The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-16
a Sheep Breeders Experience

Editors Indiana Farmer
Ii is a good pan each year Tor the
sheep breeders To take "A general suI>
vev of the situation, looking backward
TO see il he has ma = any mistakes In
breeding. Aud this part Of sheep nus
bandry requires as much thou at as
any part o. III business We have t.
look 10 Il N ,te and ,he kinds 81 sheep
hat VIZ eau hand = to the hes adVan-
ta-e. Mcrino sheep wiii herd together
IN ldr4c ilocAo Dv ter than any otiIer
kind: IT = man = only breed ny or
o They Mil 40 do for mutton
and wool combined, a a breed, out TO
cross the IN with CoIsA oids makes next
TO the b st cross / ever Irled. But my
most successful cross Is one-fOurIn
Southdown aud three-fourths Long
wool For hardness, size of carcass,
aud wool, all combiued, this cross can
not be boat IN this State, china e,
market and wool all considered. To
get this cross, [ would start on the
largest best CotSwold ewss that l could
raise or buy, and would stay with them
all the time. but In about fOur yeas,
or five at IN st, they Will run down.
10 coun eract this tendency TO ruu
down and take scours and rot. aud all
other ails that shIs open wool breed Is
liable to take. on account OF our severe
winters, | just tnrow IN one-iourth
Southdown. To make this cross, use
SouthdOwn buck on those large ewes.
then cross again with Leicester or
Lincoln. | know some thorough red
gentlemen Will cry out. on, TINS Is a
mongrel breed Vel, l know that.
| sheared 154 pounds of Wool from my
yearllngs and sold IA ew that weighed
l3J pounds. In d month after shear
ing time my ewes viii weigh from $50
to POO pounds. and are always fat with
breed well. | nave some that raised
lambs at twelve Yeas old, and | sold
the lambs at ten dollars.
On the first day of January in each
yea l credit my arm with everything
1t produces II gram, grass, pasture,
and stCck raised each year OF all kinds.
Then l take out my taxes aud eXpen~
ses ioI tle year. Iuls enables mo TO
knoy exactly what | am doing DIT the
en- OF eacl year., aud what kind of
stock is most prom aClc. IDlo accurate
account SHOWS me that my sheep are
the most profitable OF any stock that |
handle. although | have D Ii tue clttle
from 500 ID 9oUU; but this is Ike get
ing othce, you ha.dIy tvct set tHO
terms tOgc her. Ii a goou do Itw BE-
passed tIls wlnter b. Our Lsgs>tatu:e,
there are hundreds OF men IN our State
that would % into tie sntep 9a4I.ess.
EVeGy mtu -na0 Owls 80 acres o. i.nl
Ii iba ) ae6 could pay LIS tax WIN ten
Sis y. Inls is rather d seer t | ain
telling, bat times are So hard, | will
tel You. Try it. Start VIM tn god
ewes, at feur dollars pr bead. Tuuy |
will shear twenty dollars w"rtl OF wool, |
and raise seven lam s sure, which. a
three dollars each. makes 81, aud
added to the vaiue Of tne WOO IL makes
Sal, which is the Dutcnman 'oue pr
and one dollar ever. \ w any
person that owns 80 acrro Of ian | can
run these sheep, before he ire Ks his
corn ground III the spring. GA each
field, aud they will clean has fence cor
ners aud briars all out; then on his
stubble-tields In the fan, 50 tn It he will
never miss what they eat, al be eau
go rig t O1 with his aruiIng every year
as usual, with his taxes paid, auu he
don't know how, aad be converted
over in favor of a 200 | dog law besides.
We never expect 10 i.t up I'll Nc have
more sheep and less dogs.
LEoNIDAs MCDANIEL.
Rush Co., Dec. 20.
We would like to have Mr.. NcDan
rs idea OF what a good dOg law Is.
LEGISLATURE may think that the
present Law Is a good one. Sheep men
shO I'D let their ~ isldtOrS Xxi OU What