The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-05
sheen in the South.

DIR. Gslen Wilson, in reply to an inquiry,
writes letter TO the Home and Farm,
from which we extract the following:
Experience with most breeds of sheep for
many years certainly leads me to prefer she
American Merinos; but the term is general
and needs explanation. Literally, it means
anv Merinos that have been raised in
America There are many branches to
! this tree We have the AGwoods, Ram
| houillets. Saxonys, Dickinsons, Black Lops
and soma othere-all sprinRing originally
from the Spanish MeFlnoS. The diff
ference in characteristics OF these
various breeds wascaused by environment,
feed and the admxture of blood other than
Merino: vet, the eIm American" being
bonnlar. breedersbf all of these make haste
10 appropriate it, nrely giving specification
II their peculiar train. The American Me-
6no prefer is To one that yields the great
st per cent. of WOOL to weight Of carcass ;
nd that is founcto be the Atwood. pres
lr the sheep win the greatest per cent OF
TOOL to ca! cass hcause the former is worth
Ne times as mvh per pound as the latter;
Ia the muttn of the heavy-wooled
rcass bring as much per pound
any other 1t is q very plain prop
ttion that, asst costs as much to grow any
ttain numbsof pounds OF carcass upon
/ breed as Aother, and other things not
EpeneraIsheep farmer which produces
. great,t per cent. OF wool. 1t is very
age TIT all cannot see iG in this light
Ts indrer did well in concluding not 10
raase mongrel ram. He would have
emo likely to deteriorate the flock than
HrSe its value. Under the circum-
s,t was a blessing in disguise that his
saire ram died without tissue" He
hken in desiring ram raised in the
ior wool is one OF his objects, as it
be- The further north he goes for a
better it will be for him. The
be climate the thicker the fleece,
ker fieeces are what he is looking
pre- Is no way to produce and con-
avy heeces of wool in the south
introducing northern blood of the
find continually. The thickest
herinos gradually lose portion of
pol there. A northern Merino ram
N1er for two years, and then should
p out OF service and be replaced
lother one Of the same breed, freshly
ie north.
much should the ram weigh? Get
present purposes that weighs as
as $50 and shears at least 10 per cent
weight in washed wool. All that he
teyond these weights of wool and
p. particularly the proportion OF
will probably be a gain, as he has
pail native ewes. But size is not of 80
Importance as fleece. 1t is not the
st sheep that are the most profitable,
more than are the largest horses and
Let wool be the object, aud mutton
pare for itself. That comes along as a
Yer OF course wherever wool is pro-
ID. Sad mistakes have been made by
f1ers in endeavoripg to increase the
Bht of the Merino carcass by crosses
the English sheep. Done in this way.
Tease of size has always been at the ex-
Use OF the fleece. Evidences Of this can
Hound in the numerous and well-adver-
ed hocks of "Delane Merinos," and some
per ovine "fSds," in the north and west
1t is noticed the advertisers are all ret
lent upon the wool question as to weight,
hr the avotrdupois Is not 'in it," There
no way to increase the size of
tne Merino and retain the per cent Of
E"coAt than by continual selection from the
n rar eeG pure bloods and bleeding from them.
t nnis Is long process and hardly worth
.he canlle? lt costs as much to grow one
oueep o. SOe pounds as it does two of 100
"a suuos' andthe two will yield more wool
San Ineone, because there is more wool
A hariLg surface. Large sheep do not grow
N flhrSIi or thIohar or heavier wool than the
n En- ones and the two lambs of the small
a ~ VIII bringmore than the one lamb OF
f., rPrRe sheep. L an almost convinced
H. 81 little Ohio Merinos, that weigh 20
tkroatstja shear eight pounds, are as
L. sueeh as an ordinary farmer can
roe shanIi u see OILY one condition in which
knsllar 49, eau De -'ore desirable than
osnlng as on the western govern ent
anos: There the question of fsad is az NO
TRANSPORTATION so far as pasturare Is con.