The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-12-17
SHELTER FOR SHEEP.

The Lire Stock Journal says that if
one were 20 judge solely from the atten-
ton which sheep receive in this country
from the majority of men who own
them, he would imagine that they were
among the most rugged and hardy class
es of our domestic animals. The judg-
ment, of course, would be incorrect;
but they are treated as though they
were well able 70 take care of themselves.
To this fact are due many of the great
est losses which sheep owners annually
sustain a great many men have tried
sheep husbardry and in a few years left
it in disgus5 They say it is a hard
business, and will not pay for the capi
tai invested and the time required. My
experience has been different. l have
foand sheep Iusbandry one of the most
profitable kinds of farm business. 1t
has paid ME well, and it will pay Others
well if they will only take pains to
adapt their means TO the end which
they have in view. Sheep and lambs
do not want the same kind of care and
treatment that oxen need. and if they
are fed and treated like oxen, they will
not be very profitable to their owner.
While exposu is injurious to all kinds
of farm stock, some will endure it better
than others. The breeds OF sheep
usually kept in this country are not ex-
tremely hardy, and cannot stand great
amount of neglect and exposure; they
need good food and kind treatment. In
the summer il is very desirable that they
should have shelter at night and during
hard storms If the pasture is far from
the farm there ought to be a shed built
in the lot, to which they can go when
the heat is intense, during the showers,
and in which they can stay AT night.
Last year drove my sheep to the barn
and kept them in their shed every night.
| also drove them in when there was
likely TO be hard shower For many
years | have taken great deal of care
of them, and have had my reward.
While my neighbors have had sickness
in their hocks, weak lambs, and many
losses, my slIeep have been strong aud
well, lambs vigorous, and the whole
hock in prime condition; and to keep
them so it cost me but little time and
work. Ipasture the cows and sheep in
the same LOT, and drive them to and
from the barn together And | am con
vinced that it pays to keep them shell
tered froi the. storms and dew. For
awhile after shearing they need extra
care, and | take pains to keep them
from the rain several days | am well |
aware that suct little things are gener
ally considered beneath the notice ef |
the average American farmer, but am |
also confident that it would be for his
Interest to give them more attention.
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WASHING FINE UNDERCLoTHING- -
The editor Of the Germantolcn 7tIegra,h
says:
"A leading firm, importers and retail
ers of hosiery goods in his city, gives us
the following directions for washing
merino, lambs wool, aud silk under
clothing, and We print it at this time az
being in the seaseD TO be adopted From
our own experience we can testify to its
excellence:
Use one pound of dissolved soap in
four gallons of warm water, in which
well rinse the articles to be washed.
drawing them repeatedly through the
hands; wiring them as dry as possible, to
remove the soap; rinse them again brisk
iy in clean luAewarm water; wiring and
stretch them to their proper shape, and
dry in the open air if possible. The only
effects of rubbing are to shrink and de-
material; it should, therefore,
never be resorted 10.
The material used in manufacturing
silk underwear being an animal product,
il Is absolutely necessary that nothing
but the best quality of soap and warm
water should be used. All kinds of wash
ing compounds destroy the nature of the
material. giving TO the fabric the appear
ance OF poor cotton"