The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-03-01
o.os Po,.t, Of chsviot she.r

Good Poiats of Chsviot sheep
From Farmers Review: In select
ing Cheviot sheep l did sc with the b.
lief that I was not choosing q breed
that had been inbred to such an extent
as to weaken the vitality, which in
breeding has been carried to extremes
In the case Of some breeds. The Chew
lots are active and will get feed for
themselves when other breeds Will TO
~ on their owner for feed. In connsc-
ton with my cattle, l carry q small
flock Of registered Cheviot sheep. The
Cheviot is q Scotch sheep, its native
home being the Cheviot hills Of Scot
land. Dr.. Stuart in writing Of these
sheep says: 1.-THE Cheviot IL q close.
middle-woeled and heavy-muttoned
sheep and carries more muscle and less
adipose tissue than any other mutton
sheep Of either England or Scotland"
Their points Of excellence are: First.
their extreme hardness. which enables
them to become adapted to almost any
condition Of climate or keep. They
are what might be called natural rus
tiers and will be found feeding when
other more sluggish and lazy kinds are
sleeping. Their second excellence IL
the fleece, which is a thing Of beauty
being of a clean, white color, running
from 5 to 6 inches long for one years
growth Of fine quality. This WOO! fur
nishes the material for the noted chew
lots and tweeds, and brings the highest
price in the market. Their third excel
lence is, that the ewes are noted as be-
Ing excellent mothers, caring we'll for
the lamb and giving a large quantity
OF milk. thus saving a large per cent Of
the lambs. As a breed they are very
prolific. The rams when crossed ON
common ewes produce a large per cent
OF twins and the size Of the progeny
is much increased. No breed Of sheep
rank higher as mutton-producers hav-
ing the largest per cent Of dressed
meat in proportion to carcass and Of
excellent Quality.-A. E. Burleigh.
Knox County. Missouri.
NUtOEB onu I1Xe oO00r9.
Heavy weights are not in demand
now in the cattle, sheep, and pig sec
tions Of farm live stock, says North
British Agricultural. On the other
hand. baby beef and mutton are in
demand, and "baby" pork, too. At tho
recent fat stock shows heavy-weighted
cattle and sheep were meeting q very
dull sale, whereas cattle and sheep Of
nice handy weights were in sharp de-
mand at very good prices. In the
same way, pigs of heavy weights are
not In demand by bacon curers, and
they consequently meet a dull trade.
Last week the Ayrshire bacon curers
held a meeting at Kilmarnock for the
purpose Of taking concerted action in
the way Of inducing pig feeders to aim
at producing the kind Of pig that was
wanted. Ayrshire bacon has an envi-
able reputation in the market. and Il
is for the interest Of all bacon pro-
ducers to jealousy guard the reputa-
ton of their product, and to produce
the kind of pig that yields the best
meat. and commands the highest price.
According to the unanimous finding Of
the Ayrshire bacon curers, the kind Of
pig that was wanted for bacon curing
wal from 81 to 6h stones of "a lb. per
stone: and tho curers at the Kilmar-
mock meeting unanimously agreed to.
give the top price for well-fed pigs of
this weight, all pigs above that weight
to be bought at q corresponding re-
duction on that top price. Pig feeders
should therefore take steps to ensure
that their porkers are marketed in At
condition before they come to be over
the age at which the top price is given
by the curers, and this can only be
done by having the animals we'll fed
from the first. SO that they never get
a back-set in their progress. The same
rule holds good in regard to cattle and
sheep as we'll u in regard to pigs.
A Common Coop.
A common form Of coop for hen and
chickens is shown In the illustration.