The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1892-12-17
khearfMES.

Sheartngs.
The difference In shepherds often
makes all the difference between a sheep
that pays well and one that does not.
The sheep yard can be dry and clean
without putting 1t on q steep hillside
where the rains will wash it of into The
creek.
No ram. however good, should be kept
i'll the flock over two years unless for
exceptional qualities and in judicious
hands.
Luck in sheep raising is myth; no
wise man will take a;iy stock in 1t. 1t
is the subtcrfuge for carelessness, ignor-
ance, and failure.
The average price OF sheep in Montana
is $l.25 per head. This the lowest aver
age Of all Of the states, the highest being
e4.O4 in New Jersey.
Experiments are often costly to sheep
r%aisers. They are profitable, however, ii
they do not cost too much. Try them,
easy like, to begin with.
Perhaps you had better put some
:.c:cy into better arrangements Tor
keeping the flock than in buying high
priced sheep. 1t may pay you better.
Use rams that are reasonably matured.
A well-bred young ram is an expert
ment worth trying, but 1t is unsafe to
risk everything on such uncertainties.
The sheep comes to time In settling
its bills more promptly than any other
farm animal. 1t only wants six months
time, aud then declare a dividend.
The wool clip Of the United States in
1891 wal 3lo,OOo,0O pounds; Of Great
Britain, 100000; Australia. 60O,OO0.-
900; Cape Of Good Hope, 100000. Argen-
tine Republic, 330,OO.OOO.
Many a man has about concluded he
can raise as good sheep as anybody, and
that all he has to do is to pay long
prices and turn them out with the old
flock to rustic for a living. 1t is a
mystery to some men how good sheep
are made.
Don't get into the idea that q field Of
rag weeds is a proper sheep pasture.
Solt. clean. elastic. strong woods are not
grown on such coarse foods. Such
pastures will do for a change. and not
for the entire dependence. You can
beat such pastures easily enough.
ut il estimated that 25 per cent. of
the sheep CT the United States are mutton
sheep, producing coarse wool, and rs per
cent. are merino sheep. producing fine
wool" This will serve to show the
change that has been going on in the
flock Of this country, as the best author
ties 10 years ago could not place the
per cent. OF mutton sheep much. if any,
above five per cent. of all sheep In the
United States.
Catarrh ia something that sheep are
seldom without in the fall OF the year
1t is known rs snuf1les among sheep men
and its presence Is indicated by the
mucus exudiDg from The nostrils. In
come cases it Ia accompanied by q cough
and inflammation OF the lungs and wind
pipe. The disease is due to iniamma'
tion OF the lining Of the nostrlls, wind
pipe and lungs. 1t is caused by exposure
to sudden changes. or to wet, cold
weather. Particularly is this the cast
when the sheep have previously beer
exposed to warm weather or have beer
heated by travelling. The disease vii
sometimes continue in this stage fol
weeks and nature will then effect
cure; but it il we'll il it does not lead tt
something worse. for sometimes tn,
disease will extend TO the lungs ant
prove fatal. The effect of a cold is. a
least, to retard the Improvement OF al
animal, and every severe case should b,
met with attention aid good nursing
This in mild cases will effect a cure
with perhaps the addition Of a littI,
cruel.