Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-01-06

OF eIlOgy Ill lleIF lilololl0al IL
In modern times, they have commanded the
of the most enlightened nations,
and their prosperity has in no instance been
;ndnnendent of these useful animals. Wher-
ever wool and its manufactures nave been
REGARDED as essential staples. do not think
there is any branch of American industry
so pleasant and profitable as the breeding
and rearing of sheep. And think 1t espe-
tiallv so at this time. The demand Tor
wooden goods, such as cloths, cashimeres,
worsted stuff, blankets, carpets II oIhef
fabrics, is large and increasing also mutton
is used more generally than heretofore. AT
the Centennial next year, thousands ana
thousands of pounds of mutton will be re-
CURED to feed the hungry visitors. where
will it come from? Farmers Of Pennsylva-
MIA. New York, New Jersey, and Maryland,
should begin now to prepare to supply the
demandby purchasing a few good ewes and
and a Cotswold or Southdown buck. |
would recommend the SouthdoWn Tor a
mutton sheep; it will subsist on short pas
ture but well repays full feeding. There is
no sheep more healthy than the southdown.
They seldom suffer from hydatid on the
brain or from the rot. Rams should be put
with ewes in November. The SouthdoWn
lambs fatten kindly and come to market
early, and their mutton is very juicy and Of
delicate flavor.
Nature has destined that the United
States is to be the granary of the world, and
that it's extensive tracts of mountainous
land shall raise the necessary material for
clothing for its vast territories. The high
Alleghenies will give to innumerable focks
of Merinos an excellent pasture during the
hot days of summer, and when the snow
covers the mountains, the spreading plains
below the snowy summit will, nearly all
the year round, Yield sufficient pasture espe-
cially in the more southern parts OF the
Union, where scarcely a handful Of fodder
will be required to be laid in for the winter.
The luxurious heavy grass Of the prairies
will answer for the English long-wooled
sheep and the hardy racket Of Hungary,
which furnishes also the most delicious NUT
ton.
The great end to be attained by the farm
err in cultivating any breed of sheep is profit.
To gain, then, the greatest produce, several
circumstances must be taxed into considera-
ton. 1t is to be observed that the fine
wooded sheep will not generally produce as
excellent mutton as the co~arse-wooled
breeds. In cultivating the n class the
farmer must have his eye mainly to the
fleece; and in the other, to the mutton. To
ascertain which will be the most profitable,
the circumstances and condition Of ones
farm must be taken into consideration. For
a vast majority of the farms in this country
try the Southdown and you will not be far
wrong.
The system of sheep feeding varies so
much with the breed the pasture and the
winter provisions, that it is difficult to lay
down rules that will admit of general appli-
cation. This difficulty is increased by the
very different manner in which farms of the
same character are managed, according to
the caprice of the owner. There is, howey-
er one rule that applies to all stock and to
all breeds OF stock. Feed and shelter well
your stock and you will be well repaid
Cor. Amer5can Stock JneuWaI.
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