Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-11-27

htSoiuiHs 10 iIbinlte. we again re-
fer TO this important subject. We hear
OF reports daily where sheen on this
farm give grand record.-one Of the
best OF which we gather from an
American Exchange. In 1866. +. and c.
Brown, brothers. entered into an agree
inent 10 buy Is good Co,swold ewes.
continue the partnership for ten wears.
retain the eve lsmb. and sell the wool
and male sheep each wear The origi
nal ewes cost them SIS cash. July Is.
1876 they had sold $500 worth, OF
wool and sheep; last wear they sold
$500 worth. this wear $500: and now
they have on hand 100 head of sheep,
thst $500 cannot buy. The net sum
OF OHIO, realized bv ewes and their
produce is equal TO lending money at
Yearly the astonishing rate OF $3.50 per
cent. per annum. This must. of course.
be taken as of the past period, when
combing wool was bringing high
prices. and Cotswold sheep more than
at present. bnt nevertheless. nothing
even now pays as well as sheep on the
farm
The western Agricultural SAYS that
"A. I. Stewart. Monsterrst, johnson
Co, Mo. has had remarkable success
in breeding. He got lover On lambs
from 81 ewes; five had three lambs
each. twenty had two each. and the
balance had one each"
There is no doubt but tina, sheep hus-
handy Possesses far more interest for
the average citizen no, Immediately en-
gagged In il than docs any other branch
OF live stock culture. Thi-. for the
reason that both TODD and raimcn, en-
ie-s into it, consideration. Men cat
mutton from choice wtilo they wear
wooden clothes. from necessity. The
double demsnd thus made upon the
products Of the flock brings it's econom
teal culture and thrift home 10 The fire
side Of every household. These de-
mand wool and mutton ofgood quality.
and the successful flock owners OF the
future will Ice those who appreciate
these facts aud adjust their bushes. ac-
cordingly.
Some people claim that il is better To
keep sheep than cattle. and certainly
we must admit that the shepherd docs
possess advantages over the herd,man.
as follows:
In TIE first place, stock Of sheep
cost less than ono Of cattle. 4 farm
which will carry twenty cows will carry
about eight times a. many sheep. and
10 stock farm with twenty COW. and
necessary fixtures. will require an out
lay OF 4 large sum OF money. An
equivalent number OF sheep-sav one
hundred and fif,y-can be purchas cd
for about half the sum. Again. 4 flock
oil sheep demand much less care than a
herd of cows. The latter must be milk
ed daily, and the work Of the dairy in
making butter and cheese j. constant
and laborious, demanding skill OF
high order 20 make it eminenily sue
cess'ul. Then sheep will live aud
thrive where cows would siarve or at
least make poor returns. These uimble
animals will climb over rocks and
hedges where cows would not venture.
ana almost every herb that grows. even
down TO Canada ihistles, suffices them
for food Pastures arc greatly benefit.
led by being cropped by sheep. TLey
not only keep down The weeds, but
have more fertilizing material to their
droppings than do cows. and also pigs
manure reslsis decomposition for a
much longer time than that OF the sheep
and horse-the latter being dryer than
the former, and decomposiug more
readily in the soil.
A flock OF sheep always multiplies
much more rapidly than 4 herd OF
cows, and this is especially true of the
large mutton breeds. which often pro.
dnce twins. Sheep also fatien more
easily than cattle, and when slaughter
ed they furnish not only meat. but
wool as well.-FGrmer's MONTHLY AZ
rictlturdi Record.