The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-02-17

iu, aud with perseverance ana goou
Judgment he will be successful every
time. There are many men VINO
engage in this business merely for tn !
reason that they can make money It
L.. and will admit there Is money in
it for such men even, but much IN Gre
for the man that has taste and liking
for tho business.
III were starting in the Business
again, knowing what l do now; /
should 90 to some good Responsible
man. that has good reputation rs o
breeder, and get the besa, regardless
of price. l would rather pay IS or 100
dollars per head to such breeder,
than to accept tho sheep as gifts that
some breeders have. Or tho first you
get what he has spent a lifetime i'm
proving, and has spared neither timo
or money to improve them, while the
other man has no taste for the business.
and therefore has spent little time or
money to improve his sheep. You ccn-
not afford TO commence with che
bottoms when with little more
money you can start with the hest
0 the best you will always find the
I cheapest In the end.
a In my judgment, to take care Of
and manage sheep to get money oui
c of them, they should be tagged before
e they commence dropping their lambs
/. and tagged well under, so the lambs
will not have any trouble about
nursing. Heavy fleeced sheep should
not be washed, for at the usual season
o of washing the weather is very change
: able, and as 1t takes three or four days
for their fleeces to dry, there is quite
risk 10 run.
r They should be shorn about the frs
y of May, and by 80 doing the wool will
= get good start by the time flies ge
thick, and will also protect them from
y the heat Of the sun. They should have
20 fresh water where they can go ant
,e drink at any time, and If possible
10 pasture them in field where there i,
plenty of shade for them to lie il
Oh during the heat of the day; if there
h is no shade in your pasture, Arrange
" 1t SO they can come to the barn duaine
the hottest part Of the day; after yor
y have driven them few times they
III will come of their own accord, During
IS the spring and fall, they should bt
p kept out of all storms; give then
plenty OF salt mixed with little ashel
u aud they will never be troubled will
tape worms; also put little tar or
their noses, once week, to keep the
* CAD fly away. Get your sheep tame Sc
re that they will follow YOU instead o
driving them. Commence granting {
i'll little when you commence coupling
'e and keep them thriving from thai
" time forward.
!. Give them plenty of exercise and
you will have ITO trouble raising youl
u lambs. never use but one ram in {
ee season In my flock, and on this poin
n. disagree with most breeders; II yor
10 want one-type sheep you can nevcl
~ get it by using half dozen differen
IL rams from as many different focks
he as no two breeders agree on every
ID point as to what makes perfect sheep
n Some want plain sheep, others
wrinklY sheep, some long staple
>, some medium, some white oil ant
ID some a buff color, etc. A person
IN should have an ideal sheep in his mine
=, and breed to 1t, and they will accom-
:. plish that end quicker by using onl.
IL one ram at tiue, and selecting hiu
to from q flock whose owners views o
q. perfect sheep agree with his. Ii thes
"A views were closely followed We woul'
- not see SO many different types o
IN sheep in our tiocks.
Mt But We as breeders of fhroughbre,
Merino sheep should feel proud Q
what we have accomplished In grad
ing up the focks throughout the state
A few years ago we were benin
nearly all the wool growing states !
80 80 .~e"'s - 1.eh.y "uu PiiSe-f hut ~
et' we are at the head. And now, wit
the help we shall receive from GU
n. association and register, l think W
en- can safely expect greater results /
r. the future.