The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-06-17
Agricultural.
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olaE SystsE, asa The breeding ewes arr
reared by az experienced breeder
whether hey bs 81 fIed type-suel
a tAs SOstAdown. Shropshire Dowa
Cslswoaid. Leicester, etc, OF efos'
oi eHs Of these spon grade Msrinos. o.
. mixture Of common blood the breeder
knows that The best care and feeding
for few generations vii greatly ii.
suence their early maturity ...aad eonse-
qneaty tbe proht 70 he derived from
thea. There is probably 20 animal
more plastic in The hands Of a skillfsl
feeder than the sheep. by The cross Of
Thoroughbred male upon selected
common ewes. and the beat o. feeding
even the frst generation will show =
decided change 10 the period Of malta
rity, making q larger growth and show
ing fuller development 10 l2 months
tbGn the dams bad shown in Is months,
The next cross will show an almost
equal Improvement on the FIRST. And
here time is the great element Of sue
ceas. As we have seen in the growth
Of animals. II the gain In weight can be
doubled IN given time. the cost is net
dosbled, after the food OF support. the
extra food ligested and assimilsted is
laid up In increase. II ii requires two
thirds Of an ordinary ration To support
the animal without grain, and II a Ger
tain ration would Increase the weight
OF a sheep lbs. per week, then II one
third addition TO this ration was equally
well digested and assimilated. the
aheep wonld gain three pounds per
weeks saving Of two thirds Of the
cost in the increased growth. Then,
to double the growth 10 a given time
reduces the coat Of the whole growth
one third, and this one third gain 10
profit 10 good margin. let US Illus
trate this in the growth Of early lambs.
Under scanty feeding--thAt is, the eve
being insufiiciently fed to yield good
dow Of milk--the lamb would make q
slow growth Of about II lbs, per week,
and would weigh about q lbs. when
three months old. II, on the other
hand. the eve is fair mixer. and is
fed one third extra food adapted to pro
duce milk, the extra milk will double
the weight OF the lamb. reaching 40 lbs.
at three months. The significance of
this double growth is not measured by
doubling the value OF the lamb, how
ever for the 40 ID. lamb often brings.
in April and May, $40 in our best mar
kets, while the 90 ID. would scarcely
bring IS. Doubling the weight often
trebles the value, or more. The yearl-
ing wether that weighs $50 lbs. will
sell for more than double the price OF
the one that weighs 80 to 100 lbs.; so
that the more rapid growth means not
only | less cost, but double the value.
This is decided encouragement both
ways for good feeding. Early maturi-
ty--that is, the even, healthy, rapid de-
vclopement Of the young animal is the
great thing to be striven for in sheep
feeding, as in every other department
Of feeding which is to fit animals for
human food. This holds good in both
the vegetable and animal world. 1t is
the tender, juicy, crisp radish and as
paragus that tempt the appetite, and
these must be grown rapidly to reach
this degree of excellence. Il is also
the tender, juicy, high favored meat
that fills our desires for that food; and
this, like the vegetable, must be grown
or matured rapidly. This matter OF
early maturity is Of the highest consid-
Grafton 10 any system of profitable meat
production. - National Livestock
Journal 8