The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-04-19
AGRICULTURE.

PEDIaEE IN SBRDs.-A thoroughbred
animsl--one, that Is registered IN the
herd b ook and has therefore pedigree
lis the result Of aserles Of generations
of careful breeding. Such an animal
has had certain characteristics fXod by
the process Of selection, and possesses
the power of transmitting those chsl-
actej 10 les, just In proportion to the
purity of the breedings and the time it
has been carried on. An intelligent
breeder of live stock looks as much to
the history Of an animal as to the ami.
NAL ITSELF and Is satisfied only whom
both accord with his ideas of good
points, and these brought In a way III It
come to plants, the, same laws hold
with equal force and Importance, but
a pedigree Is rarely insisted upon In
the selection or purchase of seeds. If
the wheat Ia plump nd the corn is full
and bright, tnat Is sufficient, and ques-
tiOns are seldom asked as TO the method
by which the pluMpness or brightness
has been obtained, Consider what a
hostOf new varieties of seeds are thrown
upon the market every year, which al 9
never hear Of alter their first sowing,
because they are not the results oi
close breeding, and therefore haye not
the property of transmitting the quail
ties peculiar to them. Pure seed shonld
mean chat Whioh has resulted from Jhe
in-breeding Ola Variety, for n sutfici-
ent length OF time, SO that the Quanti-
ties haYe become liked, and will be
Lerpetuated. There ID Il wide field for
keed breeding, and in iG our grains and
grasses may be greatly improved. a
Herd Book OF BOodeu COrns sound
very strange, but may 1t not be that u
pedigree OF "Dent," or an "Eycr-
green" can be established and the his.
Tory OF 1t stated Wy sIres and dams, in
much the same way as these terms are
used in herd book Of Jorseysp
IF there Is any mystery. about max
ing flock OF sheep profitable 1t will
lind solution in the advice "never to
keep any poor ones" There are ine-
yitaDle losses among the culls Of any
flock, and with sheep especially, II
large numbers arc h el ded together the
old and 1eoble must fare badly, and
will finally die. 1t is very rare that at
ANY season an even lot Of good sheep
can be bought, and In such cases the
true policy is to iatten early, or other
wise dispose Of the poorest. Doing
this, the lock will improve in charac-
aHN W CAC VI HCW
blood be made decidedly superior.
The average age to which sheep can
be protitably kept not more than six
Or seven years. For ia,trniDg they
are bcso ~ lour and nYo years; il kept
much after SIX there will be danger OF
losses from imperfect feeding. Old
sheep can not cal whole grain so well.
and may be better lAttCncu OH bran ana
meal. Young sheep Oh the contrary.
40 not ne, d % lave their food ground,
heir dlhesuon is 50 perfect that il not
o,eried nlllc VIII Dc lost. A goud
bleeuing eve should bring her owner
i've ollars per year in wool and lambs.
Mclh>rs WI lproduce less per year
but are much better for fut t:ening " hen
OF the right age to send to the market.
Ihe high price Of curly lambs will,
however, take Off the best Of our a ,cks
unless care ID taken to reserve The
choices. Late in the season butchers
Will not pay as much lor lambs and
then The cuils are lett over to be add
Ell to the flock. This Is the DISADVANTAGE
OF selling lambs Tor early market.
The best course is either to require the
Duyer to take all, or tatlen anu send to
market yourself.