The Philipsburg mail., 1899-08-18
Sheep Good and Bad.

accept that every sheep has a fault and
IL is equally true that there are none
SO bad but that they have their good
qualities. In estimating the good and
pad qualities OF sheep it is then only
question of being able to see things
as they really exist. 1t is particularly
hard to do this in the case of sheen.
because they can be trimmed and
dressed with great success in hiding
their defects. Owing to this deception
IL is practically impossible to form an
opinion from what one sees. It is
necessary to handle the sheep thor
oughiy, or, in other words, to see with
the fingers.
In handling the. form of a sheep it is
pest to keep the hand completely open.
as IN this way the straightness of the
lines can be best determined. and the
WOOL will be the least disturbed. To
be thorough in examination this sys
tenn should be followed: Beginning
with the head, with the finger drop
the lower lip of the sheep and notice
tne condition of the teeth; notice the
covering of the head, the eyes and
ears; see that there is no appearance
OF horns in those that should he horn
less; then pass to the neck. feeling
win the hands the course of the neck,
ana IN that way determine the length
or 1t, the thickness of it, and the way
IL swells to meet the shoulder at the
shoulder vein. Then pass down to the
prlsket putting one hand on the floor
OF the chest and the other at the top
OF the shoulder and in this way form
an loea as to the depth of the sheep
through these parts. Then pass to the
shoulder, observe how it is covered
with flesh and the evenness on top,
also taking the girth or the spring of
tne ribs OF the sheep From the top
OF the shoulder, using one hand, fol-
low the line of the back to the end Of
the body. BY carefully handling these
parts, the f1eshiness of the sheep, or
the way the ribs are covered, and the
stralghtness of the back, are deter
mlned, and at the same time the
spring of the ribs is made apparent
Inc width of the loin should then be
taken, and the covering and the thick
ness of it should be noticed. The
width at the hips should then be OBJ
served, and turning to one side anr
using the two Lands, the length from
the nip to the hindquarter should be
made apparent between the two hands.
AfterWard notice the way the hind
quarter is carried back, and the full
ness OF those parts should also be ex
amlned. Following down toward the
leg, the developms-t It of the thigh on
the outside requires examination, and
then, with the hand, the quarters or
the twist between the legs should be
firmly felt
The different parts of the lamb, from
the butchers standpoint, show ! wide
variation. The neck has the value of
only one cent per pound, the shoulder
two cents and the shank the same
The rib, running from the point of the
shoulder to the loin, has value of
nine cents per pound, and the same is
true of the loin, while the leg of NUT
ton has the highest value per pound
OF any part, and is quoted at ten cents
per pound. The breast has the low
value of tWo cents per pound in the
Chicago markets. From these facts it
will be seen that the development of
the back and of the leg are the most
important points.
Risu1 nj hat Of "a rl,Ou
At recent meeting of the Ohio
State Horticultural Society, Prof
Webster stated that he had expert
mented with bisulphate of carbon to-
exterminate lice on the roots of trees.
Invariably when he applied sufficient
bisulphate of carbon to kill the lice the
tree also died. The professor remarked
that the ants burrow down along the
trunks of the trees. then follow the
larger roots until they arrive at the
soft and tender rootlets and there de-
pOsit the lice.
In regard to fumigation Prof Web
ster remarked: Il would rather have
certificate of mgation of nursery
stock than one of inspection" The
pl OICoSoI CAulDllCu llOucl uOuSc
fumigation. He cautioned the audi
ence to be very careful on account Of
the deadly invisible gas employed. The
hydrocyanic gas used is formed by
dropping potassium cyanide into sui
phuric acid and water. The moment
these two ingredients come in contact
they form an invisible deadly vapor.
The model house that the professor
exhibited was so constructed that the
danger from mixing was avoided.
Potash Fertilizers for Sugar Beets.-
In several foreign experiments with
the culture of sugar beets noted by the
department of agriculture. 1t was found
that whereas nitrogenous fertilizers in
creased the yield of beets per acre.
thew also decreased the sugar content
and purity of the juice, but that the
application of potash and phosphoric