Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1902-02-07

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er, most likely. and that the lambs will
come to market with only 90 to 100
days feeding in them. so that they Will
not be nearly so good as they were last
season. All speculation. they say. also
is wrung out of the business and that
only the men with the feed to use up
will feed lambs this winter. The dear
corn and the low price at present of fat
lambs are enough to deter any one from
going into the game On the other
hand Or. Moser says that from actual
experience he knows the lamb feeding
operations Of this winter will not be so
much smaller, as is generally expected
He relates that the movement of feeder
lambs from the San Luis valley is over
for the season, but that from southeast
ern Colorado, which consists OF lambs
from the northwestern part of Mexico
and from the other parts of that terri
tory. Is still on md will be for some
weeks to come. The movement is much
later this year, DIR. Moser says. but not
much smaller. The grass, he says, on
the New Mexican ranges this year has
been excellent and the stock very for
ward in condition. Government In
spectors have been busy for weeks ex-
amining sheep going from the south to
the north and east.
Judging sheep.
In passing judgment upon the ami
mails in the various classes at an or
dinary fall show or state fair where
the breeding classes are under eonsld-
Grafton the duty OF the Judge is TO CON
slider not only what the animal today
is, but in the case OF young and grow
ing animals especially what they will
ultimately be worth as breeders and
representatives of the breed they
spring from. A different proposition
faces him when passing judgment on
many of the classes at the fat stock
show, says Wool Market and Sheep.
He must remember that the animal he
is passing upon is being judged for
what he Is actually worth for CONNER
cial purposes today, In using his hands
he should be very careful and try TO
detect the most. valuable points and
qualities. such as soIidity of flesh. ro-
tundity of form and plumpness of the
various joints and at the same time
not 10 forget that biubber brings but
2 cents per pound while flesh is bring
Ing 10 or 10 cents. He should not for
get a plump. symmetrical leg of NUT
ton is more eagerly sought after and
always brings a higher price than a
big, heavy, coarse fleshed one. He
should study and know what takes the
eye Of the. customer the most when
hung on the hooks in the slaughter
house or laid on the block
The sheep For the Range.
Range men have about come to the
conclusion that they want ewes car
rying large percentage of Merino
blood, says National Stockman and
Farmer. These ewes are hardy. are
good shearess and when crossed with
mutton rams produce a lamb that sells
well. But where are the ewes to come
from under such a system of breed
tng2 That Is a question now being
considered. The pure Merino lamb is
not satisfactory for market, neither is
the pure mutton eve for the range.
Either there must be division OF la
Dor on the range or a zigzag course of
breeding to keep the eve flock Of right
kind.
Keep Sheep In Good Condition.
4 sheep should never be allowed TO
fall or in condition. It's constitution is
weakened permanently. The clip of
wooi is seriously injured. No animal
is so difficult to restore 80 good condl-
ton as the sheep. and there is none
where loss OF flesh tells so quickly
upon its outward covering.--J. r. Han
cock.
Keep by Themselves.
Ewes with twin lambs should he
kept by themselves and fed a quart
daily of mixture Of corn and cob
meal and bran, two quarts of tie neal
to one of the bran. Add few roots
and four ounces of oIimeal per head
extra, with all the best hay they VIII
eat clean. Keep salt before them ey.
cry day in the year.
Two Rams Desirable.
IL the owners means and the sire Of
the flock VIII Justify 1t. two or more
rams should be employed Of somewhat
different characteristics in order thar
one or the other may be used as a
counterbalance TO certain undesirable
tendencies in q given eve or to re-en-