The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-12-10
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mothers should be separated from
Iambing flock, 40 that all shall he
fed and handled very quietly and
carefully Thel within a week or
two the eve lambs and their mothers
unless in case of twins-shOuld he
separated from the buck lambs and
their mOthers-nrOvided the awe
lambs are not TO he sold for ''spring
lambs it will injure tho eve
lambs 80 force them as mu i IA b
others that are TO be b~utohered
Then should mmen2e the incest
and most careful feeding of this
bunch and their mothers. All the
lambs should be provided with II
"creep" corner, previously desorihe1
In q former chapter, and choice feed
TO themselves, but the ram lam IN
tended for the butcher should have
every hing that the shepherd Can
think of that will suit their appetlt
and add to their oCmfurt
Is should be the aim to make them
gain an average of n pound per
day till three tn five months old. II
their mothers are fairly good blood
and properly handled and their thor
oughbred siTe|, superb T In fine
points of excellence, character tIo
of tue / f mutton breeds, the lamns
can be- made tt grow and gain that
fast and they will be fat. Is is not
at all d fioult to make them average
12O pounds at Fl 70 m nths, but get
ting ON the last 40 pounds alb we that
ais the rub" Is pays, however, for
it makes u difference IN the pr fs+
of from two TO fuur dollars per head
One having such u flock of lambs
TO dispose of should watc1 the far
away marke-s as we'll as thOre nea
by, and should get familiar with the
cost of expressage by rail, a. it ia
very likely the most money can be
made by shipping, Notwithstanding
the Seemingly high expressage. Il
Ia hardly ever best 80 sell all in Il
bunch, but Commence, perhaps, at
the hulida, 8, and surely in January,
80 continue on until May or June.
If one has from 100 TO 200 such
lambs 60 dispose Of and Succeeds in
taking in from 500 TO 1900 per
month for five months in that period
of the year, is would heonme u very
interesting enterprise for yUu g men
and will supe' s-de the d~esire1'tD Ego
In { rwn and get into business of some
kind"
This can be done by thousands of
farmers and planters. Several mil
lion such lambs should be pro irCed,
sold and @ n4umed zach year from
Southern farms and plantations, and
then there will he a ten times in
crea-ed demand for spring lamn
The pastoral regions of the West
are now or wing and showing off t.
ferders farther East their We -theT-
and old ewes This Ia the cnanCe
for farmers of the S nth to get, at
low pTlc-s, ewes from which TO raise
spring lambs.
However, this is not the best way,
for the ewes should be ON hand
among the planters in the spring
and ready go get with lamb In June,
july and August, which Ia before the
N rtnern and Western ewes have
weaned lambs. There is another
imp rrant matter. The ewes TO-
this purp, se should from ustOm and
use year after year, they and their
owes of spring; get the habit o.
breeding at that season of the Year.
The fall and early wipter il not an
unprouitious time so have lambs fnI
all purposes come in frct it ia bet
ter, all things considered, 80 have
tn m come so. 1t Ia the seasO OF
lax business other wise on the planta
ton of the South and Il convenient
time tO give xtrA attention t. tn"
sheep. In this respect is has the ad
vantage of the North and West,
which cannot he suI erseded IN the
future. So it ia decidedly beat thai
the sheep business in the South b.
taken ~ IA a business and not de-
pend on buying the mothers for
''sDring lambs" from the North.
shall most | kelv have hut one
more chapter for The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER, the next i-sue, perhaps AM
Is will aim at summing up the whole
matter.
SAMUEL ARCHER.
StateSville, Tredell c. N u.