The Hillsborough recorder., 1876-03-01
Al "a Fgyths Recorsier.
FACYS ron fHKlfARMERs


Ata meeting of Grange County Grunge,
held IN the Hall Of Eno Grange on the 9th
Of Dec. 1873. DR.. Pride Jones prereoted
the accompanying resolutions. which we're
read and unanimously adopted. And CO.
py reqyested for publication. In advoca-
cy Of the resolutions DR.. Jones submitted
tie following facts and remarks.
MnEREAs. We believe that Sheep hus-
.haady whsl judieiousIy prosecuted. is ad-
miraoIy adapted 10 our county. and well
calculated to improve its soil aud develop
its resources, '.s1i !
Therefore. be il Re.oiced. Tint We will
exert ourselves u prymoe this profitable
Iiuddssry al,d y syory legaipass lnsansIi''
our power TO ludu,e the next ensuing Leg.
islature to pass such laws aswilI afford am.
pie protection to sheep hushBdry:lI8
| In submitting these resolutions Worthy
Master i do not intend making any speech
4 merely propose stating certain facts and
figures, gathered here and there 10 which
| invite tlie earnest attention % members
Hoping tha. their consideration may iiI-
duce some Of our farmers TO engage In This,
the most profitable ofall agricultural indus-
tries and one il, ,myj Judgment which will do
more 10 ore,estalaea,tls pS,si'erl.s % pi,r
people that any other. 1t isa subject of
the very highest inlportahtc and we'll
worthy of the nnst seiroasr atteIItiqn Of
our farn,ers aud lheDssalesmap as well.
.wovl will not grow oh poor aud poorly
fed sheep, our wool growers haye learned
this aud are pssclicing tile ,nohe prnfin.hle
method Of early andcontinuous fevding.h
Long experiences lias ennripcra me
that little or no disease ever troubles iol
of fat sherll" t1ss ip4 taf4 4.....
Thse are facis 10 which ask your
special attention andiiope that you will
store them away Tor future uss when sou
engage In sherphusbindry. i'he next
statement will present striking iIlus-
tratiou Of Tie difference la value between
poorly aud vel fed sheep. NaI
'.Sov 25tl,, Is5ln He yar,Ied 39l sheep,
costing sisss 81. divided them into four
lots. placing each under shelie. aud IN
small lois, fei straw lSice day and hay
once, gsain twice a day. with salt aad
water always accessible. Tie grain avsra.
g.d $50 LIS for each lut per day. Feb. -
1877, 2Is sheep were sold FOR s2.l0l,51.
March sth l56 were sold for sl.h7B. ~.
Total s3.8ssss. -Four hundred luads %
good nianur.. were obtained which were
considered a. fully otrsstting the hay and
straw consumed. Expenses. grain sos
wages OF two men for three lnoiiths sl2DO,
5 barrels Of salt Sl0 Total outlay s2 ,OSi.s5.
Profit 81 ,5s7. &c. aaH
His practice Il 10 ialy sheep In The fall
aud sell before the end % March. Prefers
grade merlnos flnds them more hardy
aud thrifty than other sorts.
IN the next eStract thersis much food
! for reflection and hope that you viii
ponder il we'll. .0ne million .. shee j
might br imported into Sou;h Carolina on
the III oi next May aud -ll,sistel I'll Tie
| flrst of Tile following November, without
further cost than Tbs fencing of them
every night as protection against dngs
Almost every native grass or weeks that
grows in the State II faticning food foI
sheep, and l,eing clusrly nippcd by these
ranibles, "a cairried nightly 10 the hnrd.
ling pens a,ei briure n,oraing there dis
tribulsd. with wonderful accuracy, ~ !
concentrated fertilizer over the land. Every
hundred sheep illus managed, during tl,
year si:, ~ tllouroughly enrich the nipsl
bare, .two acre lnt. ,l,at twill give Oh,
following season harley or turnips enough
10 carry the same hundred sheep througl
the next winter and ifihis 10, then BE-
seeded III grass, II win produce two,ons 2
hay M acre, o. n planted ~ cotton
will Yield more thaiia bale 90 the acre.
\ Alm.st everywhere Ia s,,n,b Carnlini
BARLEY will produce uI1n sheephurslle'
lots lrum IS Ia 50 bushels 10 tue acre, re-
oats will produce iwn bushels with NOR,
! cerlaiuiy aud ltrs expense that cora VII
one; aud " one burhel ofcorn will fsed
mule four days Two bushels ofred oats vii
I.feed fivr, kvep him in better hsalilnfnak
him more sprigl.tly and tend 70 pfoIcni
his llTs wlleren eTn asa CONSTANT ioo'
, has contrary tendency The rea si'i
have mover ys. iaksp the 1rpsit ~ soutl
garoIim aud have never failed " re
muncrate the farmer ifsown early e.oug
!. IN III. laIl. Ifspwiii Do August, they va
! afford good winter Pasturage forshse
\ without drtrelnent to tile crop.' sis5
N epa*araIFi,rGvo of raisipg sshser
pnrsueJ III mild climates principally 10
che wool alone, aud has NO connecuo
with other industries apd bnildsu up .
cities aud nainiains no rcliools ana
mostly \ 80 pursusd IN scmicivilized cum
munIiles, bus this Is not the class of sl'ee'
hasbandry that We advccats. II isths
J, class Of sllcepbusbsndry that Is pursue