The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-24

H.nEIne Ewes ana Eanahs.
At Ocononowoc last week r. e. Rob
erts talked on the raising OF early
lambs for market. He said he was
raising lambs by the methods em-
pioyed or that could be employed by
every other farmer. He has no ex-
pensive methods-no elegant bafns
ana appliances. He advised any
farmer in choosing breed to remsm-
Der that the preference must be given
to the mutton type. A full-bred flock
snoaid not be thought OF by the be-
4anner with small amount OF capital.
The mock should be bred up by using
= full-blooded ram. AS to shelter, Il.
had been HIS practice to give sixteen
square feet Of room to every eve and
lamb. The barn in which they are
kept should be dry under foot a. ven
as overhead. Sheep do not like wet
quarters. nor are such quarters health
ful for them. Good ventilation ~ nee
essary, as the sheep suffer Al much
from bad ventilation as do other tarm
animals. In feeding the eve In win
ter, do not use timothy hay. The
awns are likely to gather in the stem-
good for sheep up to lambing time
Then feed more oats and bran. Feed
regularly and what they will consume
without waste. Take care that weeds
do not get into the wool OF the ewes,
for that sometimes deprectates the
wool as much as four cents Per pound.
No hogs or other stock should be al
lowed to run with the sheep. No stock
h1%% Tt
sheep. At lambing time close atten-
ton is necessary. See that the lambs
get up and take food at once. The
wool around the udder should be clip
ped off to prevent the lamb from swai-
lowing the wool. This sometimes
causes death. the wool forming ball
in the intestines of the lamb.
Our Meats in Germany.
It is reported that American meats
will be excluded from Germany after
October 1st next. Dispatches from
Berlin say that the exclusion is to ap
ply only to meats upon which preserv-
atives have been used However this
may be. it is a matter that the Agri-
cultural Department will find it ad-
visable to look after. 1t is a fact that
American export meats are quite gen.
orally preserved with borax and other
chemicals. If the Germans refuse to
permit these meats to go into their
country, the only thing to do will be
to send them meats not so preserved.
With the sold storage facilities now in
existence our meats can be sent to
Germany without the use Of borax.
1t will indeed cost some money to do
this, as perhaps special arrangements
would have to be made for keeping In
cold storage the same meats after they
reached Germany. Doubtless that viii
be the final outcome no matter how
the present incident may be settled.
The European governments show = de-
cided inclination to give their people
pure foods. Up to the present time it
has been found easier to send them
meats preserved with borax than to
send meats in refrigerator carriers. In
this connection it will be interesting
to learn what action if any has been
taken In reference to the frozen meats
from South America. There is a
strong Indication that the action OF
Germany is due to pressure brought to
bear on the government by the Ger
man farmers. The farmers are a very
important factor in German politics,
and they have been for years demand
ing that American competition be les
sened by the increase Of tariffs or tho
exclusion altogether OF American prod
uctS.
CaMfornis and Kansas Butters-
e. c. Lewellen, speaking to Kansas
dairymen, said that the drovth this
year had taught dairymen to mako
more extensive preparations for win
ter feeding. Those that are short Of
feed this winter have resolved that
it shall not occur again. Had there
not been a bare winter, with ustts
snow, 1t would have gone hard with
the farmers with much stock The
coming year more OF the farmers Ia
Kansas will plant alfalfa. But no ono
should expect to find only roses along
his pathway. Kansas dafrymen havs
in the past shipped a great deal of but
ter to California. but now the Califor-
mans are not only making all of their
own butter but are contesting the
ground with Kansas butter shippers in
the New Mexico market. More than
that, the Californians are actually
shipping butter to Kansas and compel
ing with the Kansas-made product. 1t
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