Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-01-25
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pEAcgfCAL POINTS III WooL-GGoWING-

it seems TO lis possesses many pracllcAi
points of universal application. 1t is true
that the seasons do not agree with our own.
for the lamoing season is not yet here, but
anything valuable may be remembered for
practice ut the right moment:
The unvarying tenor OF the London wool
brokers report is that tie great decline i
on the inferior and badly got mp wool.
while really tirst-class clips, although they
suffer to a considerable extent. do not par
ticipate 50 fully iii Tie general decline. This
is just what might be expected. and as {;
first-class sheep eats no more than Il Bad
one. while the return Of the one j perhaps
double that OF the other. il requires no great
amount OF wisdom to perceive Which IS the
most profitable one for The farmer TO keep.
Without wishing to be considered as taking
a gloomy prospect of the future, | will state
plainly tllatI 10 not expect the wool trade
to rally or improve TO amy appreciate ex-
tent for the next year at all events. Il,e
outbreak OF tile Franco-Prlssian WA was
the first cause Of the recent demand for wool
and consequent high prices. During the
Will TIME blIG lttItlSC VI SIieHD Ill DDtIl liiS~C
countries received a check, consequently
continental buyers had to purchase more
largely in the London market. Our colo
MES did not possess within lO,000,000 sheep
of what they do at the present time. the
State Of California has increased her sheep
enormously, as where % years since there
were scarcely any sheep IN the country, last
year she produced 4 3.530.00 lbs. OF wool.
South America Is also largely increasing her
1ocks. 1t may be argued that the popula-
ton OF the world is also progressing, and
the demand for articles of clothing formed
OF wool increasing. while the supply of cot
ton, II NOT decreasing, is not more abundant
than formerly but taking all t'leseinto con-
sideralion the supply Of wool is increasing
in very p%erceptible way. Having said this
much / will revert more particularly to the
subject of farmers tloeks, and endeavor to
chow the most practical way of working
them with profit, and at the same time cred
1T to the owners. From now until after
shcaring is tile busy time, and as lambing is
now generally OH, | will offer a few remarks
respecting it. One Of the first Thugs to be
seen to il sufficient shelter for the ewes and
young lambs, especially whore the paalocks
are ~treeless and exposed. as in many places
IL the ease. Good shelter can be made to
accommodate Il large number of sheep by
weaving tea tree or waffle saplings in post
and rail fencing, and forming Il roof through
saplings or forks tlatched with fern OF
rough grass, or If a log fence simply the
root is required, taking care TO place it on
the lee side of this fence. by this shelter
many a lamb and eve is saved that might
otherwise perish on cold stormy nights. In
The ease OF a eve having twins, or as some
times the case. three lambs. II the farmer
have 4 dairy the largest and strongest laInl
only should be left with the eve; the other
should be marked and brought up on cow
milk. The trouble Is little, and Iully ON
pensatetl by the Justice the eve is able to Ill
her lamb that remains with her, and by the
Increased growth and condition OF the one
taken from her. The lambs reared Oh cows
milk in Il few days learn to drink out of
trough, but until pretty strong. require
housing at night with some bedding unit
the weather gets warmer | have seen thi,
plan atloptedson Il large station, where full,
1000 twin laElbs We're fed on cows mill
every year. and tie owners informed Inc
that these dry-nursed ones invariably turnet
out splendid sheep, and fully repaid then
for all their trouble. A eve has seldom
more milk than one strong healthy laml
can take, and if she has to rear TIVE, til,
chance is neither OF them is even inlly salts