The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1883-06-23


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t1dfs ~ The least cultnfed state their
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ihe wool Aud the legs n all The genus
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not needed ~ animal security are grad.
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I 0i nearly n third VI q CENTURY the wool
bhs increased on the fOrheads. the legs
and bellies ~ my sheep
The sheep IA uminant with double
stomach and enlargement 0f the upper
Intestine 30 M 10 appear 10 have mure
stnmaehs. Tho iniNstines are the long
est n any known domestic animal;
they arc about iwenty-clght times as
long ~ tho whole body, hence sheep
produce more flesh for The food con-
sumed than any other animal, They
have eight large teeth nj maturity ON
the front Of the lower jaw, none on the
upper and twelve molars on each jaw.
This structure Of the sheep enables
them TO rat very short grass, pressing
Il between the lower teeth ever In the
ground aud the gristled bone Of the up
pof Jaw; while the cnw ihrusts out the
tongue on alternate sides and gathers
In the grass and the horse nipping it
with both upper and lower Jaw fronts
cuts not % closely As the sheep.
As a general rule, animals live five
times As long as the period Of maturity.
that i 70 say. Il sheep mature In two
years, they should live ten years; hut
they 20 much above ihai. SO man
onghi 10 live by the rule 20 an hundred
ycars; and he viii when the laws Of Ma
iurc shall be better observed from gem
GRAFTON TO generation. The first year
the sheep hiss eight small teeth, which
At the end Of that time show two large
teeth In the center, replacing two small
ones; and 30 on. losing two small ard
gaining two large teeth until the mouth
Is full. with eight teeth At four years
sud upwards. for | find that these NJ
suits are only approximate. After a
few years the teeth begin 10 wear
away, and are finally lost when the
sheep, unless fed upon pulverized feed.
must die. When sheep are bred simply
for mutton al 20 much per pound, the
old sheep should be eulled and fAitened
for the butcher. But with sheep hav-
ing fancy prices II they have a lamb
and die, iAey thus bring more than
when fatiened that year and sold to the
butcher. -CasaEs N. Clay. in RHraI
I Ncsc Yorker.