Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-03-23
SURVEY OF HANCOCK COUNTY.


| was in 1910; and vet. it j. one OF the best
natural sheep-ranges In New England.
II there may be sermons in stones"
| there are whole tones of significance in
| these figures for by a subsequent showing.
/ the decrease in sheep. i an accurate archie
! type at the decrease OF the staple crops.
/ The decrease In bushels OF wheat. and In
the number Of sheep. Is about the same.
! The ratio i, found to jholl good for two
years OF for thirty years The aggregate
J grain crop, wheat. corn. barley, and oats.
| shows for the past 30 years, per cent. OF
! los, differing but little from the per cent.
I of loss in sheep, for the same period. This,
I with other facts, evince the existence of an
Z umbiiicH chord, which extends from ilocks
/ OF sheep. 10 iruitfulness OF lanl.
/ oi nnr 7sS coo square acres of land area
/ after dcJuctins l 10 part TO grow fuel)
J about So or 4+3 900 square acres. are nat
urAl grazing. or unnatural plow-laud;
/ while mach al it. in consequence OF its
I rough surface. aud its coarse heritage. is
I valuele>s. except FOR sheep pasturage.
If thj, be 500 Why had We IS 900 sheep
In 1910. and only 20 Geo, in 1870? simply,
/ Tor the reason, that hitherto our sheep
hu.bandry has been pursued exclusively
( with view to the growth Of ,cool rather
| than mutton. To produce the best OF NUT
| ton, is our rough land OF hill. and stone,
aud tree Pre-cmincnily fitted. These
I thousands OF acres OF ours. briery. bushy
pastures. should be stocked with South
/ Downs. the best OF mutton breeds, hardy.
dociIc. aud prolific.
Hundreds Of these waste acres-39 acres
to shecp-staud upon the Assessors
books. at 4 value OF bat seventy cents au
acre, which n sheep pastures would pay
an interest, on from $500, to 500, an
! acre. provided, roe ,r,re rid u our , 400
Digs.
The peculiar adaptation OF our soil and
/ climate to the wants OF sheep i such, that
I they are not liable to many forms OF dis
, ease; the greatest drawback, Is that. of
( ii-brcd and half-frd Cogs. We tax the
sheep, and why don't We tax the dogs.
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