Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-03-25

What Glass Of Sheen are Best,
We frequently get letters from par
ties who are looking toward wool
growing in this portion of the North
west, asking MS to what we consider
the best kind Of sheep to breed. We
have from time TO time given our
views. but prefer again to do So through
the columns of the SIN.
First vfall, TO consider this question
with intelligence, II Is of the greatest
Importance that an individual intend
ing 10 enter upon wool raising, to thor
oughly understand the capabilities of
the country In which he proposes 10
locate. linear a good market for NUT
ton, and feed adequate to carry large
throughout the year can be depended
much more desirable than If the loca-
ton was subjected to several months OF
dry weather and n corresponding
shortened herbage. We need not as
sure out readers that following COM
peusating law of nature scant feed will
only supply a small carcass and while
In many places It would be desirable
to raise larger animals. ii cannot be
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ply of natural food lt also needs 10
be thoroughly understood that money
laid out in sheep or cattle where wool,
mutton or beef Is expected to pay I'M
terest upon the outlay, that the return
depends wholly upon the steady sup
ply Unsuitable food. 1t Is well known
and has been demonstrated By long
series ofexperimcnts both in this coun-
and alAFn.aA tl.ul 81. x.4tll
late greater amount Of dry and varied
kinds of heritage than cattle, and the
small sized Merino sheep will live and
thrive wherea Cotswold or Southdown
or Shropshire would starve.
IL the situation to be stocked has an
abundance of feed, we should choose
half bred Shropshire or Cotswold eve,
coupled with full-blooded Merino
buck. IT, however, the locality has
four or five months of dry weather
which reduced the,feed so rs TO make
IL inadequate 10 keep up animal econ
ony, so as 10 ensure continuous
growth Of the wool, we should choose
ewes of stronger Merino blood. One
point in favor of the haif-bred Shrop-
shire OF Cotswold eve, isthe increased
prolific character nf this strain and
stAHfA NfN-AftN ~ tfARtAtaA A'A''A iNiiiNHs
The peEcenWge OF Increase al u ltenlthy
/ hait-hFe0 hgnd afewesof eitherof thoae
bl9e1s would bl not lcsa han y p4l
cert over that ui fUii.bl00ded Meriuo
and NJ they Wc keIA can6iahtN on
g9od feed the tleee6 VII. iset Is Sc lnuuA
less than the Merino iu -eihc eatos
nueh mof, per head.
The character oiih, Wuai neM larry
~ called fsr IN the market has brought
the pricr OF iaiiNfcd wool OF co3fser
and iGny taplo az about the saitie
ptice OF tho liner fal-hiord wnoi es-
pecially B tits sound stnNled which, 10
repeat a pOiut We llAe often referred
10, Is only obtained by constant seed,
which NJ keepup the Hesh offhesheen
The wool of such sheep, not carrying
so much gum, will shrink loss on aconr-
ing and for many kinds OF nanulacsny
ring will bring fully as good n prizes
! The market for meats of all kinds the
past year has been such and promises
to be such for several years to come MS
to encourage the growing OF
sheep of n better mutton
character, and their being handled in
smaller bands. When this qualification
can be readily attended to, a to .
! pound fleece with $3.50 to $500 lamb
! is not bad return for half-bred eve;
/ and when two TO three hundred only
are kept, so that care can be used in
/ the feeding, wintering and early lamb
1 ing, the interest Is Il first-rnte busi-
ness here in Wasco county, where q
! few hundred acres can be fenced and
water enclosed to keep such small
| bands without herding, and raise tur.
nips, beets, etc, To keep them through
the winter IT is 10 be hoped that our
farmers will see the propriety of keep
Ing, even If 1t he a small band few
sheep upon their farms and eat up TIL,
grain grown at home, instead OF de
pending upon the sale of IL TO tb'
warehouse men.
There are so many sound reasons II
\ favor of the production Of so thorough
i utiliZer of all kinds of herbage ant
their adaptation to our physical sur
roundings that we feel justified In urg
ing every farmer who can 10 start IN
little band of sheep--tliey will always
bring money, the fleece once each yeal
and the lamb, and their own carcass
for food Is always available for family
use. A few sheep, two or three nun
dred, and few hogs. and fowls, WI
not only supply the housebould viii
the best living, but exchange for al
groceries needed and the clothing
wanted by the family. One or twt
hundred fieeces each year Is product
to rely upon to pay taxes ana pns
seed.
II is with regret that we learn tha
there are several parties here from th'
Yellowstone and Texas looking To-
stock sheep and wethcrs to drive there
Wehave parted with too many already
- IYdsc0 County Oregon, Sun.
Imported Sheep.