The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1880-01-09

the small amount of capital neces-
sary to carry on the business sue
cessfully), J, It pays better, II properly |
managed, to keep sheep than any
other kind of stock. True, it has
its ups and downs, hike all other
kinds Of business. We often hear
men say: sit don't pay to raise |
sheep.r In another locality where |
they are slaughtering sheep BY the |
thousands for their pelts, others
say: I" l won't have sheep for the
dogs kill them.s These things are
happening all over the world. Yet
there are very few Instances where
flock sheep is we'll managed, that
it does not pay.
/. A man says: III want to start !
me d flock of sheep. What would
you advise me to get, thorough. |
breds or gradesr Ii you intend |
to establish . business tor life, and
have. plenty of capital to use in the
business so that you eau hold your
stock when the demand is not good,
you can do very well with thorough.
breds; but, as q rule, grades pay
much the best. iti i9a
2. How can 1 get good grades
and not have them cost me too
much n In almost every part Of
the country common sheep are sold
in large Quantities every fall for
mutton. Large aud small, old and
young, are seut OF, sold to the
butcher. Go into q mars flock aud
select as many ewes as you want.
Get all OF one age (yeariings),
which you can readily distinguish
By their teeth. Select those OF un-
iform size, and pay the owner an
extra price to let you select them.
Ii you do not get enough in one
mans flock, 60 through another,
and 90 on, until yoa get ~ many w
you want. Depend upon it, you
will never be sorry II you get them
| all Of the same age or style. Now
comes the most Important part.
Get q good thoroughbred ram Of
the breed you fancy-be 1t morino,
leicester or cotswold. Get 1t OF an
honest breeder, and get one Of un'
doubtesl purity OF blood, 30 that he
will transmit his valuable qualities
to evefy One OF his progeny. la
Do not ask q breeder to sell you
a No. l sheep for a scrub price
Use the rrm two years, and then
! get another, aud 80 OH. Change
your rams every two years. Sci
off all your first purchase 0f native
! sheep after breeding tirem two
years. Then lyon will have hocl
of sheep you will be proud of.
II Wean your lambs ut FIVE month";
' old, and see that the ewes bags d.
not spoil, but milk them at leas
twice tthe second and fifth, Days
after weauing. Do not let you
lambs breed the first year, hut Civ,
; them a little extra care the mrs
winter. 4
8. Do not confinc your sheep to-
!. much IN the winter. Let ther
|, have plenty Of range and gras
: Whenever the ground is bafe, ba
" always have good shelter to 60 ut
!, der whenever they wish. ~.
=, 4. Take care to keep your foe
7" as even in hesi, as you eau tn
whole year fouHd. Too fat an
then too poor, has a bad etfec
both on the sheep and the WOO
In this climate, y feed Of . pint
:. coru daily to each sheep, froM IL
: first of December to the 9rst
/. April, suits them exactly.
N 0. Take care of the health
,c your sheep. Put a little piue Tar
k. your feed troaghs In winter, au
ut give a little sulphur oecasional
Of with their smlA Tire AFst of Jun
to duly aud August ,anub their nos'
is with pine tar. 1t Is coed for Il
or sheep aud prevents tie aab-6y fro
TO annoying them. Sometimes. Il
vi- digestive organs Of u sheep becou
o. disorlered. The sheep will To-
Oh its appetite, look badly beco,ne Is
IT. lated, and one hardly knOwsswh
ed to do for it,, Still, il something
'ot not done, in nine cases out Of te
he when they are 80 affected in B
lis winter season they die. Ny fett
il. dy IL this Half 4 teaspoon
nj spirits or turpentine, one tab
ng I spoonful Of coln,non salt aud 0
ed | teacupful OF water, well shaken
ca. | pether in q bottle. breach thu
is With it twice 4 day, morning .
es. evening, until they are we'll. Ta
,op care to drench slow, 20 N not
strangle. This remedy hafdly Q,
fails 70 cure when administered
season. d The product of the p
II tree seems to suit the sheep era
- Nv. Where the b0ughs can b.
81, e., tained to put In their yards - y
~. =" ter, there is nothing better for
rod Sheep q asiki Abl'l1 iyfiie RF4
,os. Here iss remedy for the scou
the Take enc seg, stirin the flour u
puisl yeu have y thick pastes add thi
,eow drops Of landanumy divide into
i've pills, and give. one Of these z
,ule each morning and evening untllt Z
As slre cured. By putting the pill
. II the mouth~and holding the she'
1,ith Jaws together, they will swalIo'
one, very quickly. This 10 the
remedy l have ever tried.--k
, /. hllsH, n iAe Rasal Wersa.
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