The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-08-21

FOR THE EARM.--
Incidental Sheep HuSbanaryEOne
of the strongest of the elemsnts that
have brought disaster to efforts at sheep
husbandry has been the desire to do q
big business. Men reared to other call
ings, seeing the profits others were reap
ing from we'll directed efforts at sheep
husbandry, have hastened to become the
owners of aocks; while still others, who
have made money from q few hundred
sheep, have become imbued with the
idea, the more sheep, the more money"
and have soon placed themselves beyond
the hounds of prudence, by incurring
indebtedn&a4 on the one hand Ands
more N Iabof than they are1hl&fe
bestow & The other hand-bol6 kSVe
been ovGhken by the disaster Aheir
temerity inIized. To majority OF far
mers smalI Aocks-that is, numbers ~
naming in h1indreds-wiu be the most
profita&3 Ite exceptions to this rule
will ox60Eto x&aty. careful aQdpnt 0f
sheep hnSband2 Not 0AI{ en- the
highest profit upon invested capital be
thus rendered more certain, but the dis
appointments that occasionally follow
the best plans, and the most careful
manipulation, are by no means 80 dis
astrous. Where sheep are handled as
an incident to general farming opera
tions-the plan now contemplated-care
should be had that they do not trespass
upon the other interests. When the
farmer feels that bis sheep are burden
that is, that they are drawing upon
the other departments for the time and
feed NOT before assigned To themLhe
should fatten, and sell down to such
number as will conveniently work
along his crops and other live stock.
Local butchers will always pay fair
price for a few good wethers, and some
neighbors can usually be found ready
to make room for few desirable store
sheep. As the facilities for enhancing
the numbers of the flock improve, the
annual drafting may be confined to full
grown wethers, and such ewes as, by
reason of age OF dpther disqualifyng
peculiarities, are UNDESIRABLE slFhe
tiexibility of small flock is one of the
strongest recommendations-enabling it
to be accommodated to the circumstan-
ces or ambitions of the owner more
readily than any other livestock prop
erty.- Live Stock journal.
Destroy the Weeds.-At this season of
the year farmers are generally crowded
with field work and unless great care is
exercised, many things about the farm
will bensglected. Ihsrs are fsw more
repulsive bikhtt abonta farm. than "a
rden~Cvefgrowf@ with @taD @noxiotis
weeds. it is a matter of economy as
| we'll as neatness that these weeds be de-
stroyed before they mature their seeds
and they become scattered over the
ground. One weed allowed to 60 to
seed at this season, will make great
many weeds next year, and it is clearly
to be seen that unless care is taken to
prevent it, little negligence now will
cause much trouble another year. A
few hours each week spent in the gar
den with cultfvator and hoe, will be
sufficient to prevent this evil and the
ire taken at odd spt Is wien there is
little else to be done, will hardly be
missed. 1t is not practicable to en-
tirely exterminate the weeds from a
garden, but if little care is exercised
| in preventing them from going to seed
great deal will be done in that direc-
| tion. Il we'll managed kitchen garden,
will help greatly to reduce the current
expenses Of a family, but at this season
of the year it must not be neglected OF
the weeds will soon become the chief
occupants of the soil. A ahafter of an
acre of garden as some are managed,
will grow more weeds than ten acres OF
farm land. Fence corners are also apt
| to be neglected. When a crop of grass
or grain has been removed from a field,
the fences and fence corners should be
moved out with scythe. This will
add greatly to the appearance of farm
and many weeds will be prevented from
scattering their seeds to adjacent fields
and farms.
sl54 -ss
| AMONG the best sorts of turnips fol-
sowing from now till the end of August,
are the following: Cow-horn, White,
Norfolk, Redtop, Strap-leap, White
French, Yellowstone, Golden Ball
White Egg, and Yellow Globe. Root
crops of all kinds are more and more