The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-06-18
wooI Growing in Northern ohio'-'
Fina Va. COmbing Wool

vo,,ov Co. Correspondent Cleveland Ilerald.)
For a few years past, since the fine
vod sheep have been decorating IN SIZE
and become diseased, many Of the farmers
have been turning their attention 10 some
extent 10 the large breeds Of com6lnG
WOOL We have heard many say, from
D,eiulice or something else, that they dld
mol believe the long wool sheep would DC
more profitable or as much so as the nne
wool. They pretend to say that the lo9Rg
wool sheep are more tender; that II VIII
MT do well 10 keep too many oil them TO-
Uetber: that Il cost more per head to raise
ibem: and that they will not average more
WooI 10 the flock than the fine short wool,
Sc As | have been a little engaged IN
sbeep and wool-On an average 100 10 2OO
And some years mOre-and Tor afew years
psst have been experimenting with the
iOng or cOmbing wool sheep, will give a
little Of my experience.
In the first place, the long wool ones
will do as well confined together in barns
M fields as the short wool breed, and /
mink 10 some extent better, from the fact
tbsl turn a flock of any size in field and
thew will be found scattered all over 1t,
whereas the short wool sheep usually hud.
dleClose together.
Second-They arc not as liable to foot
ROT and other diseases as fine sheep.
Third think, take the year round, 1t
will not cost more to keep them, as they
will eat rougher feed, winter and summer,
than the fine short ones. Last winter l
kept some sixty Leicesters and Costwolds
90 the same amount Of grain aud hay as l
did an equal number Of the short woods,
and the long woods came out in q great
deal better flesh. will say here that
there died oil either kind through winter
and spring but some four Landing, part Of
each kind.
Fourtl-They make much better weth.
es than the fine sheep.
FNh-They will yield more pounds Of
clean washed wool.
Sixth-For full blood combing wool,
from five to ten cents more per pound can
be obtained, and even good half bloods or
crosses for delaines, the same.
Seventh-When the long wool sheep ar.
rive at two or three years OF age they will
weigh nearly double as much rs the fine
short wool breed.
Eighth-When they get 10 market for
mutton, they will bring from one TO two
cents per pound extra over fine sheep. !
have from my sheep shorn-over one
hundred on hand Of the short wool-an
average to the fleece, 81 lbs, some sixty
head Of Leicesters and Colswold, average
Tbs, each and several Of them from s 10
lOlbs,, well washed. The flock is ycarl.
tng and two year old. The average in
wool would have BEEN greater, but a large
portion Of the ewes had lambs.
As we frequently see Dragging in the
papers about stock, &c, allow me TO brag
slItle. have long wooded lambs at 81
hours old weighed from 10 TO IA lbs. each;
some Of two weeks old weighed Is lbs;
some at four weeks old So 10 40 lbs, Of
each sex; have buck and eve lamb eight
weeks old that weigh 90 lbs, each, year.
ilngs from l4O to 175 lbs, q two year old
from l75 to 225 lbs, all in common keep.
ing, lalso have Chester White and Sui.
lolE cross pigs ten weeks old that weigh
% lbs, six months old that weigh from
100 TO 9OOlbs, Myhogs of different sizes
from Is to 800 lbs. average in feeding
a9Out SIX ears OF corn per day through
winter and spring.