Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-08

appliclble 70 his mare aud BE- said
3 portion Of il wa; 30 no went
this evening aud examined a. IL
recled BY the writer, and found a
corn cob, about I inch Ia diameter,
and o. inches in length, fast in her
mouth, erUssWise, just bohiud her
teeth, at the root OF her tongue.
With some difficulty he removed
the cob, aud she probably will be
well In a very short time. lie said
that he never should have thought
Of the cause but for this article.
Trees aud Rabbits-A. :. Proc
tor, Peoria county, H., sends the
following, which, though not alto
gether new, is worth repeating ut
this time: Cut straight corn
stalks, long enough TO reach higl,s.
than the rabbits can stick lIcul
into the ground around the tree,
aud lie the top with twine. The
protection is perfect ; it never fails.
This plan is very expeditions, aud
costs nothing but a little labor and
twine.'
SHEEP liCsHANDRY IN TIE SOUTH.
We derive some information
upon this subject from a CORES
pOndent Of the Southern Farmer.
Speaking Of what may be realized
from the raising Of sheep in the
South he says:
Estimating the annual increase
ut only eighty per cent. OF the num-
Der of breeding ewes in the flock
allowance thus being made for all
losses by death or otherwise, which
estimate find, on calculation, very
nearly to accord with actual pro-
gress in u flock constituted of
twelve hundred picked grade ewes,
served by thoroughly bred rams ;
and further, supposing that a sale
annually can be effected, at renal
nerative prices, for the we Tiers,
and ewes III adapted to breeding
culled from the ilocks also a suita-
BILE location, with all the necessary
fixtures, has been obtained, and
adequate, reliable skilled labor Sc
cured, with a governing head prac-
tically familiar with all the details
Of management, then on this basis
the figures following may be relied
on
The first year LOO head yield 1
pounds Of wool each, being 1880
pounds, which, at - cents, is ST.
200. Deduct one-half of this
amount for expenses. There is also
an increase Of $50 ram lambs and !
$50 eve lambs.
There is an annual increase in
profits by growth OF yearling ewes,
sale OF wethers and old ewes aud !
sale Of wool.
Improved stock at the close Of
the fifth year, and their probable
value:
Breeding cNr, 2sG!. at$t tlless III
Lambs. eve anI ram-.;24 4. Rt$l 1904 ~
llial III 5R n
S'ocA rams, - uc,"l, ~ ~ pr nj. 2,l9j ~
Total OF ,turh .... SEA; 10
The clear profit, of the iinh year
after dcducting an expense of
are nearly live thousand dol
lars Here is an investment of
say to commence with
which, at the end of five years is
valued at nearly $1,000 and yields
aud income Of about 5000. And
The matter Of manure made By
sheep is Of no small c0nse-
luence. During the period men.
il large area Of ground
would be made greatly more valu-
lble. We strongly commend these
TO our planters and urge
lpon them the importance Of de-
voting their attention, in a fair
measure, TO the raising Of sheep
md production Of wool. E,
A New COrToN.-We were
yesterday two bolls Of cot
on grown in Talbot County, GeOr-
ia, which, il is claimed for it and
JOrne out by experience, will be- (
come the cotton OF this country. {
The seed vas brought from Yene- I
.uela, south America, and made
he crop in from fourteen To sixteen !
The lint is of the upland !
Justification, and measures five ]
inches from the boil TO the tip |
savannah (Ga.) News, Dec. Is.
lS7O.-SOme of our planting
anticipating the general
Icramble for laborers about the LIST
January, are already negotiating
Or next years labor. AS Il rule,
he freedmen seem to be willing to !
inter into contracts for another
ear, but they almost invariably !
.xact Il share Of the crop. Planters
accede to the arrangement, 5
believing it results in securing the
most efficient labor.-IOuachita G
COTTON y! BALES TO THE ACRE.
The following is an account from
Albany lGa.) News, Of 2lst OF
december:
I,2O6 POUNDS OF SEED COTTON ON :,
SIX ACRES. ,
Since the fair, VIC have received !
cyeral hundred letters, making in y
.uiry rs to Col. Lockett's mode of v
u%lIiYating cotton, by which he
Produced the unparalleled result
f eighteen bales ~ six acres. Not Il
icing able TO answer so many in =.