Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-11
rns wool sHnep.
Hisd of American nferino That Il In De
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nand To-day.
For two years past al tho best sheep
that could be spared from Vermont,
New York and Michigan have been ox-
ported 10 Australia and sold at auction
ut good prices, ~ soon ni out Of qnarln-
tine Nature assists "a IN this climate
90 raiss moro ibori 10 tho square inch
than can b. done In any other country,
and density Is what Australians want.
Their nocls are turned 10 pasture nll tho
year round and must take the stornA
Their owes crossed with our rams give
lambs with heavier aud dens1r hocces,
especially over tho backs and hips. which
help 10 keep tho storms aud rays Of the
sun from penetrating the fleece
Tho Vermont mefinos u thirty ycam
ago cut heavy flcoccs In coNparis1n with
their carcasscs I have seen ewes which,
after they were shorn. wonld not weigh
over ifiy pounds. When wool was worth
from fifty to seventy cunts per pound u
might do 10 crowd q number Of these lit
lie animals into pen i1r the profit on
the wool. but " could we do with
such little greasy fellows today They
would not pay for either wool or mutton.
We want bold, high headed animals,
with Lowell tops. broad backs and loinl.
well sprung ribs aud good length u
bodies, with strong legs sct under them,
not too short, but upright and able 10
carry them about fo that they can talo
good care Of themselves. Whom mnture
the night kind % morino owes should
weigh 100 pounds and the rams ls0. We
need not fear 10 ship caruaasea ~ this
sizo 10 market. II lat, and scli them boz
side those II tho mutton breeds.
II Is well 20 bear In mind that form
aud dze 20 together How often does
not q desirable combination u both help
To- srlll | put form. dse Hui consiliu.
ton iirrt. hut they must b. covered with
meriuo wool Ia mako them valuable An
parts Of the body should b. covered with
wool u a. oven q length 81 staple aud
Ne thick ~ possible. Tho wool on tho
belly should lir ~ long asthsi on the sides
and hips. mud the lev shonli also h. we'll
covered down 10 tho houfl Tho ilcccc
on wrinkly sheep Il thickcst, but
tlock Of breeding uwci should not b. ok.
ccssiycly wnnkly. Though they should
have good neck folds. and be- also mod.
crniely wrinkly on The sides aud over tho
hire Tho ram rhonll b. well wriukl'd
al over Some breed forinor iibct than
othor-, bat we must hHye n good fair
fleece ~ even NJ poisibic by This do
not mean tho silky. snow white fleece
that tho wool buyers ao often ny Is the
kind tho farmer shoull miso. We cannot
get enough II that kind ~ vol IN a
sheep. but we 90 want n uico. cHmpy
feoco with a firm hbrr. lgh, bun oil
we'll distributed. II should not. how.
ever. form Ia hard clota. ~ thcse arr
Objectionable. The longih 81 staple
should bo about q inchrt. and the
thicker n u tho better. Such sheep.
that shear, with ordinary carr, an aver.
age Of from ton 10 twelve pounds ~ un.
washed wool worth twenty cents pr
pound will pay on n farm now. Year
ling rams arr worth ton dnlllrs for west.
ern trade. N farmer. would tnkr tho
same extra pains 10 kcop fock of sheen
up 90 the standard that thfy take 90 rul
the bcsi machinery and fertilizers Tor
their grain cTuln they would fui that
sheep would pay better than grain. Il
seems strange to some 10 fec ~ housing
our sheep and giving them such extra
care, but Il generally pays tho owner In
the end 70 have his stock IN gopl condi.
tiou 10 show brrcdrn WIN wish 10 buy.
II one WISHES 81 breed tho modern
type of sheep no must be- particular In
his selection. ilo should kcrp only ms
bcat owes for breeder. and huy no culls
better 10 lmy Tower and pay more
money and start right Many make a
mistake In not uslng good enough stock
rams Next 10 selection como tho proper
care and feed We must raise clover hay
10 10 good shepherds We grow ami
feed mora of Il than does Vermont Thls
is ono ~ the reasons why Our sheep nfc
larger and stronger than thosc IN The
Grcen Mountain State, II IA a natural
food Tor Them, and they Will do well un
u with a small grain ration aud pun
water Watch tho lambs cArlnlly aud
keep them growing 10 tho tmo. Do not
allow q setback on account 81 the lack ui
tho right Kind ~ food. Procure u foF
them aud you viii mature them without
trouble into model American mcrlnus
y. II. Earl, Secretary American mcri.
no Sheep Broclers Association.