Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-01-30

conceded by those who have tried II
in any civilized country 90 the globe
There were. in 1859 Census OF
1860 l,U43.269 sheep III Virginia,
inciudlng Vest Virginia, and by
census OF 1870, "nl, 370,l45. making
S77,l10 pounds of wool There was
33,191 farms Of 240 acres Of improved
land each, N king all average o. 81
sheep t. earh farm. When We II fl c.
that there were only the above num-
Der Of common sheep in the great
state Of Virgin a III 1870 (aud which |
am certain his uOr gr, ally increased }
lit plainly saows that one OF the largesl
sources OF agric Il;ural wealth is Ian
gushing to such au extent as TO
threat n its extinction. Ii is not
II, cesss for M to discuss here
whether legislative action is Pr pei
for the prolecii"n and encourage ;rent
Of til most important tranch =; =
safe " IN. IA -, - :. & j. y
If t. assay 4 u! laW which
IA; e ia -.
d,,r'.. nc ally II n. t~viNd e.
- .ut IL. I'll l. al ala
tI,t.r-' b e.. al ltlc,n' hAt
It's c'r,i "sine 'hc icgi tur vi
W. nia ~ uld adopt II.
l.. me- III all ii or 10 Wa Thea
nat ID Nh Of Ibis great Industry.
"Accoding IT, IN, Hune ri,u ecuSrs
OF ie7,, haI uuHtry had 1907 OOV
sh, ep al iicI,ast ~ thirteen Year,
OF SO p.I cent " hile horses only in
CT, s~td 8 per cent. cattle declined 6
pei CIT ana swine IN less degree In
Midd aud Lower Hungary th re are
districIs .ayinR ss many a. 5,OO0 10
u NV she'P per squarr mile In
Hungary proper the number per
square mile war 3,l97 aud l,072 for
every 1000 inhabitants. In SicD
btnbergep tbe number was 1928 ~
each square mile in Croat@ and
Slayonie, l,016, and in the Military
Boundary, 1913. This region is The
great sheep walk OF Europe Tbs
export Of wool in 1870 was 277,7Sl
tons worth >25 5Ob,5O2 guilden, OIL
more that Sl2, 100000 in gold" The
general SuppoStlion is that sheep must
be cultivated where the land is poor,
but these sheep walks comprise the
very best lands of Europe, doing away
with this most fallacious idea. What
a sorry figure does the eleven CON-
mon sheep on each farm of 240 acres
of improved land in our state present
when compared with the above state
ment.
The necessity Of improved sheep
culture has ben recognised by all the
leading states Of Europe, and govern
nent farms aav' been established in
most Of them, where the best bucks and
ewes could be purchased by the Tar
mers Of th"se countries. Franc, as
early as 187j,es abli,ned one at Rim
bOuiel, and the yearly sales from
1871 u 1872 averaged abou $1,000
FROM 1852 e. 1872 the bucks SOLO
averaged $40, tie ews, $50. ! quu t
these pric.s M rider to show the
value PLACED upon these government
bred sheep by tn" farmers in Fr.nc
Another national br edins farm
was establish d at Haui-Tinsry. IN
1913, Sax"ny, Prussia. AusIri ana
other Stale- Of Eut"p' have .xl dcd
the pr &c M hand Of TER govern
mentS TO this great IN crest shuwins
III what light The, view it English
iut Ii ence hos been so thoroughly
asaGrned I" sheep culture, thai III re-
are som dozen distinct breeds,
sui'sbe IL the different sections OF
that CONTRACTED island, thai pre ECU
lsrly exported . slnU.t 81 rhs co9u-
tries In the v. rid.
The states north u Us are Constantly
.invr ,aSH'g tn number of sheep and
The " l. al the + fleece, until New
York ~ 1870 u ! reach 4 over tive
millions Sh'ep. msA ny over hv
pounds / wool OnIC nrarl, Ave
mil i'ns, max ng AN average ct ( al
and halt ib> T. - fleece Will.
VHgI-a "a the sanI yr,r IL sver-
aged d h'tle over two pounds pei
fleece
/ do not think the farmers OF thi:
State should await legislative aciiou
but 60 TO work at once aud commeDc.
the breeding up OF fock of si.eep f,r
mutt n and wool. Five thorosghbrrc
CROSSES, according to the Judgment o.
experienced breeders, will make .
thoroughbred sheep, so there is scarce.
ly one too old to undertake il. 1t i,
my experience that a FIFTY dollar
thoroughbred ram will pay for hun
self the first year on a flock Of twent,
good common ewes, il the lambs ar,
all raised therefore the smalles
farmer can attempt il, but it is uttel
folly to make the trial unless an intelIi
gent care and watcbful attention Is [,
be gwen. If one half the thought
and anxious care is given to a hocl
Of sheep that a planter deyotes to bll
tobacco, he would fiDd far more pleas,
are and profit in the use OF bis capltsl
1t takes about eighteen months from
the time the tobacco seed is PLACED
in the ground uu:il the product /,
marketed--a period OF constant an
xiety to the planter Let him TAX,
lamb and watch il with the sam,
ceaseless and intelligent care that b,
has done bis tobacco plsnt and b,
will have q creature of eighteen