Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-01-10

Owing to the fact that the speakers on
topics as they come in the program, not
having been able to get here at this time,
the topic, "The breeding and care of sheep
for profit" was brought forward, and the
discussion opened by a. W. Lee, Esq, OF
Wheeling township. He said he would
endeavOr to be as brief as the subject
would admit 1 do not propose to treat
the subject from the standpoint OF a
breeder of fine or thoroughbred sheep. bnt
from the standpoint of the average farm
er. Thirty five years ago, 1t was only
looked for to get good wool, but now
mutton had much to do with it. In order
to be successful, the ewes should approach
that size which would be of advantage in
that sense. The flock master should be
j.! careful i'll selection of the sire of the
flock; he should weigh not less than 100
pounds, and should have fleece to meet
the growing demand of the market. He
should be full-blooded animal, from a
good, strong, healthy flock. Lambs should
be fed little grain from the time Of
weaving. The flock should have pure
water, daily, and access to salt at all
times, as their instinct tells them the
IHl1hILbl UcllSI Iudu lIlC SuCp-
herd can know. Hespoke of the manure
of the flock as the fourth item of profit
OF the flock. One hundred sheep housed
at night through the winter will produce
thirty 2horSe loads of manure All
through the country, county and district
associations are being formed to co-ope-
rate with the National association to
have the tariff on wool restored to the
1867 rate, and their influence would be
brought to bear on Congress. Farmers
are 10th to acknowledge that their sheep
have foot rot but will say their feet are
only little Scald. In order to be
successful in the treatment for foot rot,
the operator must carefully prepare the
hoof before applying medicine, and not
one sheep in the flock should escape the
treatment. He said the fall of the year
was the best time for the treatment The
most profitable are those sheep which.
after giving good fleece. have a good
carcass for mutton.
A. t. McKelvey made a few remarks
on Farmers Boys. He was inclined to
believe we could make our boys the boys
Of the future, by making the farm life
agreeable and happy. Their surround
lngs are beautiful, aUd if their homes
are agreeable, they should grow up hon
est and honorable men. This drudgery,
so much spoken of, is unnecessary. If
we can give our boys what they desire,
they will have no desire to come to
town and spend the evenings in the sa-
looms.
Mr.. Watson-This is a subject in
which l am very much interested, and
aun 10 70 h.ayy = r,,ll
discussed. Take the farmers of Eastern
Ohio, and l don't believe they know
their Dosition-they think the town peo-
pie are better situated and happier, but
don't think so. Look over history, and
we find that many prominent men of
our Government have been raised on a
farm. Farmers should endeavor to
raise their boys on the farm-they
should endeavOr to make their homes
beautiful and attractive to their boys
give it real genuine home comfort
give the boys an insight into your busi-
ness, that they may grow up with an
interest in the farm. The evil of the
day is that be farmers boys are being
attracted to the cities The farmers
should endeavor to make their boys in
telligent-let them have an opportunity
to know all about the farm.
why do you doctor sound footed
Sheep" was assigned to John S. Close.
Esq, who thought it unnecessary, but
wanted TO hear something about farm
ers' girls.
Capt A. w. Lee answered the above
question. He said you might think
sheep sound, when they were not. and
therefore they should all be doctored.
have had experience in doctoring
hoof rot. and would say that nine-tenths
of the cure is in the thorough prepara
tion of the foot. even if it takes half an
hour to the foot. By doing this work
well. you save time in the after doctor
ing. The blue vitriOl should be mixed
with something to give it the corsisten-
cy of paint, and then pat on. The fall
of the year is the best time for treat
ment, as the frost destroys the virus on
the grass, and prevents re-inoculation.
| Mr.. Giifin was called upon, and agreed
with the above mode of treatment. That
it was as good time to treat in winter
when there was snow on the ground
Thought blue vitriol the ESSENTIAL med
lcine, and did not like to use nitric
| acid, as 1t was unnecessarily cruel
Don't use vitriol so hot that you can't
bear your hand in it, as some writers ad-
Vocate, as it is unnecessarily cruel
| Ninety nine one-hundredths of the cure
is in preparing the foot Was not sure
but it wonld get we'll of itself after the
proper treatment of the hoof
How shall an inexperienced man tell
if sheep has foot rot or foul ?"was an.
swered by Mr.. Watson; sore foot or foot
rot are the same thing in different de
grees. Fouls, if neglected. would become
sore feet, and then foot rot. Sometimes
fouls get well of themselves; but they
were evidently different stages of the
same disease. He thought any energet-
tc and persevering farmer could cure
| foot rot.
j. II. Denbam wanted to say some
thing on the subject of Farmers BOYS.
He thought boys should be taken into
partncrship-the firm should read J.
Smith & Sons, farmers, as in town it
reads G. Troll & Sons, sc.
J. G. Kintner asked that some one
should give the cause of foot rot, and
the distinction between this and scald
foot.
Capt. Lee said that all the experience
he had had Was from his flock getting
with others. He did not know if fouls
went into rot. but advised if the foot
kept sore for week, to give an appli-
cation of blue vitrIOl.
EVENING SESSION.
Mr. Andrew Mcfarland, of st. Clairs-
vile, re-opened the topic, Farmers
Boys" pending the arrival of the train,
on which were the speakers for the eve-
ming. He said the first grand principle
is the glorifcatiOn of God. The first
OBJECT of the speaker this afternoon
seemed to be to keep the boys on the
farm. He referred to the fact that many
of the greatest men of our nation were
raised on the farm; now if they had