Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-11-30
FARM AND GARDEN.
INCREASE OF aHERP.

Every farmers boy should learn the great
natural law that governs the increase of
sheep. Five years ago, so says the Western
Rural, lady down in Delaware sent to her
little grandson in illinois, S. to invest in
sheep. His father bought him one eve for
81, leaving him cash capital of 81. In
due time there was pair of lambs. They
did well, and in the spring following there
was another lamb, and one Of the yearlings
hadTA lamb. In the fall q butcher traded
five ewes for this little flock. These five
ewes each had twins. He sold the ram
lambs for S. each, and kept the ewes. His
clip last May was los pounds, which he
sold for so cents per pound, making $54.
he has sold now over $l20 worth of wool
and sheep, and has p sheep on hand. A
young man who win start with few good
sheep, and as they increase, buy land at a
reasonable price, on which to raise all the
grass possible, and some turnips to keep bis
focks, may in fifty years be worth from
one hundred thousand TO a million dollars.
Every Southern State should protect all
sheep from injury by dogs,snd make the in
sursnce perfect.
In this connection, we reproduce the fol-
lowing from the Field, Turf and Farm
"a sheep-grower in Warren county,
Tenn, asks earnestly IL steps shall not be
taken to tax useless dogs cut of existence.
HIS experience is not pleasant. In the
summer Of 1868 he bought forty-six head of
sheep, which were increased the next spring
by twenty-eight lambs. Twelve of these
were killed by the dogs. he had thirty-two
lambs dropped in the spring of 1870 but
the dogs permitted him to count only fif v
five sheep in the fall. The spring of 1911
brought him sixteen lambs, but he could
shear only thirty-ive sheep the next spring
He bought seven sheep in the fall of 1870,
and sold during the four years just five head;
and now bis flock numbers but foIty-one
sheep. His stock received the ordinary
care, and il had the range Of tame and wild
grass. The Cause of the great depletion of
his flock was dogs. Had there been no dogs
in his county, he would have figured bis
profits thus:
TBsiead Of Al sheep, by fair estimate
Of increase, should now have $50 head.
Ey wool of last spring, from 35 sheep,
weighed 124 pounds, which l sold as it
came from the unwashed sheep at 4Ssc per
pound, amounting to $50 IA. From the
$50 sheep / should have had, but for The
dogs, at the same ratio Of weol per head,
SI5 pounds, which, at the price | sold fo-,
would have given me the nice sum Of
$424 81. The difference between what
received for my wool, $50 IA, and $424.37,
what Ishould have received, is just S364.Z3
the tax L have paid for keeping dogs!
And, remember, this is only for one year;
for every past year my revenue from wool
would have increased from the start, if the
dogs had let my flock increase What
showing for one moderate sheep grower
The simsle statement Of the facts is an elo
quent plea for the destruction Of the snGrl-
ing ours that throng the streets of every
village, and prowl about the yard of every
farm house In the land. Tax these ours
out Of existence, snd the country will be
richer by millions than it is now. Which
shall be protected, the dogs or the Sheep