The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1891-03-17
FARM AND rARMeR

Bagdad and other countries. Ofthest
eighty -sevcn were American Nefinos
4 four English Southdovns Ave Ger.
man Merinos, twenty Shrepshirt
Downs and twsnty-ssvsn LincolnG
The farmer who feeds his sheep may
use his coarse fodder and straw 10
good advantage by feeding Il literally
to them. But some grain will help
matters greatly and II any sort Of roots
are grown on the farm the sheep will
relish them and improve on them.
1t is remarked that "men who make
the cattle business a study, and who
are in good position to Judge as to the
future, give 1t as their opinion that
good beef of all classes will sell for q
dollar hundred more next June than
they brought during the same period
last year. Many OF these men are
backing their judgment with their
money, and are now closing contracts
through the feeding States at six cents
per pound, taking them at the feed
pens. This, Of course, is for prime
CATTLE"
The curious effects Of cross breeding
in domestic animals are very sugges-
tive of the diverse character Of men
and women under circumstances. 1t
is fact that the blood of average
Americans is more cross bred than
that of any other people on the globe.
To this fact American superiority Is
largely due; but 1t has made the
character of our citizens more change
able than that Of any other people on
the globe. This Is all right so long
as character is founded on . firm basis
of principle.-[Americ Cultivator.
The Texas Live Stock Journal says |:
GAIL those now engaged In raising
cattle should be able to see and know
that scrubs have run their course,
outlived their day and are no longer
wanted. Tho market and the demand
grows more exacting each year. The
progressive and successful cattle raiser
will cater to the demand for Q better
quality of beef and in return will re-
ceive better and more remunerative
prices. On the other hand, the care
less and indifferent cattleman will
continue to raise scrubs, sell them to
the Gamers, and lose money until the
Sheriff sells him out and then say the
Big Four did it,"
The sweetest, tenderest and most
palatable mutton is raised in ireland,
says the Boston Globe. THE Irish
sheep grow larger than ours they feed
on better pastures and their meat Is
wholly free from that strong, sleepy
taste which makes ours disagyeeable to
to many palstes. No American who
has eaten the mutton served In the
Irish hotels will take any other kind
of meat while he stays there. Tho
English mutton though better than
ours, is far inferior to the Irish.
American mutton Is sold in the Irish
English and Scotch markets, but 1t
brings from three to four pence less
pound than the native products, and
no one who can afford the latter will
take the former.
A hopeful sign for the cattle business
in the near future Is found in the fact
that ranchmen everywhere are practic-
ally recognizing the need and impor-
lance of pure-bred bulls with which to
grade up. "There is" says Texas
writer, treating of this and kindred
matters, "hardly a ranchman or even
cattle raiser on q small scale Who
does net need to make additions TO his
herd in the way of other and better
bulls. Even where the bulls are suf-
ficient in number they are not as good
as they should be; besides many Of
them have already been in the herd
much longer than they ought TO have
been, and so should be taken out. In
most instances, even where scrubs are
used, there are not enough Of them.
Those who insist upon holding on to
the scrubs ought to keep plenty Of
them and change them as often as
every three years, while those who
want to keep up with the demands of
the times, and who want to get all the
pleasure, responsibility and profit thore
are in the business out of IT, will also
follow the above suggestions as to
numbers and changes, but will OF
course buy the best bulls obtsinsble
and not be ccntent with any ether
kind. Thoroughbred bulls can be
bought now for from Is to 80 per cent.
less money than will have to be paid
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