Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-04-30
Renarks

luisr The pftssnt ssprCs OF AfAfs tht
besf marked ihl. sv-s has slii back - its
loo pric. and dlscOafsgins rates. New
iis.s ercsp cot 10 other lines Of live stOck.
Ons % which makes Itself apparent In "a.
coz trade fiss year. seo the large co~
hsviug the greatest prospective beef ysln-
90. ckoaci Ma. 1. stood ~ the bead snd
bruaght The Highest price. bot unisr =
nsw order of thlng- th,. l. chNnging
Mlkmsn Bo~ begin ~ learn that thvy can
not ,a,ti - pay eco for COW b.c.a.,
he 1. large. aud give bet high feed sir
mouth. sai iurn her ~ bosf. a. ~ pfrssui
prices shs mast - mpGstsf - bring hsf
the sum paid. $50 Thi. shflnksgu ol ESQ
cots ihio bis pfOnIs shsa mllk sell. a.
lls .. st present, ~ Wholesale less than >
c.nts per qiari Now Ne uotic. that these
milkmsu sfv sslectiuz the COW having mia
lng points. not beef qualities, Ani this
buug- the much de.pl-.d, on bcratsi Jer-
ssy sud - grades - the front, position
never occapl~i - ~ dsl, siucv | have t
tsudrd ths market. Tor the last isruiy nyr
yssf. LIT well kuOsu fact that Jsf
ssys AT Gasfh.sys of al bfvsd. Of cattle
posses most d ie polGis a. mllksrs sni bot.
Ter cows. whll- the heaviest mllkcr IL oOn
c-,isd ~ The Duich or IIosstsin breed.
With ths-. to q facts staring a. In the face,
what ~ill "a. sharp, qaick calculating dA.
rymen Ia Maine enneiais' O' oOai - that
The ilolstsin and Jersey should b crossed
when you have Got The mos, perfect aciusl
mich COW known 10 the msrket liis not
uos q. formerly. The COW st last stand
90 hsr Own merits, does not lean on her
latare yslas fof food The small. well
polatod coz will Oat.ell the big ons N her
milking capacity mskc- . tine showing
A A,othsr fact 1. demonstrstei by - day
market fsc,i.r Ia Vermont brOusht Ia
one car LOAD ~ eve lambs sni one or
w,thsrs. al lei alike. The wsihers
bfOaght one cent per pound The most, OF =
dollar per bead tie highest; FOE this rea
sou, the ~sth.r lsmDs oa being dressed
"brssk lamb )lnt," .. the baiehers call
u. 10 other word. they .hO~ by their
dressing that they are y-srling., while The
ewes look dressed like older sheep, which
makes the dif renee 10 their value. Thl-
Idea .h )uli be Instructive. a. eve lambs
have .lssys BEEN held 10 highest esteem
BY the farmers. I, IL the opporiuns sea
son bo~ Tor farmers 10 look sn=r chang
Ing their buck lamb. to wsthsr-. . matter
that very many sheep owners srs calpsbly
Negligent soout. which incurs Nefy greai
lO.s 10 ,h. whole State in too Ways
first IL causes break ln the market each
season, a. buck lamb. must be tAksn ~
by lsw the nf.t OF September. this cause.
80 many ~ be thrown into the market
each year ~ 10 break the market. Secood'
ly, every wsther lamb Is worth one dollar
more than II kspIs buck. - he will ge,
f.ttsf aud can run later, aud II managed
correctly should be fed I'LL wsnted N .
good price, which never falls To ooear lr
the later ~iuter months. Every farmer 10
Maine should study the dairy and sheep
questions 10 al their intrlescies, ss the
Two branches now odr greater Induce.
msbts than heretofore. and always have
paid the farmers OF Maine better than the
production OF beef-I. G. LIssr, In Maine
Farmer.