Middletown transcript., 1875-01-16
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Experience has taught the Maryland
farmer tha. there is no more R6afAst]bl4s
stock than sheep. provided they are
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s1ssed s,tEn arsrqf liz its'sl lsti.ts:l'1s.y
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dar seiAsr Tpd. agpppips .E41ts!ss
comes IN their way. They are rarely
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bssrgs1nhsed struu iu-shs wcOds orin
thiekets Of bsanb!e and briar. picking
up 4 soa1iyl 9ass;1l1hve, and leaving
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they 8qd Ttss tbeS 9f)s3 p.ss the sp-
tire winter, seen only occasionally BY
their oxRsl, ,Rhpgirssthem, now aid
then, few bundles Of corn blades, pt
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and psrhaps > liisle :fgfn meal, if shs
snow cover the ground. To house thdm
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deems .pecsssary ry,ssRa, splxfiass.eat td
count tAeh. occasionally to see i the
dogs have made meal of any Of then.
or If any have fallen victims to nome
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evil fssdy IdtRt to levy ~ upon upon bis 6sislbo.'.
sheep for a subsistence Now lkeeIi
sshould be placed under somes batter
shelter thsd thlt afforded by 5sshes
sand thickets, in winter. They should
sbe housed or penDed under a she'd pti;
othsfEshAseT'asdz PfoPst!g Y gfa 1sltg
the winter months. At other timss
shUge tsllPsHHC CJFYEsg gf them
selves. Their increase Of wool and
!. 4 |spbs ;i| sP:Y be!'ssF srs !ssps anys gther
'v;aa.ssd. quite j. profitable !. o.reat.
or fleece s, Tc !.s ssys ,a, ,thias, they should bs
i peansa. aA1i nightit snsmsr or winter 1
"a 5essssB!s ss 4 n Psa .iII isthe best best fpr
iothis psrposasi fbr itloani be- nossd from
place 70 place .bont, I4sI, ths htM, shere
the. nansrsdG most needed. or whereIit
i r yss @ @hoss convenient. Besidsss, thus J,
saving the manure. the farmer thps
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better zee security y s.gain..t! 4! dogs, some farm.
srs sS'ls psn them a,w.it6 wit6 their cattle, Or de-
sgach sons ior more cattlsufrom the herd
and put them sih.ths sheep. If cared,
fpf ~. attended to iq this way, they
Mfk ond t6bs tks mort profitable
senqhafearlPP arPPs gph ytlI rhss pay,
b3 The ready sale Of carcaaa and aeeee.
but nothing ,yiIl enrich the land 50 soon.
and At san little leoet. Farmers may
slamsri'f 'fsridse liswsias ashseh 80 they
please, and geQd des )srs. ought to be-
ispaessd .fos their bettsa aeesrity against
loss; but laws will not change the na-
',a tare Il does, ior; they VIII kill sheep il
hungry asd poorly ~. The NANCY
eprs sAet beleag 70 poor people scarcely
able to feed themseives. ere the dogs
that are i, Is ,soss dessrassiss among sheep. |
A las taxips dogs, tie money TO be
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you'd esssf1he gsesler part Of fhfse
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Of. (their osasrs hsiug unwilling or
snabls to payfaEss :spon thsm) and the
valuable, dogs rem,inins you'd be veil
] Y IND JfstJs md hssr less laispo.
sition to bin sheep. While mutton |
and wool an u Isldsbe as food and
es0hing's6f nah.t sheep willInevsr de-
preeiate., s1d their msnafe for wornout !
land is one Of the hest and cheapest
fertilizers for the growth cf all kinds Of
crops. Indeed. . poor farm may be
made rich and kept rich, BY proper At
tsniioa to sheep raising. And. not
only the farm -4ilL be made xich hv |