Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-03-18

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| Witnessing the reckless haste some
ot my neighhor farmers have shawh
The past season 10 part with thea
+ >neop has given rise TO some thou -hts
IN the subject OF economy that Will
noar some discussion, Two years ago
weil to do Iarmer bought i flock OF
sheep OF Middle wool, large sized,
good mutton sheep, tor "hca he pai
$500 per head. Last tall neighbof
arncr bough, them Tor 81 pr mead,
,ook them hcme, divided them INTO
h.pe classes. and III some three weeks
lme had sold them respectively tor
-, 500 anal s., and lhis n home on
foot. During The war an consequent
nigh prices it was a common remark,
Il Won, sell sheep tor love ci money,
n 1T even cuiiS or old ones but one
year ui low wool and the heretofore
j. tmperea sheep were ne sltcte /, and
by the next spring all those THAI
LIQUID have been TUNED oft III serahly
perish. aud il IS enuagh TO disgust !
barbarian But where does the iault
lay: In the first boarding which is ii
y s>siblc " us>, than boarding money.
Any man Accping over 81 sheep
should every year III late summer or
carly FIJI select some, according TO
circumstances at least all those that
have seen their best ia. S, and turn
diem into fresh feed, and II he has not
done the ,h.ng before he viii be sur
-, Il
provrmeat Ii ne cannot sell them
b fore winter IT :! rcmuuerati,e price
it is astonishing how hitle meal Qt
tn y are kept separate) wall keep them
improving, and even this ta.l, II ii cure
correctly, it is very satisfactory. Again
we have buyers coming around ai,er
cts in The tall and early winter OF
terlng us aboul 3, cents, rs, one year,
last tail, buyer took the pains 70
Svnd out il ine lot where | was at
worl, To say the three had was worth
80 cents a pie c, that | shcared a tritlt
ever nine pounds from, that brought
me 81 cents per pound. But | have
learned that if good ashes are plenu-
u!ly sprnkled on the ii sh side OF
pelt, rs soon rs taken oil, and rolled
up, II ri IN lew days smart boy
Nil take the wool OH in good shape
II IL { HaAult>, wIicn IL caa DC .to!c
or mar ct Another leak comes from
he common practice oi GROWING o.
-tutiing beet c.ttic, tor # they are
gwen abuG, AL the meal or grain they
ail eat as is generally done, they will
,;tcn coy ana ,,.u,e 81, eraa reeds
/ Rave found ,his 10 be the cas-. even
.,..et ioag AMI continued feeding
Careful experiment Wal decide, ltu
ny experience SO lar IS that yearly al.
above >lX quarts OF corn meal, or IL
equiv ticnt, a Gay tor tull grown an
MAJ i lo>t, ana hat amount should oe
led one halt in the morning, and halt
n n ut There is a iallacy gaming
:. oan,i among farmers in tins section
tnat is Stri,>ing III the root OF all mt.
vi,lual Improvement III wool growing
uamely, that sheen will not do We'll Oh
me farm Tor moro that three Yeas,
rom which | dissent. II any ma
vii discard racks, iced p eniy OF carry
.at hay OH clean snow or Swai",
changing II i.ns,ibie, 80 as not to .es"
IN he SAME surface mere than oncS
,inlcs> very cold. ard no. where the.
lay tier, .lways on the Il lie 81 the
barn wh~re the wind does not Mow.
let them have no warmer quarters
han an open shed, large at that, il
ever SO cheap, not allow them on the
same pasture in samme- more than
Two years, until there is new sur
alc TUNED up-and tn remainder
OF the year the range OF the farm as
mu,h as possible, never keeping them
in yards in winter, clange stock rams
nuicioEslv at tie end OF five years,
lie will lie lure there is economy and
pleasure i'll keeping 81 een.-N ArsoA
HAlsrEp. in Northern Iurmer.