The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-01-09

a slender root, toughened by much
woody fiber. The latter is Il biennial,
with a fIeshy, tender root 1t has
often been observed, too, that revers-
ions are common among carrots grow
ing i'm poorer soil. These and other
similar facts concerning vegetables
may well lead us to doubt the wisdom
of using homegrown" seeds. The
scotsman who makes the growing of
seeds the business of his life employs
such soil aud such methods of cultl-
walton a. will tend continually not
only to prevent reversion, but to de-
velop aud Fl higher type. 1t IL 10
such treatment, and not To accident,
that we owe the discovery" of the
finest vegetables that we now grow
in our gardens.
DIR. Galen Wilson, the well known
authority upon all matters pertaining
to sheep, gives good reasons why
mutton should be more largely used
for food. 1t is true that farmers
would not only serve their own wei
fare, but the public interest as well,
bv having greater attention to the
production of first class mutton Tor
the table. The DR.. says that the nesh
of the sheep offers greater immunity
from disease and filth than that or any
other animal They do not thrive in
the mire, nor walIow in the trough
thew feed from. They consume
neither garbage, Veemin, decayIng
meats nor rOtting vegetables. Ihelr
! flesh has never been known 10 lmpart
scrofuIa or trichinie 30 those VINO eat
! it. The sheep is dainty feeder, q q
! cIeanly in all its habits; 1t can NOT
subsist on fifth, nor can IL long
] III ON vi stNflTF 4 L.
They are, of course, subject to disease,
/ but, unlike cattle, hogs and fowls,
! they give ocular evidence OF their
| aiIment, and that they are unit to
| slaughter for human food, almost a.
soon as attacked. Mutton is whole
some, nutritious and easily digested
and those who partake of it may nave
| reasonable assurance that it is clean
and free from the germs of disease
! More mutton and less pork on ouI
| tables would be best for both the
producer aud consumer. we are
making some progress in TINS dlrec'
! ton, but there is yet room for more
A sheep grower who is growing fol
| wool as we'll as for mutton should be
a good Judge of wool, 50 that he may
determine the comparative values oil
his fieeces. He must be able to Judge
| the wool upon the live sheep, and, to
become an expert in this, requires
! long and careful practice and constant
close observation. In Judging there
must be a standard established, and
! this standard must have due regard
! to fineness, to length of staple and tC
density. In judging as to hneness
commence at the shoulders, as there
the finest wool is always to be found
! This may be taken as the standard
and compared with the wool from the
/ ribs, the thigh and the rump, and the
! nearer the wool from the various pOr-
! tons of the animal Apr paches this
standard the better the fleece is. II
the result il satisfactory, it IS pro
nOunce |, as to tiuensss, very even
! In scrutinizing the length OF the
staple, if the wool from the
ribs, thigh and back appoxImates
| reasonably in length to that OF oul
| standard, the fleece is again pro
nOunced, as regards length of staple
1t ue and even" The density OF the
fleece is then examined by closing the
! hand upon portions OF the rump ana
! Ioin wool, as these parts are usually
| the most faulty. If this point pfoTes
satisfactory it is pronounced even as
| to density The last point is the most
difficult to determine, as i'll it touch
must be the sole guide, the eye not
| being depended upon, as in the Other
| examinations. 70 summarize these
proofs, if the fleece is of nearly equal
/ ffneness and length on shoulder, ril
and back, and of 1ensity on shoulder
rump and l0ins, we have a mode
sheep for producing wool.
J. II. T..