Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-10-19

standing this fact, high class lamb
and mutton usually sells at a higher
market value than beef of the same
grade. But allowing them to sell for
the same price per pound, we have
still a handsome balance in favor of
the profitable sheep, from the revenue
from the fleece of wool, which usually
amounts to from two to three dollars
per read, in the average mutton breeds
kept on the farm principally for butcn-
ers lambs, and considering the very
limited amount of care they require,
these are some of the facts we must
credit to the profitable sheep.
1t is an all-important fact in every
branch Of industry to consider the
source of income, and as related above.
sheep usually afford two annual IT.
cones. namely, lambs and wool. But
to keep in touch with our subject, the
profitable sheep, we might first corr
slider it in a pure bred standard flock
the progeny of which is usually sol'
to small breeders and farmers who
make a business of producing butch
ers sheep.
But to make a profitable sheep we
must do more than get sheep of SUI
perior breeding and constitutional Wig
or. In conjunction with the above it
must be properly cared for from birth
until it is either sold as a sire to head
a pUre-bred flock or to the butcher for
consumption as meat. The care of
that animal should be so that it is de-
veloped in as rapid a way as nature
has provided in order that the devel-
opmCnt may be done with the least
possible waste. This means the mos
generous and iudicious feeding ant
care carried out in every part of the
system.
AS any breeder of experience knows,
with insufficient feeding and poor care
a flock will very soon loose their vigo-
and degenerate. So that the mora
rapid growth means not only about
one-tbird less cost in the production OF
our animals, but animals produced IN
this way are produced at a less cost
| for feed and are generally worth more
| pound for pound on the market
The even. healthy, rapid develop
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| thing to be sought for in profitable
| sheep as in every other class of live
stock feeding which is to fit animals
| for the consumer of meat foods of the
present day 1t is the tender, juicy.
high favored mutton that tempts the
| appetite and fills our desires for that
class of food, so that the matter Of
early maturity is of the utmost impor-
tance in the production of high-class
meat to make the profitable sheep.
| These are some of the things we must
bear in mind in the production OF
| high-class animals for consumption as
meat.
The question will now arise. will It
pay the average farmer and breeder of
| this class of stock? 1t has been my
experience both in breeding high
| class pure-bred sheep. also in growing
sheep in a commercial way. that the
! best | could produce was always the
most profitable sheep. The market Il
| always good for meritorious animals.
either in breeding flocks or in case OF
lamb and mutton to supply hotels or
restaurants in our large cities. where
the demand is far in excess of the
supply.
There is no animal on the farm to-
! day that will give us more clear meat
for the amount of food consumed AMI
the work required to take care of t.
thar the sheep.