Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1872-05-08
Agricultural


They ousat, moreover. &c b. provided io
the eh,use Of iorl hy the daily uss f,
i roots for fcE days bcroie turning cut
4 Tue ieni,ncy TO excessive Tursius uh.rl
-, Is induced by ths Is, spring icsl nay !,
@ checked by housing them at night aud
feeding them Tor the frsi few dave With 4
tie sound, sweet hay. They mus. b,
, provided with pure water aud ,alt; for
though they may 10 ioleiably well with.
out either, yet thrift aul freedom fiou
disease are eheaPly secured by this slight
ate niion.
As 10 wat-r it may be said i, Is not
Indispensable IN summer Pastures. sitc
the ters and the saeculcnce Of iac fed
a rw'r a. Substitute; but wide rxpci-
cnee having demonstrated that free zee 5
u 1t Is advantageous. Particularly To
those having Lambs, il should be consii-
cred matter OF Importance on sheep
Farm so TO arrange the pastures, il posi-.
bic as to bring water into each ofthen.
Salt Is indispensable to the health. es
reciaily in the summer. 1t is common To
give 1t once a week, while the, are AT
grass. Il Is still better to give them free
access to it, at all times, by keeping ii in
covered box open on one side. 4 large
hollow log with holes cut along the side
to: the insertion Of the heads Of the ami. |
malS' answers very well. A 'heep having
free access TO salt at all times will never
eat to much Of II: aud it will take its sui.
ply at such times and in such quanritic,
as nature demands instead Of eating il
voiacicu>' y Il; stated periods, as intcrmo-
diaie abstinence will stimulate it 10 do.
When salt is fed but once a week, 1t is
be'terto have a stated day, so that it will
not be forgotten. and it is well to lay the
sat on fat stoncs-though if laid in little
haudfuls on the grass, very little Of it
will be lost.
D'y. sweet pastures aud such IS abe und
in aromatic and bitter plants, are best
suited for sheep-walks. No animal, with
the exception Of the goat crops 50 great
variety Of plants They cat many
which arc rejected by the horse and the
OK, which are even essential to their own
wants. In this respect they are valuable
assistants to the hgsban Imam, as they feed
lrecdily on wild mustard, burdock. this.
Ties, marSh-malows, mk-wced and vari.
ous other offending plants; and the Merino
exceeds the more recent breeds in the
range Of selections
In pastures, however, where the dry
stalks of the buldock, or the hound,
ongue, or tory-weed have remained stand -
ng over the winter, the buns are caught
u the now long wool, and, if they are nu.
nervous, the wool, is rendered entirely I'M
marketable and almost worthless. Even
he dry pricklcs Of the common or Canad, m
hlsIles. where they are very numerous.
ct into the neck wool of the sheen. as
hey thrust their heads undor and amonc
lem TO crop the first scarce feed Of the
orthern spring; aud, independently of
Jurlng the wool, they make it difficult
wash and otherwise handle the sheen.
indeed, it is matter Of policy to keep
'eep on the clcanest pastures, those free r.
ON these aud similar plants: and in
gIon where they are pasturcd the year
und, they should be kept from contact
It'll them for some months prior to shear. "
g
Many prepare artificial pastures for
cir focks, which may be done with
Imber Of plauts. Winter rye. or wheat Al
WI early in the season, may be fed off
the full, without injury to the crop;
d. IN the following spring, the rye may
pastured tlll the stalks shoot up and
gin to form head. This affords an
rly aud nutritious food. Corn may be
WI broadcast or thickly in drills, and
her fed of in the fields or cut and car.
ID to the sheep III their folds. White
lstard Is also valuable crop for This
rpose.
To give the sheep sufficient variety, it c
better to daeadc their range into sever as t
smaller ones, and change once week.
ey seek a favorite resting place, On
Y, elevated part Of the field, which
N becomes soiled. BY removing them =
IN this for few days, rain will cleanse
the sun dry it, so as to make it again war
table for them. More sheep may be
Dt and in better condition where this r.
'ctice is adopted than where they are A''''
lined to the same pasture.
No one who has observed with what ca n
ness sheep seek shade in hot weather.
how they pant and apparently suffer
en- hot sun is pouring down on their
'rIy naked bodies, will doubt that both ID
IA matter Of humanity and utility, they y
uld be provided during the hot sum-
+ months with better shelter than II
t afforded, by a common rail tence.- his
aericon Storh Journal.
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