The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-10-07

All! mo. There are other heroes
than those who march to victory with
drum and bugle sounding in their ears
other conflicts which are surer tests Of
q mans courage and endurance and
for the victor these words are written
"He Mat ruleth his ovn spirit is
greater than he that takeM a city,"
KEEP sHEEP,-wHAr KINDS TO
GET, AND WHY.
From the Prairie Farmer.
Mutton sheep are the most popular,
popular because most profitable, and
profitable on account of the meat and
vool-combing wool-which they fur
nish. Their meat and combing wool
are in demand, and they are likely to be
in demand for some time, at least NUT
ton; that Of the best quality will not be
apt to change soon. This IS the inexor-
able course Of events, tending to dimin-
ish the growth Of fue wool, especially
the super6ne, which has been superced-
ed by the less fine, and has almost made
the sheep that produce it an extinct
race. There are but a fe" lett in
Siberia. The glossy fabrics are more
sought for; and this the coarser sheep
prcdu:e the medium, between the
coarse Harry and the fine (Mcsino:)
The Cotswold is the type of this .ociud-
ing the Lincoln and Dieple.
Though the wool is Of Importance
Of FIRST Importance among the wools-is
is for their mutton that these sheep are
distinguished, including the South
Down, which is unsurpassed if equaled
by any. Hence, the South Down and
the Cotswold are popular where the5
can be raised to adyantage-ncar cities
and along railroads, where there is &C
cess to markets. They require an
abundance of food readily accessible,
and also winter care; and the more
care, the greater will be the profit. 1t
is known that wool, raised in excess (by
good breoding) over the ordinary way
will YELL from quarter to third
more, aud at not more than onc-half
the cost OF the wool (thc e1cess,) d..
pending. upon the breed, mode Of keep
ing, and condition Of the animal. Barn
quarters, and fresh green hay-clover
especially cut when just getting into
blossom, are sufficient to do this. 1t is
only in slight increase of the feed OF
such hay over others, regularly fed and
Continued during the winter, that the
benefit will tell on the fleece as we'll as
on tho carcass of the animal.
Now this is simple way Of keeping
sheep-warmth and hay-1t matters
not so much for the mere temperature,
so that the weather is dry and the
sheep hardy and in good condition.
But the rains must be avoided.
But sheep arc ~"drug." That is
one inducement in their favor. Low
prices bave had their day for the pres
ent. There must soon be a rebound,
and the mutton and the wool of the
Cotswolds and o jwns will, combined,
produce rich harvest.
Our advice. therefore, Is. prepare
this class ofsheep, the mutton and com
bling wool. With the proper care there
willbe improvement on our present
stock there will be fat sheep and
lambs to sell at good, and possibly, at
very high prices, and wool to match
match 10 quantity and quality.
IF there should still. be a, tardy ad-
vance in price, the Improvement in
kecping-the benefit of the excess in
the improvement over ordinary keeping,
as we have said-will still show on the
right side, and influence to continued
production.
There will DO gain, but possibly not
go much as with other products; and
when the time changes, as it must, there
will be all the more profit =: Sheep,
then, Of the kind indicated, will be a
treasure.
Keep sheep for the things we have
mentioned, and for the improvement Of
the land, which We do not sufficiently
consider also, for their manure in Vim.
ter.
But there are many who arc remote
frou,the advantages Of securing the
kinds of sheep specified. The next
best thing they can 80 is, to secure a
male-which can be done at. no YER,
inordiuate price, and without much
trouble-and breed from the common
long-wooled Aocks Of the c ,untry-any
< 'od, fair-sized, tair.woolcd sheep, and
if it must be wooded, let it be co.
as good Co;swold buck will remedv
this; he is pretty sure to lengthen the
wool.
But now let oufa friends sknov .h.4
they n.u g = Keep the'r sheep we'll if thew
would succeed: a Cotswold, a DOW.
Merino, any sheep, however pure the
blood, aud however reduced, will be a
loss without care. With care, : the
poorest scrag Of sheep will do some
thing: Such sheep is susceptible of
moro improvcment-of much improve
ment. But; combine the two, good
blood and good treatment, and there is
little risk to run; even in bad times.
AZ t i.''' worst r'', it will be only com
paratixe loss other branches Of farm.
ing would have paid better. But whom
the, hush =, tim NO. comes, all this will be
ade right and it must come. Ed. =
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