The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-11-12
SHEEPIN WINTER.

At the last winter meeting of the New
York State Agricultural Socisty, Mr.. j.
Whine, read an interesting paper on the
above topic. We quote from an ex-
change the following digest of this
essay:
In all things, Mr.. Whine believed in
the Importance of starting right, and in
the subject before him, he proposed to
commence in that way by commencing
1t the beginning. In the first place,
then, whatever the breed may be, it was
Of the greatest Importance that the
breeder select
Good StOck.-It may be necessary to
pay high prices for such stock, bnt they
could rest assured of one fact;-that 1t
there was no money in feeding good
stock, there was none in feeding that
which was not good. 1t would not do 10
buy sheep to feed, because they could
be bought cheap. 1t costs as much to
winter one dollar sheep as five dol
lar one, and this cost will equal about
Ave dollars for each head. Then in the
spring, while the one dollar sheep
weighing about 50 pounds, is sold Cat 3
cents per pound) for $3.50, loss of 40
cents on first cost, the five dollar sheep,
weighing at least l2o pounds, is sold at
10 cents per pound, equaling Sl2 so or a
net profit $3.50, beside giving you a
creditable name for bringing stock into
market. He would next call the atten-
tion of breeders to the importance of
having proper
Conrenience.-It was bad policy to at
tempt to fatten sheep in winter with
out proper shelter. He instanced cases
in proof Of this statement, and proceed
ed to describe his own buildings, which
were arranged with the utmost care, so
as to afford the sheep not only good
warm shelter, but every facility for feed
ing and care. These buildings were
constructed with compartments, each
designed for the herdiug of about forty
sheep. All but one of them was upon
ground floors, which were continually
supplied with an abundance of litter,
which was kept clean by frequent
changing. Tan bark and forest mold
were used on these floors, as best cal
eulated to absorb the liquid manures,
he considered of great value. He had
one pen, in which he kept the sheep de-
3lgnsd for immediate marketing, located
on a scaffold floor, which was treated
with sprinklings OF tan bark and mold,
and kept constantly clean.
Places for Joed and JeediRg.--He had in
all of these buildings arrangements
made for keeping the grain, roots, etc.,
Tor feeding. Every day, at noon, he was
IN the habit of cutting roots-by ma
cklhe-and feeding them at the rate of
snIee OF Tour bushels to every hundred |
sneeP. In the morning, after the ordiu- |
ary iseoing and watering, grain was
mixed with oil meal, and feed them In |
staDle LOT that purpose. In the feeding
OF meal, ne began with pint and in
creased the quantity until it reached a |
quart, whlch was the maximum quanti- |
ty fed.
In regard to the matter of ft oil he spre
to have plenty of it, of good QUALITY
and in convenient place. One dav Of
lax feeding will destroy the eject of
three days of good feeding.
WateriHg.-Water, too, should be
looked after with regularity. 1t is my
rule TO have the boys who attend to
feeding and watering, fill the troughs
twice in the morning after feed
ing, and twice in the afternoon, always
commencing with the first yard las is
done in feeding as we'll as watcring),
and ending with the last.
LETTERING.
ms, too, is some thing which must not
DC neglected. have stood in the yard
anu houced, when the litterinc or bed
uing was getting dirty, how carefully |
She sneep avoided il, and how reluctant |
% cisor 'Ss Hown upon 1t; aud as soon
as clean bedding was given them, have
seen them drop down upon it, and rest
rs contehted and happily, 10 all appear.
ance, as an exhausted person mo- n /
bed OF straw. l believe that it is dnrirn
this period of rest that thew ocnn;rs
flesh, and hence | would recomIar,S
that sheep be kept as free from distnr.
bance as possible and allowed to rest as
much as they please. Never allow
strangers in the yard, unless with the
feeders. l have 40 sheep in one pen,
Slhe scafold pen,) that are kept abso.
Iutely undisturbed save by the daily
VISITS OF the feeder, and their condition
- better than that of those in any other
pen, which fact attribute wholly TO
the silence in which they are kept
Value Of the MaRure.-When i want
INTO sheep feeding, it was for the mr..
i poe oi improving my land, which at
s srae III oine would hardly grow good
Sn Up Vi oeans. My success has been be-
wanted TO get two spears of orass
"h''e 'nen had but ore. have Ger.