Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-10-06

u -sAfttssf AdtF~.s al cssasaania.tisss. In
so,ns autrataf.i ksiisss osfsr'i n,sscFat,
| farts. Ne
ltr Us RAISE MORE srttp.
Si'"cp, hogs AMI poultry NAV, % a crr.
tain extent, - regsricl as the .cayen.
gvrs ~ ths farm. They eat up aud con-
vert Into q valuable pr,siuct much food
that woad - othrrwis. wasted. Hut
the supply of this cheap food 4. limited.
and ~. may easily oVsrsinck our farms.
We can often buy to siVan,agr fOod,
such a. cottonsec,i and llnscc'l cake, malt
sprouis, dried grsins. corn AMI bran to
frci to shesp, proShl~i we have q gusn-
iiiy oi straw, hay an1 cornstalks ths, Ne
Sish a. feed oct on the farm ani convert
Into meat, Scol and manure. rhcrr !. .
growing DEMAND for g~od mutton and
lambs. In this ccantry Tor long time
mutton was not faVorit- meat. Beef
AMI pork commtndci = higher pric..
Nos mutton l. higher than h..f, aud
ludgiug from English experience this
sill Continne to - the ease. The demand
fur good lambs Z. phenomenal. II seems
almost Impossible Ia fully supply the
dsmani. Lamb u not ONLY lntrinsically
a good AMI nutritioas fcod. hat u Ia
essisf 90 keep IN our ~; climate than
h.ef 4 farmer who has plenty - ic-
and q rvfrigcrator can LII q lamb for his
o~n use. ll~t us raisc more hmbs. n
The huich.rs do not sAnt them az a fair
pri,.. Ne can k.cp them until they are a
ysar ~ t~o years old and sell them Zoe
muiioa. There IA prnht In doing 80
som"timss morv pruht than In selling
them a. lamh..
On order 10 grt aproht from k~rplng
sh"-p and raising lamb. u l. not ahso-
lutsly n.ccssSry that Ne shoald have ih.
lambs excessively early. have had
lambs horu AZ dlf,rcat time. from the
lat 20 pcC.mher o. the last 70 Nav. beat
seldom gvt the main crop bsforv March.
can gsnsraily ct earlier lambs from
grade Msfino cNps than irvm the Ing
ll.h mution hrvsls. I will not 80 ~ iar
a. o. say that grade 20 cummon Nstino
sves arv tsttst than ewes ~ the mutton
hr,ssis. bat N LIVED In q se,tion where
the. Cunmou N.fino .heep scrr plsnii-
ful. I shnuld have full cunni.nC. that
coub rsl.e spleuid hmbs from them
simply ~ selecting gUei, healthy, Thrift.
~ thru. 90 four-ycar-od escs, f"Siing
thsm Ssll aai putting thcm Nth we'll
bril- matiou rnm, or rsm lamb.
Th~rv l. not one uf the above thfvs
points that eau D. nsgleyt~sl. The "Sv.
musf D. healthy. strong. and thrifty.
m they have much Msfino blooi In them
th.y shoali D. AZ least thrce years old.
n thsy have morv Euglish bl"o,i la thcu'
thsy should D. tso or thru years oil.
a.. a "a A. a. .fs.N
rummon Mstina sh-,p will stand siar,a-
tiun snd neglect tsitsf than the English
hfv.-is that arv bird Nth rrivfvnve to
Early mituriiy aud npid groSth. f"r
thi. rvason Il often happcus ust
wr can g,t hsalihler. aud moy thriity
common Mefino ss~. than common, nrg.
lsstel Englsh br-,,is. Ofcour." Their
1. ~ profit to the hrv,sisr uf such COul.
moo Mcrino sh-.p that arr Kept fut thf"'
80 four yvars ani thru sold fuf ~ 10 81
psf hsad But. II s~lcct~i 9th ludE-
msut. ths buYvr may make mensi out %
them. 10 81 80. hosesvf. b. musi i,,'i
sell and take s,--l csrv % thsm.
