede in that direction.
er. j. II. Putnam, in keeping long WOO
Oh sheep, mutton is the primary object, an
nat as long as our people will use an exec.
old of animal flesh for food, it is expedier
to use that which is best, and can be prc
lin dueed the cheapest. Therefore it woul
INT be well if there were a general STAMPED
To towards good mutton sheep, and ava
H. from that displ1stino Sorof,Io