St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-15
SHEEP SUGGESTIONS.
Muttons Pay Better Than Wool on
High Priced Lands.


Bat for the fact that so many farmers
have more land than they can cultivate.
the keeping OF sheep for wool would re-
ceiye but little consideration on the
farm, in the opinion OF the Philadelphia
Record. Wool growing is somewhat Of
a patriarchal system. az the breeds best
adapted for the production OF fine WOODS
require more range and exist in larger
ilOcks than the mutton breeds. I'm those
countries where the farms are small tho
producing sheep are almost un-
known, and Vet the largest profit from
stock Is made from sheep, the production
OF choice mutton and lamb supcrseding
the speciality 1T wool growing. The
merluO sheep is aptiy termed "the ami
NAL for the land poor farmer as such
farmers believe that they can best utIl-
iZe their hillsides ana Improbable
ranges 10 the best advantage with that
hardy little Wool-bcaring breed.
The Range system InprOhtn BILE.
No system Of keeping sheep that does
not place the animals always under tha
care and Watchfuluess OF their owner
will pay. While sheep may permit II
the utilization OF waste lands. set the
farmer would derive a far greater profs
by restricting the sheep 10 fields that
afford plentiful food that has been
grown for their support, and any labor
devoted IN thar direction Will receive
due reward. IL Is inconsistent with high
farming To- turn sheep loose, leaving
them 10 roam through the woods, and
of 10 the rcmOteSt portion OF a largo
farm. to seek their food and shelter
and then demand protection against
dogs and other enemies, when the very
system itself is one that belongs TO tho
past. and which invites ali the difhcul-
ties that cause so many protests to DO
made.
High Farming with sheep.
In all cases where wOol-growlug as
specially has been abandoned and tho
mutton breeds substituted. the farmers
find that a large profit is secure The
objection is that such sheep cannot DO
turned out OF the range, and that tho
llocks must not be too large. Such Oh
lection may also be urged against all
classes OF stock. When the mutton
breeds are pastured in fields and fed
and sheltered at the barn, their great
weight and the large size OF the lambs
more than balance the outlay for the
land. shelter. food and labor, aud
there is less loss from enemies. They
also produce ilceces above the average
i'm weight, Witch afford q profit also.
while the restriction OF the sheep 20 lin
tied areas enriches the soil. The farmer
has been struggling To make profit
from 'prOduct' Of the sheep, instead
Of aiming to make the sheep give the
profit from mutton. lamb ana wool.
Large carcasses aud choice quality Of
mutton cannot be obtained from tho
small fine wool breed Wien the farmer
uses less land and resorts to the mutton
breeds, he Will make sure profit, as is
done IN England, where such breed as
the merluO Is almost unknown.
Determine 70 do better farming this
year than you have done before. There
should be some improvement, otherwise
there is 40 progress.
For sickly flower plants add a table
spoonful Of nitrate OF potash 10 one
quart Of water, and apply little to tho
roots once day, and the leaves Will
soon turn green. A tablespoonful or
saltpctre will also serve the same pur-
pose.
Rotation Of crops assists in prevent
ing insects. BY deprivng insects OF
their natural food they are lcssened In
numbers. Potatoes should not succeed
potatoes on the same land. and the rule
holds good with many other crops, some
crops being omitted from the list alto
gether and their places Supplied with
crops entirely distinct, should occasion
require. Rotation also prevents loss Of
fertility of the soil to a certain extent.