The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-10-11

MANAGEMENT OF SIBERIA CORES
pendent gives some excel ent advice in
the Country Gentleman concerning the
management of sheep, from which we
quote the following:
The number OF sheep in Il summer
flock, ii the pasture is not rough, there
by causing too much travel by the sheep
to get their living. may be as many as
the owner can oversee and care for; in
the winter not more than 100 should be
kept together, and 4 smaller flock is
preferable in every respect. Sheep, if
kept in large tlocks, do not winter as
well, besides wasting more feed in pro-
portion.
AS to which breed will stand the
greatest amount of cold, probably the
Vermont merinoes suffer the least from
cold, but any sheep, if strong and
healthy, with plenty to eat, will endure
any amount OF cold weather if they are
only kept in a dry yard and have IL dry
pace to eat and sleep in. HIRE is the
great cause OF failure in many cases
muddy yards and leaky sheds, or worse,
no sheds at all.
The best food for sheep | ever used,
all things considered, is good, bright,
early-cut hay, and one peck OF corn and
oats. mixed equal parts to 100 sheep
daily. Roots may be well enough, but
one season cured me of any desire TO
raise and Iced them.
The sheds for 200 ewes should contain
| 1900 square feet of flooring. and more
is better each sheep needs ut least ten
| square feet of space.
Opinions differ as to the number of
sheep to be apportioned TO one ram i;
many think lou enough. Unless every
thing is arranged TOR the purpose Of
raising very early or winter lambs, it is
best to have them come about the time
grass grows; but to do this, a pasture
must be had convenient; to the barn, rs
they should be guarded nights during
through the day.
The best rack | ever saw was simply
6-inch boards nailed TO posts like com
mon board fence, 8 inches apart. three
boards in height. with perpendicular
Stats 4 inches wide, II inches apart !;
rack Is inches wide. il only one side is
used. 80 inches if both sides are used.
Lambs ought TO be weaned when from
sixteen to eighteen weeks old, in order
that the ewes may get in good condition
tor winter.
For a beginner it is best t o avoid ex-
tremes: build no fancy sheds: wait I'M
til you know all about it from expert
ence; get good. sound stock. nor too
old: use them well, in a simple, COM
nonsense manner. and they will pay
from the beginning.
FLOWING HEAVY LAND IN AUTUMN
The New York Herald SAYS that the
advantage incident to blowing heavy
land once n twice in autumn often
amount 10 as much as would be derived
from a light dressing Of manure the next
eason without blowing the previous
autumn. When it is not imprac'icable
for a farmer to pillow his heavy land, the
plo~ing should be done in the fall fol
planting and sowing the ensuing spring.
The tenacity of the soil may thus be
temporarily broken up by the white,
frcsts, its particles more thoroughly
separated, and the whole mass reduced
to . finer filth than can possibly be effect.
edin any other manner. There is a still
further and important advantage from
this practice which ensues from the at
traction existing between the clay and
those gases that are furnished from IN,
! atmosphere, rains, snow, and dews. Ii
consequences Of being taus thrown a,
and coming in contact with them, /
! seizes upon the ammonia and carboni,
( and nitric acids which are in the air. m,
holds them for the future use Of Il,
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