The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-01-03
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A mako no mentlOn OF the WOOulOl, Orcnaru,
Be. but simply that which cultivate.
manage to keep, on an average, about 1000
sheep of all ages and kinds. endeavor TO
farm it TO make money. live 80 far from
thc city and from railroad communications
that am compelled TO manufacture my
own manure, and, of this, | must have g
large quantity in order 10 keep up the fer
tility Of my soil. l find that pure-bred
Cotswolds demand more attention than
Merinos. and this care costs money. True.
the Cl,swold has larger frame, and viii
produce greater amount Of mutton. car
csss for carcass. than Merinos. but ! am
not yet entirely assured in my own mind
that u n amount OF food will not pro.
ducc rs many pounds of mutton when fed
30 Merinos as when fed to Cotswolds. Ger
tain IL is that the wool Of the former COM
mands higher price per pound than that
of the latter. have found il desirable 10
keep my sheep separated into focks Of
about 100 in each enclosure A large mum.
her confined in small space seem 10 have
- detrimental effect upon the atmosphere.
They herd closer than almost any other
species of stock, and thus inhale each
others poisoned breath, and there seems 10
pure eYhalations find it most profitable
10 iced well and keep my flocks in Il thriv.
ing condition. One needs TO study the
habits of the sheep in order 10 know how
best 10 care for them. They require some
thing more than shelter and food. A man
needs to be schooled TO the business TO be
able to feed flock of sheep properly. The
weather has much to do with the food TO
be given. Once get flock "of their feed.
and n month may elapse before they get
around again so as to thrive. BY little in
attention or carelessness in this particular,
winters feed may be entirely lost II re-
quires but little more time 10 feed out
given amount Of fodder 10 flock of sheep
than TO herd Of cattle and cattle, if
stabbed should be curried or carded, but
sheep require nothing ofthis labor. Hence,
am OF the opinion that it pays better TO
feed sheep than TO feed cattle. / think the
manure of the former preferable 10 that
az the latter $1,000 invested in store sheep
will 40. require so much labor to look
after rs the same amount invested in
steers still | nm free 20 admit that ono
man may do better on cattle than upon
sheep A good buyer and feeder Of sheep
might 20 lar astrsy III regard 10 cattle,
and ca'tle.dealer utterly fail with sheep.
Unc urtds Judgment for each. But should
Ike lo hcar from Mr.. Bullock
Mr. L. said IL have listened with az
tonsoa t. what neighbor Shepherd las
-a.a iou know our farms Join. and are
user' as tho same size aud quality. ! am
prr-uyicl that lie has made money rom
irgalns sheep bu, have rot felt inclined
to ru.h INTO tie business. for . tAinh
na ou'ue tolcrably we'll with ny nerd o.
Sh.,,lorus have been keeping ab5s,
iftj. ru ati average. but should keep three
tiu.rs as MANY ia enable me 10 carry 'hc
same amount OF stock upon my farm. a
Nj Shepherd has upon his 81 course
think Gy cattle ar. in the aggregate
wcr.h quite rs much a. h. sheep. | thinl.
o"' Use up ''"''eF '"u"e' 'liHil ''' Gail
h'i ''' Iaet Is. IL We lefa an! ''oc> '"' 'n'
"'.f''' w must use the zee. 'h"' VIII
make IN. best iet.f"a l'' inc money eN'
pended stalks, poorly cared. weather
h''". Ca ana coarse ale .l"' worth haHa-
ing '"efe are con" '"Fa''NrI', no latten
IN Hf'pefue7 IN straw. want &"od nay
meat. oats. m.'l-'ee'' l1in"al' and roots to
ie'i ny stock on don't unna the roots
amount 10 any more -n SATISFYING ITO ap.
petite, or IN IattsH.na, than apples do al
an .V''uh case ia, lie f1i'-
'a'i.' ''t" root ana Sre t"e more health
iui i'' ~ heera' SUP! =
Ht '"'rS beng called upon Tor ie"
r'''.. 'H0te - follows -! have come
t'.''. tins nelshOoIhooa' a"d the more
8 7"' oi H. the more DO FeGrei TIM, the
streets 'I'Ye been ~7 much elected. /
'hi''@ q NoH'o te 10 our advantage 10 "p-
ply 10 ii'e HIGHWAY commissioners 10 nave
fue streets I"'o oa' IN uniform width, pro.
PERI graded, ard improved. am per
s"'Ut' 'haS ohe-h"ll me labor now eX-
pended Ia Keep tho highways in repair, is
u'i"' u away nave never been aOle 20
P'!''iF" the consistency OF 'urnpihin@ W
's'Ir'i rom two 10 Tour icet in the center