The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1878-02-27
For tie Recorder.
SHEEP LEAVE GOLDEN TRAITS
BEHIND THEN"

Mr.. EDIToR:-The subject Of sheep
husbandry is such an interesting topic to
the and in my judgment. is Of such vital
importance to the agricultural community
that | INST again trespass upon your IN
diligence and ask space ~ your valuable
paper for some suggestions aud additional
facts connected Herewith. *... .#.~....
The report ofthe Com missioner Of Agri.
culture for the State Of Georgis shows that
one hundred sheep peDned for ten nights
sonsecu,ively will enrich the poorest hill
side to such degree us to make il equal in
production capacity tolhe best river low.
ground; what marvellous fact is this for
the contemplation Of the owners OF the
worn out old fields abounding 10 our State !
Just think. By the continuous penning
every night Of one hundred sheep from De
tober to April, you can have eighteen aefes
Of upland, not subject to overflow. ready TO
yield from eight to ten barrels Of corn per
,ere; BY continuing the penning to the
first Of October eighteen acres more fertiliz.
ed 70 the capacity Of yielding from twenty
10 thirty bushels Of wheat to the acre aud
all this for tire slight trouble Of pehning
your sheep at nights. turning them out in
the morning and every Eve or ten days
moving q small hurdle pen; an increased
product Of at least Eve bushels Of corn per
acre, and thirteen bushels Of wheat, and
this too. al clear profit. For. from my
previous communication. il is obvious that
one hundred ewes BY their products Of WOOL
and lambs VIII pay very handsome interest
on their cost besides paying their food and
necessary attention. The same authority
states that one hundred ewes will raise
annually seventy i've lambs, notsitbstand-
ing the raVsges Of dogs.
Taking these statements as basis for
calculation. the farmer who purchases one
hundred ewes aud two bucks. say at a cost
Of two hundred aud fifty dollars. will. at
the end oftro years. have received up-
wards Of two hundred and thirty dollars for
wool and haze flock Of two hundred and
forty .ix sheep. Do not these figures yeri.
fytke sdsze. Sheep leave golden trark'
behind them" What more profitable 10.
restment can ahI one desire? Why Is il
that our farmers 90 not engage in this %
profitable occupation? Is il because our
farmers have rot the intelligence To see
their 20 obvious inreIes.? or have they moi
the energy to engage il snd carry out sue
eesfully an enterprise that will bring money
TO their pockets and at the sane time en-
rica their exhausted 6sIdsi No one ct oil
eouverssht With our farmers will for q mo
ment entertain either superstition.
The true answer to the query r. the dog
the non producing. destroying Cog. the con
suming. Improbable dog; the untsxed
and il would seem. unta1sbls DOG.
Strange that Statesmen do not see ID
Importance Of sheephusbandry to al Of gu
people aud exert themselves to have il de
seIoped and duly protected. Strange ths
our farmers themselves do not see to
tha. their representatives 10 The Legislator
DO their duty and pass such laws Is wi
encourage and PROMOTE this the most Pre-
Stable Ofall agricultural pursuits. - straBg
that the wishes for immigration. the tall
isg and wishes for immigration do not y
that the impO.sibiIity under existing las
a prOftabIy reuring sheep Is one Of the gree
obstacles TO the promotion q their rishs
The q. s. Census Tor 1870 shows that
fke member Of persons Of MI employment
n tEs State serenity siz per snnum engage
nsgriealtsrsI psrsuits. and ! apprsbeu
that The sane may be said Of tbe yOtir
population. and !et strange % say u
nes sent 70 the Legislature BY these ii
ser 20 ibrs and iesfIsie for banks. 70
roads. corporations d oil kinds. maize son
political speeches and tax the farmer. ID
!. the farmers share d tho "pOssBm Pari
Dsr.Lips."
/ may hereafter develop more fol-
some of tke suggestions herein eontainet
Yours 40; ..
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