Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-01
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The wool man may know how to sell
wool. He may even know the true
grades of wool and how to grow it,
says National PrOvisiOner. Whether
the wool man is a composite character,
possessing the above knowledge or a
separate man in each of the classes
named, he should be reminded of the
fact that the wooden cloth maker knows
what is most desirable in the fiber-that
Is. whether it is of even grade. whether
It has a good tension capacity, will
felt evenly or is not in the bad COM
pany of mere handful or even few
straws of coarsor fleece. Even trace
OF mOhair in wool, for instance. or wool
in mOhair, for that matter. is disas-
trous. for it can only be got out at the
factory by extra cost in sorting. This
intrusion may be had by packing one
grade of wool in the bags which for
merly held another grade. Cloth is fire.
quently met with which has black
hair or lumpy streak and the like.
The wool which produced this off grade
cloth or seconds loses to the seller as it
does to the manufacturer. The wool
shearer or puller should be most careful
with his feeces that they may be mar
keted at the highest prices and. hence.
to the best advantage. The production
Of wool in this country is about 4OO,-
100000 pounds. A loss of a cent per
pound on it would mean $4.OOO,OOO.
Carelessness entails greater loss than
cent a pound. While the wool seller
is looking at the market in the abstract
the wool buyer is looking very closely
at the fleece. The producer could profit
also by as close scrutiny of his prod
uct.
Gloomy Australia.
Recently we met an Englishman just
from Australia, who painted most
dismal picture Of the condition of the
sheep industry in the sections most
afflicted with drought. says Stockman
and Farmer. In some parts no rain
has fallen for nine years. or at least
not sufficient to do any good. Thou
sands of carcasses Of sheep and cattle.
starved, are seen along the railways.
Rich men have been made paupers,
and many of those who We're once
prosperous stockmen, having lost their
all, are drinking heavily. adding to the
general woe. The traveller believes
that it will take many years for
Australia to recover and that never
again will it's ranges be so heavily
stocked as in the past. This is not
safe prediction. however. as the ills of
the past are quickly forgotten in the
prospects for the future. a few good
years will put new life into the indus
try there. which is extremely profitable
when things are going right.
Feeding Lambs.
Lambs should have grain from the
time they are ten weeks old till the fol-
lowing spring, says a writer in Amer
lean Cultivator. A trough can be set
with oats in it outside of the pasture
fence, near the watering place, with an
opening in the fence for the lambs to
get to it. They will then learn to eat
by the time they are four months old.
at which time they should be weaned.
In weaving, give them the best green
pasture YOU have and what oats they
want to eat and plenty of good water
and salt They should be kept in that
way until they are put into winter
quarters. Then they should have from
half pint to a pint equally Of shelled
corn and oats per day, owing to the
size and breed Of the sheep. with all
they can eat of good hay.
A Unique Lamb Trough.
The accompanying sketch shows the
most practical lamb trough have ever
seen. says a n'riter in Breeders Ga
zette. The IDEA of this trough is to
teach the lambs to feed at an early age
and it prevents them from jumping
into the trough. Take two pieces Of
lumber, say 1 by inches. each feet
in length. allowing 2 feet to go in
the ground; on top of these two tim