The Bossier banner., 1892-08-25

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pound under the penars,s : Lev
"lamb," The wool ean : aeslgsaS
over the eyes of dealers ! ~ =, e
can tell by the length q i J.
the fleece within a few dals e
the lamb was when slanes:'s sa
ewes are kept in good oss.,s xsl,d
season and when cold s r..
proaches they are placed /, sesils
spring. ''sy fenaa
Quarters for the sbcon
be arranged in almost apv + !. elata
constructed. The OUTSIDE 's.a y
should be boarded up and =
the cracks battened. The in,is' dasa &
be ceilsd up with matched ,s
very c I'D regions the wan. lsae Z
filled in with sawdust. j. 5 ~ @
straw with little lime sn,;ss, ",
to keep rats and mice from, bs.s @
it. The fold should be well l,.sa 81
slide windows, and one Or 81.
tilators should extend up spa ' ,a.
the roof. The fold should i y Y Z
into pens about fifteen feet ros..l i " !.
they are only to accommo1.,s -s's !.
ewes each. There must hear i
which the lambs can escana sllel y
and have access to th.,.
troughs. A thermometer sba.ps ~
in the center of the fold, AMI ~
perature kept at about fifty i y. i
until the ewes are shorn, when i 4
be kept at about sixty, vherss !, \ /
remain until the wool on tha ii.
the young lambs get some :
when the temperature can bs y "
to fifty-fve, and then to sits n
The tempera ture is regulated i I
slide windows.
Feeding properly is Of grs.t..
tance. Glover hay and corn,sl|
both bright and sweet, are as.,.
The clover should be cut soon !. h
in bloom, and cured without 4, 1
on it and very little sun. Of tbs.. /
animals should have all thev III !
Let this clover be the .maI.,,.
until the lambs begin to dma
grain feed should be liberal ,
should consist of oats. barIa
peas, buckwheat a little
no corn. When the lambs dunl
grain feed is whole corn. wheat !
and oil-meal, mixed in equal M
tions by weight; they are giyeno
twice a day all they will eat
lambs troughs should be kept suu,
with the same rations. In addition
ewes should have all the roots thes
eat from the time they are folded /
feed turnips and some beets u
Globe beets is the variety Of that,
table which finds most favor. II,
are the most natural sheen iesd
are grown more cheaply than
Roots must be run through rootsI
before feeding. Salt is always kss
the animals, and fresh water in bas
If the water is not direct from n
spring in the fold it should BE i
| there long enough to take the eEiI
The ewes are sheared as su
| folded. A correspondent asks
There are several reasons for II
| shorn, much of the wool would
before spring, owing to the nees
warm temperature maintained
ing removes the tag-locks in thsFh
of the udder, which might be MS
by young lambs for the man
| glands, and it effcctually disposesl
possibility of ticks. The ewes are
but once a year. The flesh Of
lambs nursed by unshorn moth
claimed by some to taste "woolly,
this Injuries the market for 1t, VII
true or false.
AS the lambs are sold, the best
ers and mixers should be sep
from the others, and their grain
be reduced to fair living fee
upon the return of spring, p
placed in pasture again. The
feeding of the discarded ewes
continued until they are sold
butcher. Care has to be taken
ing off the ewes to relieve their
of the pressure of milk occasicna
Lambs for slaughter are hung
the heels and a knife is run throa
throat crosswise, but not cusa
cash clear out. The entrails q
| removed, the fianks drawn bae
fastened with a short skewer exs
across the back, and the caul Or
| tum spread entirely over theabd'
cavity, and all the raw, expose
| face, and fastened there with
wooden pins. After cooling
out freezing) they are wrapped y
muslin from the fore legs
gambrel joints. This is sewed q
long stitches, and similar cove
burlap placed over the muslin, q
are ready for shipment by expr
charges for which are usaahy
and these can sometimes be ma
lessened by bargaining with
company beforehand. LAMBS
not be shipped the last pan
week. Dealers7generally like
out all their stock by Saturday g
These lambs are never shipped
some suppose. If they had iaI
sucking lambs would either paw
| selves to death or die of starya'
fore reaching their destination,
Wilson, in Home and Farm.
HERE AND THERE.