The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-23

1asMinE Ewss ana LA.AA
Al 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 en-
pioyed or that could be employed by
every other farmer. He has no ex-
penstve methods-no elegant barns
and appliances. He advised any
farmer In choosing breed to remsm-
Der that the preference must be given
to the mutton type A full-bred mock
sho1ld not be thought of by the be-
g1nner with small amount OF capital
The dock should be bred up by using
full-blooded ram. As to shelter. N
had been his practice to give sixteen
square feet Of room to every owe and
lamb. The barn in which they are
kept should be dry under foot al ven
AZ overhead. Sheep do not like vet
quarters, nor are such quarters health
ful for them. Good vsntilae3on Is nsc-
essary. as the sheep suffer a. much
from bad ventilation as do other farm
animals. In feeding the eve in vim
ter, do not use timothy hay. The
awns are likely to gather in the stem-
ach and make trouble. Clover hay -
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 depreciates the
wool as much as four cents par pound.
No hogs or other stock should be al
lowed to run with the sheep. No stock
respond better to kind treatment than
fo
tion 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 a ball
In the intestines OF the lamb.
Our Meats I'm Germany.
1t 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-
attves have been used. However this
may be. 1t is a matter that the AgH-
cultural Department will find 1t 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 win 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 Will
! be the final outcome no matter how
| the present incident may be settled.
The European governments show 4 de-
| cided inclination to give their people
| pure foods. Up to the present time 1t
| 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 q
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 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 the
exclusion altogether Of American prod
| ucts.
California and Ksnsas ButterA
e. c. Lewellen, speaking to Kansas
dairynen, said that the drouth this
year had taught dairymen to naks
more extensive preparations for WIN
ter feeding. Those that are short ei
feed this winter have resolved that
1t shall not occur again. Had tAers
not been a bare winter, with netks
snow, 1t would have gone hard with
the farmers with much stock. fhs
coming year more OF the farmers Ia
Kansas will plant alfalfa But no ons
should expect to find only roses aloas
his pathway. Kansas dairymen havu
in the past shipped 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
| fha New Mexico market Nora Thai