4 .truug. viruruus ram lamb can D.
allowed a. thirty 90 forty sscs, and
v-arung o. INV of siNiy. fhry shnuii
have good fcs-i. ani guart q oats l-r
day 80 T-tund q oil cskr 80 Cufn. \
ram lamb viil soustimss est oats shrn
D. - ul not at oil cake ~ corn. Ths
rss. .houii have M i-rst q Iasturv au.i,
n sarly isu,i,. an. i~sir.-i, . fs,si 20 srsin
80 ulI rake. az uns prunl zach i-~r day,
uiII o. amply fvIah Ia th~ incrvas"i
numt--f. strrugth and slfr a ths lsmhs
A. ..-sn a.. a.. sscs az ssrsoi lc.s gfalu
"a l. H.N
nav o. omitted Aitogsthsr. Bui rvmsfn-
l-rr that sugy.ss In fslsing ecci lambs
fsr ths huirhrf depsnis largely ou iilr
uh.fal feeding - ths ewes. Hut Shst
ram shuuh - sslestf' ! sm inrliu~i o.
thiuk W will max. very little dif"f-ncc
o. The actual value 20 ~. lamb. what
particular hrc,sl ,hs rain u ssloCissi FROM.
but u I'LL make grvst dliefrncr
shcfh~r the ram L. ~cll-bF~d or not.
HN Nsll-hrysl du not mean mere parity
II blosi ot p.iigrvs. We cannot have
ton much - thls. provided u !. acCptn-
taulsd With gu,,i form. small bone, une
head and ctrs, short leg, good ham 90
..lrg 20 NATION. good Join snj Nigur-
ous. healthy. thrifty gtowth ~ nrm
f.sh. ln rai.ing lambs for the buicler
wr do not carr Tor wuol. \ Ioand ~
~oal contains four or hSe times as much
nitrogen a. a pound 20 "lsmh vhops.
Hsk~srll. ths grvst l.eic~.isr hrcc,icf.
probably dbl not know thl. Tact, bat hl-
observation taught hun to select she.p
that maturvd Early aud grew raptdly
rather than tlsoss Nhich produced great
f..,r. ~ WOOL. WHEN sr arv raising
lamb. 10 D. Killed fof fOod AZ thrre or
-four mouth. old. OF chickens for broller.,
wool ard feathers are costly products.
They run away With a good deal Of fo"l
OF. With shai l. stlll more important, q
guul deal ~ digestion and assimllsiing
forrr. We want as little DIAL a. uossi-
be. The lcs. oial the greater will -
th- pro,iuction of cholcs meat.
There la popular notion that black
faced lamh. are t-cttsr than ~hits-faced,
and the butchsrs often leave the black
skiu ou IN. lsads to shaw their Gus
tom~rs that they ar- ~ the fashionable
hF,--i. pf Cour-. tho color of the brad
has nothing Ca De- With the quality of
ths meat. 4 black-tac.d CotsNold l.
neither b-ttsr nor worse than white
fac.si one. II al~ay. make. me sad to
-. Young and hoI'sful farmer think he
i going Ia ct rich because hs PROPOSE.
o. sslc,t some particular bred, and
/ f,sl "ssll halanC~i rAtions.~ Old aud
/ .Nt-tienc.Si farmers know that the bf--d
/ l. not 80 Important a. a br-.-,ier, aud th-
| fr,-i net 80 Important a.. thu fs.eder. In
/ other words, sucvcss or failure sill de-
/ psu,i ca the care. promptne--, regularity,
/ geutlsnsss. persistence and gOod iudg-
msnt - the brrc'ier and fec,ier rather
than on whsthsr be- selocts south Downs,
shropshire. 90 Cot.Soli., Or whether be
feeds clover hay aud oil cake, or clover
hay aud oat., or clover hay aud corn.
/ 4 good feeder Who feeds clover hay aud
oll cake Nill beat poor feeder Who
feed. clover hay aud corn; and the good
feeder Who fccds clover hay aud corn
will heat the poOr feeder Who feeds
/ clover hay aud oil cake-no matter
whether u l. linsscd cake or cottonsessi
cake. old process. or new process. IL Ne
want sool lambs, Ne must feed the eve.
.o that the lambs Will be strong and
Vigorous, aud 40 that the eve. Will give
plenty of good, rich milk. And then the
lambs must D. taught early to eat lit
tie grain or oil cake. have known men
who could not gvt lamb Ia eat, while
anntbsr man with q little patience and
,o,i Judgment woald -oon induce crery
lamb la the fiock Ia run Into the separate
zen every time 'hey saw him going Ia
The trough with pail of food. III the
farmer Who believes Ia well-balsnc-i