The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-10-12

n. T. Greedy, in the coGrse of sn address at
the annual meeting of the South Dakota Wool
Growers Association, said: Zone cannot hope
to get flock to do their best if be is forever
changing his ideal of what his flock should be.
Nor will he ever be successful if, when wool Is
low and mutton dull. he changes 20 some other
kind of stock and goes into sheep again when
there is boom.
"0ur experience teaches Us that sheep win
shear more, weigh more aud eat less if wintered
in comfortable sheds or barns than they will il
exposed to every change of temperature Good.
clean air, and lots of il, is indispensable, but
ventilation, remember, is not always exposure,
nor is exposure necessary to good ventilation.
LET me tell you, gentlemen, that if in
handling flock of sheep for the most money,
we must choose between science aud common
sense, give me common sense every time.
when once / had secured flock of good
business sheep, would select the most perfect
sheep in the bunch, and then build and breed
to it till my flock became as nearly as possible
uniform in size, fleece and increase A loo Of
wool always sells better if all of one grade,
and bunch of eve lambs or wethers if uni
form in size and makeup, are always more at
tractive.
"An Ex-Governor of Massachusetts, recently
declared before meeting of sheepmen that
long experience had convinced him that not
more than 60 sheep could be kept in one flock
with profit. A Western stockmsn at about the
same time nearly agreed with him by saying
that when band had more than 1000 head In
it, it was too much.
al know stockmen will not agree with me.
but cannot see how salting sleeps tongue
little bit can salt their systems a great deal.
Great care must be taken in the FALL whom
feed begins to fail, if sheep are expected TO do
their best. Here is where many make 3 fatal
mistake. When Winter once sets in 1 would
feed my sheep twice day literally, but not
more than they eat up clean. II il is good, bright
fodder. While grain IS not absolutely necea-
sary, something by way of variety must Be
given. We like Dillet for q change better
than anything else, unless is be bright corn
fodder. light feed once day of shock corn
will show quickly a flock of sheep, and can
not be exceled Roots perfect sheep feed,
but somehow Western shepherds do not take
kindly to raising or feeding them"
The successful beekseper must plan his work
ahead. for all his prospects are in the future.
The time to commence Is NOW, by seeing
that every colony has good young queen. Il
a queen has done you good service for two
wears, would replace her with young one.
as she is liable to fail next Spring. and you win
lose the work of that colony at time that It
should 0e gathering white honey Tor you. Il
does not matter what kind OF bees you have.
If / kept blacks / would save the cells at
swarming time and requiem every colony in
the yard. A colony with young queen is less
inclined to swarm and always makes a better
honey record. After your queens begin to
lay, see that they have plenty of room, as the
eggs layed the East part of August hatch the
bees 10 Winter ever. Sometimes the brood
coabs are too full o: honey, that you will
have to Gncap than. The bees will then re-
move some CT the honey. giving the queen room.
| would not uneap more than two frames at .
time After yen are sure of plenty of bees, the
Winter stores are the next to 6e looked after.
1T they require feeding, do it early as possible.
IF there is any reader of this journal just be-
ginning to work up a honey trade IN his local.
ity DON'T MAKE so much difference in the price
between clover and the Fall honey. There Ii
no reason why frst-eiass article OF Spanish
needle honey should not bring the price Of
white clover or Eastwood. / find many Gus
toners like it just as well, and many prefer it.
get q better price for extracted honey than
farmers do for their beat box honey. There IL
lots in the way you start out. Ask your Gus
toners which they prefer, but don't try to sell
them something they don't want. Make your
comb honey attractive by cleaning sections, etc.
Hsve extracted thoroughly ripened--ProgrcSs-
ire RseEssDer