Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-06

Every YARN WIN be the rc,,er " sheep
nIn knul.

Under the above heading Mr.. Rufu.
Nicely. of Illinois. oXpltiatoE IT, tho
Louisville Home and Farm upon the
great advantages of sheep raising on
the farm.
Not many farmers he says, can NJ
ford to buy n biz flock Of sheep to start
IN with. Most of US have to be- satisfied
with small beginnings and with doing
business ON a small scale.
Most OF the farmers " Utah have
access 10 mora M less range IN the VI
clnity OF their farms. ana this writer
suggests that Instead OF waiting tlii
some big syndicate or corporation
comes along and gobblica NJ an this
good range. people would do better to
take start OF them now. Good oppor-
tunitics grow HcarCer 49, the years 10
by. ana no good thinE u long neglected
now. Instead OF waiting for hls drove
Of sheep to take ON the shares. h.
thinks II would be better Tor the small
farmer 10 start little bunch" ~ his
own. Most farmers who have not had
experience In the matter want to start
ON too hlg n scale Ten or twelve owes
with ram would be a good start Tor
n beginner. when one IL not able to
buy thoroughbrcds nr docs not care
10 Incur the expense at the start, native
scrub ewes VIII do.
But " will pay Ia secure n rurc-bloud-
ed ram of the variety wanted. In this
way experience would be- gained aH the
flock Increased. aud any mistake or
blundsrr would not prove "a expensive
or Encouraging. The sheep business
can be- easily overlonc whore there "
not an unlimited range. From twenty
to forty old sheen VIII be found enough
for one bunch on an ordinary farm.
And ON the ordinary farm " where
the greatest profits ~ the husi-
ness come In. There hrc several Items
that we calculate In the profits ~ the
business that mlshi not ut nrst appear
10 one new to the business,
Among these the rain IN the fertility
Of the soil ana the destruction OF
weeds hriarr and vines should not be
overlooked. The farmers Of southern
Illinois have no range ANA a stock law,
yet they are In the sheep business to
stay. In conversation few days ago
with an old and very successful farm
his farm since he had Kept house. and
found that they paid n better dividend
than any stock on the place.
Now. II seems that with the greater
advantage ~ cheap pasture this bust.
ness would only have 10 he tried to be
adopted on larger or smaller scale
II ~ not necessary to Incur much cN.
ponse IN houses or shelter Tor sheep,
Any shed that can be kept dry viii do
n VIII not do 10 connne sheep on "a
damp floor. The cold amounts to moth.
Ing VI they arr dry. The lambs need
attention II the weather " had. tlll
they are two or three weeks old, after
which they can be depended on 10 take
care OF themselves rlong with the rest
Of tho drove.
II VIII hc found convenient 10 pnrti-
tinn on part ~ the house ar shed Tot
the ~. ~ ewes and young lambs; 50
that they can be- fed hy themselves.
The best profits FOR some years have
been derived from the sale OF lambs.
These should be sold from two a. four
months old. At four months old "A lamb
Will bring more on the market than
when 1, IL year old. The lamb mar
hot generally holds up pretty well tili
July. when IL begins to drnR. Farmers
will have mo- trouble In getting lambs
60 the market In June, or even In May,
with but little extra expense.