The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-12-26

A sheep-owner of long experience says that
20 sheep change OF pasture should be gwen
at least as often as once month. The
change is needed as much 10 insure that
they shall sleep in fresh and clean places as
10 give them variety OF food. No sheep
can long continue in good health II COM
PEELED 10 sleep in place made offensive by
its own excrement.
A dairyman in Shcboygan County. Wis
consin. who had no hay, cut his straw fine
by the aid of windmill lie fed this
chaiIed straw with mixture OF oats, lax
seed and wheat with an equal weight Of
corn with little bran. or this he fed fifty
cows last winter and from these cows he got,
it is said. an average OF one pound of butter
per day during the winter months. There is
no better feed than this for calves.
Kansas papers publish q long account Of
the discovery OF several cases OF CHAMBERS in
that State, and are discussing the question of
what should be done by the State aushorities
TO suppress the disease No doubt the effort
to stamp out the dreadful contagion will
meet the bitter opposition of the ignorant,
ms such efforts have in other States, although
all who know the nature OF the plauge de-
clare that no cure has ever been found, and
that the presence OF CHAMBERS is a constant
menace TO the life Of man and beast.
There is no lack of proof that sheep are the
most profitable OF farm stock; yet there are
in the United States more farms on which no
sheep are kept than there are where those
valuable animals are TO be found. In many
localities the chief reason for not keeping
sheep is that the business of raising ours and
of growing wool can not be successfully car
ried on together. Many owners of sheep
seem to have a strong prejudice against try
ing 10 keep dogs and sheep together aud OF
course the sheep must 60 for the people
must have dogs.
Of fha Ohio 10
lates an experience in raising two lots OF
lambs in one year, from which those who
live near large cities may possibly get sug-
gestion OF value. After shearing he allowed
his ram TO run with breeding ewes which
were then sucking lambs dropped between
March . and April IS. About the first oil
the next following November some fifteen OF
eighteen of these ewes dropped lambs TO tue
service received in the sprine When he be-
gan feeding in winter place was fixed in
one OF the stables so that the lambs could
enter aud the ewes could not. Bran and salt
was placed in a trough in this place, and the
lambs soon learned to 60 there and eat. They
were fed literally through the winter, and in
the spring were in fine condition. The eve;
came through in fine order, and when the
lambs were weaned the ewes were in better
condition than his had ever been in when n.
weaned lambs in the fall.
Wheat * said TO contain ten parts OF flesh
lOImlIH lndleflti ana ~ per cent. OF SbdltuA
matter. Upon this latter the ability OF an
imals 10 stand cold largely depends hence
the value OF wheat oilGll, especially the
richer portion of 10, should be estimated 0t q
high figure. While nothing approaches cat
for horses in conjunction with a small al
lowance OF hay, ii they are required To MAKE
time upon the road or pull heavy loads, S,
nothing exceils the oilal OF wheat. with
small sprinkling OF corn meal and oil cake
or cotlOnseed meal for cattle, aud the sam'
is true for swinc.-Live Stock Journal.
An enthusiastic breeder OF jersey cattle
claims that Jerseys make more butter annu
ally compared with the food eaten than any
other breed; that the butter is OF better graiI
and flavor; that the cream rises quicker AL,
| the butter comes sooner; that the butte
| brings from TO 10 cents more per pount
| than that from other COWS; that the intro
| duction of Jersey blood ia a herd will chang
| butter making from a dead loss 10 ne
| profit for every cent lost on account Of tn
| Jerseys smaller carcass there are two cent
| gained on account OF her better butter an,
| larger annual yield.