Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-02-14


now were bought when lambs ut 81 per
head and l think they make just as good
sheep MS the. fattest and largest lambs will
II properly selected and cared for. They
VIII not eat SO much the first winter, and
many OF them being twin lambs will make
excellent breeders. like to have my lambs
come the first OF May when grass is at least
two inches high in this way they do not
require much care. ] seldom go in to my
pasture to tend TO the young lambs, and hard
ly ever lose any Last year my sheep ate
acorns which caused about half OF the lambs
to die when about one day old. think it is
best to shear sheep ms early ms April. In
this way we get more wool, and destroy all
the ticks. Last year | tried this pan, and
will defy any of you to find tick on my
sheep. will never shear late again. Sheep
must be kept in warm stable for week or
two after shearing, and then there is no
trouble.
j. G. HoVey My flock Of sheep consists of
three old wethers, but am not discouraged.
think wethers are worth more than ewes II
properly disposed of Calvin Brown, n man
of whose opinion think great deal, first
taught me the value of yearling wethers for
mutton At this age they will dress just like
n lamb, and few can tell the difference.
Mr.. Styles: In raising colts the mare
should be good one, and should remain in
the pasture unused till the colt is five months
old; then wean 1t and feed two quarts OF
oats per day, and keep up the practice OF
Draining them fill old pnnuul IN II will
make them stronger and more thoroughly
developed.
5. Huse: keep % TO 30 sheep, and my
practice is to raise my own best lambs
Have them come IN March or April boiore
they go to pasture for convenience in taking
care OF them. Abial says his lambs require
very little care. am not SO fortunate us to
get along in that way think snow is the
best rack to feed sheep on. place grea
stress upon the fact that person really likes
any particular business III determining wheth
or ne VIII succeed or not Boys should b'
encouraged IN mat business that suits then
best
H. L. hOVey' In speaking on inns sup)ec
nave III one respect the advantage OF Ihos'
VINO nave spoken. Most OF you nave SOM
iaVorite horse or lamb' but as nave neither
my remarks VIII he impartial. Inc way U
raise horses ana sheep, Is to nave them slu
by SIDE, summer ana winter. In TINS wa
the colts VIII cat the part That sheep woul'
Otherwise waste. One great mistake O
farmers is that they look too much on tn
sire, when in fact they ought to look in tn
onnosi,o diroc,;on Tho mara sbould hn th
!, - n
'"rees'' other"lse tne co'' VIII oe "'I no"
and legs, and out of shape every way. lhl
principle applies to The other kinds of stock
Sbo,r oo, h., ,,,ir,o,o1 ho,,o, and cboone,. IA
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giving SONIC gI'''n'-s'y ABOUT Pe'N
every fifteen, per day. think II sheep ar
well tended during winter, the lambs wi
,,L, $50 81 thaa,sa,,,as a,d ,hon n,,,hor
"'No ''"' VI ''i' Wv" '''0' '''''''o'
VIII own themi but II they are IN poor
ticky condition in the spring they have n
tbev can do ia take care of thenselye,
W., -, ,r,a, Ia ,doo
""e" w" SUE "'i niei O'''' ms " io' VI No'
lambs hung up on the renee around the DART
YOU may conclude he does not keep his shee
in good condition have had experience /
"a, N,,-. r.. -, L.. -,
leeulhs sheep lot market ! Always CON
mence early in the fall, and calculate to fee
half a bushel of oats TO every forty sheer
and ircreoso IN n busbel then substitute
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lI'tIe Uhc"' gl"uuaiiS, anu so' 'heiii u. W 81
in March. 1 think the best sheep Tor TN
country are merinos, and believe more mon
no c,p be mad, ort or vatbers in fou, Won,
~. D.. AZ. H..
'u''h III Any other way Out Us MI nus
says, If a person is going to have success /
any kind of business he must like lt,-mu'
follow II because he takes pleasure IN 1t.
comparing the average proht OF keepln
sheep and colts, think more can be mad
( with coils, II sofa When three years Ole
But do not break them, and spend too niue
time in Dragging ana showing Their goo
qualities. Sell nj the hrst lar price Offered
and attend TO the others. Give the colts en-
ira feed when young, ana do not work thel
, mothers much.
). Huse; You call so frequently TO nav
Sim tell what he knows about horse
, that | will illustrate my ideas by telling
story, stories seem so popular here this even
ing. Two men once met on tho road, an
/ tried To swap horses, but could not agree us
which should pay the boot, so they conclude
to leave it to the first man that came nlon
= to settle the dispute. Presently travel,
came along, ANA, on being referred To, Il
looked the animals over very carefully an
' said " There Is so difference IN these wv
D which of you ought to have it,"
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