St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-01
SOUTHERN AGRICULTURAL.


0VO 4xXGkNN AUN1NO0A OAS0ASs
Sheer and SheoPinGs
VIM. Mann, of Virginia, has v'ittcn
the following interesting natter The
finest natural grazing county for sleep
in the world is the Province OF Buenos
Ayres. The Merino sheep Is, par ex-
excellence, the sheep for grazing in
large hocks, as it herds far better than
any other kind; in fact, it would be inn
practicable to herd long woods from
their scratching propensities. Sheep in
Buenos Ayres not only supply the prin-
cipal iood OF the people, but their
manure is largely used as fuel. The
camping places become mounds Of it.
and it is cut into cakes like turf, dried
and slowed away for use. Shearing
is done by both men and women.
There are men employed especially to
catch the sheep in the pen, drag it by
the hind leg to the shearing floor,
throw it and tie the four legs together.
The shearer bends over the animal.
generally commencing at the neck. and
untying the legs before the belly wool
IN o '
s'se" "i' vi 'in as eoua' n o..-;ns
for a man. and from fifty to seventy
five for . woman, though l have seen
one do ninety. The shearing in Aus
tralia differs only in that men only
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60. ~ -:s vo-v r,uch s,ruck
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u.,,:. m.-.u wha,u ..L.a h;v,
-hv he r-efc-rcd tho Cotsvolds which
,.w or h;s r,.co IN the nowns his An.
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h",;so ,h.v ,ot too f.t n breed. 7 con-
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co ,h,ouoh the winter with. While IL
T. ;rrort.rt ~ have ewes in vood order.
..,oc;.I,r :. tho fall. have known
msnv losses in verv small f,ocks through
cues l.e;rc verv fat-the hest remedy
he;ro n ;scre.se the nock with regard
a. rrof;, and ,os.cs
must cav that il 7 had been "A fort
innate with every thing here a have
heon With sheen. that I should he more
in love with Miss Vireini. than I am
inst At nresent-as I think she has treat
"a mo verv severely lately in the mat
tor of Crane vines-so much 80 that last
wear INV fiock Of seventv-three sheen re-
tnrned me ssss. against ss3s from some
% nm vines. II is onlv fair to the vines
70 add that the time has been when 500
nal.waro vines brouoht that amount
W. ,.u,h. ,..& ,,... .vo..-.A
ixtv-six mounds on the 10th Of Nav.
after a drive Of ten miles. Mr. Louis
Block. to whom I generally sell, tells
me- he has become noted in New
YORK for having the best early
Iamh. which am afraid This