The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-01-23

Some people claim that il Is better
"a keep sheen than cattle, and certainly
we must admit that the shepherd does
possess advantages over the herdsman,
- follows: In the first place q stock Of
sheen costs less than one Of cattle "A
farm which will carry 20 COWS will carry
about eight times rs many sheep, and
70 stock i farm with 20 cows and neces-
sary fixtures will require an outlay Of a
large sum Of money. An equivalent
number Of sheep-say 15O-can be pur-
chased for about half the sum-. Again,
4 flock Of sheep demands much less
care than a herd Of COWS The latter
must be MIXED daily, and the work Of
the dairy in making butter and cheese
Il constant and laborious, demanding
also skill Of a high order to make it en-
incntiy successful. The sheep will
live and thrive where cows would starye,
or ut least make poor returns These
nimble animals will climb over rocks
and lodges where cows would not ven
ture. and almost every herb that grows,
even down to Canada thistles, suffices
them for food. Pastures are benefited
by being cropped by sheep. They not
only keep down the weeds, but have
more fertilizing material in their drop
pings than do cows, besides, the manure
Of cows and also pigs, resist decompo-
sition for a much longer time than that
Of the sheep and horse-the latter being
DRYER than the former and decomposing
more readily in the soil. A flock Of
sheep always multiplies much more
rapidly than a herd Of COWS, and this j.
especially true Of the large mutton
--l..A .t@n~ xrn.Nuar TURNS
Sheep also fattcn more easily than cat
tie, and when slaughtered they furnish
not only meat, but wool as wen--Er-
change
THE FARMERS sHoP.
A good workshop, containing such
tools a. can be used 10 advantage by the
farmers. should be found on every farm.
A room with a stove in il and large
enough 10 permit Of the construction Of
q hay rigging. a gate or portable fence,
will furnish a place where many hours
NAV be healthfnlly and profitably spent
IN the most inclement weather Of winter.
Here a great deal Of repairing may be
done that would otherwise find it, way
70 the professional mechanic. New
tools NAV be built that will be needed
on the farm, or harness may be oiled
and repaired and n great many thing'
that will suggest themselves may bs
done. In mild weather the thoughtful
can find profitable outdoor work, such
As repairing out-buildings and cutting
up fallen branches from trees. q no
mean to be understood that every houl
in winter should be spent in labor. Ev
cry farmer should spends portion OF hi
winter leisure in reading good book
and papers, and in conversation WIN
ter Is the orly opportunity that farmer
haze 10 improve their minds. and a few
hours each day should he spent i'm intel
lectual culture; but when the head be
gins TO ache from long-continued read
inc by the fireside, il il a hint that out
door exercise i needed Whenever
see an orchard with the trunks an
branches disfigured by lusty sprouts an
black. dead branches, or a pair 81 bar
where there should be a gate, or farr
implements out Of repair AT the begin
ming Of the busy season. 1 am led 70 be
lieye that the owner has not made goo
use If his winter leisure.-CJr- Rurd
Neg- Yorker
FLOORS FOR Ho~RsE-sTkBLEs-
Al long As we can remember, tn
question as 20 the best doors for horS'
stables has been discussed. We hay
tried clay and ordinary dirt but the
aid not prove satisfactory. Hois
would be dug almost daily BY the fol-
feet, the urine would gather there, ans
unless great care was aiken 70 MI me
up. and 10 smooth over the soil dail
and wash the horses feet. scrasch'
would follow, and probably what
commonly called quarter-crack resul
which i likely permanently 70 Inlul
the animals. Sand IN even sawdn
have been recommended, but a the
were clearly not desirable, we nev'
tried either. We began with plaI
flooring, we're disSuaded from using
but have returned TO il and found
preferable "a the Others We pref
hemlock, a double two-inch plank, WI
the front part kept we'll covered wi
straw az All times. for he fore feet, AT
nj night 10 be well bedded with straig
rye-straw. We have found no disa
yantages from the tioooring; the fe
have not suffered, 30 far as we d
cover. Some object to the plank
first. because they are har
and others that they becou
slippery and the horse l. \
ble 10 fall and strain himself In gettil
up; but, If we remember rightly, y
piankroads were not objected to on a
count Of their hardness or slipPerynes
and n to slipping, If the flooring J.
little inclined the water l. carrie bac
whence o slight gutter, also inclinil
somewhat, either remove II from :
stable 10 the outside, or i allowed
pass under the floor through small hol
In the gutter But where these arrans
mcnts have not been made, q cover
sifted coal-ashcs over the floor VIII ~
vent iie slipping. We hare kno'
floors In stalls b he made ~ boards
planks turned up on in edge. which
about as hard as any thing can h.; ali
80 faU0touqg. mortar. and even