Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1907-12-30
Sheep Better Than Cattle.


gators show that to be true as
rule. But sheep will thrive on weeds
and grass that cattle will not touch,
and when the fact is remembered
that sheep produce clip of wool ev-
cry year in addition to mutton the
balance is in favor of sheep.
| 1t is often said that it does not pay
to raise sheep on high-priced land,
If that is true then ii does not pay TO
raise cattle or hogs on the same land.
1t costs no more, pound for pound,
for one than the other.
Fat lambs always find ready sale at
good prices, and choice lambs are
generally scarce at high prices. If
lambs are kept till they grow fleece
the price of the wool is generally the
profit of the sheep over the fat COW
or the fat steer. OF course sheep will
not fatten on weeds or brush, nor
thrive in cold, wet lots upon neglect
But they viii show up in the sales
pens favorably with steers or COWS
If they are given the same feed and
| the same care, or even less
| Sheep can be fattened in less time
than cattle 1t is generally found
! that the steer is not finished in one
hundred days, but must be topped OFF
with about two weeks extra feeding.
The sheep can be ready and prime
for the market in one hundred days.
| Sheep return more fertility to the
soil than any other animal. The cat
tlemen on the big western farms are
| just beginning to find that out, and
many of them, particularly in Texas,
have sold their cattle and gone into
the sheep business. These same men
were shooting up the sheepmen on
the ranges only few years ago at
that.--Colman's Rural World.
Have Dairy Clean and Cool.
To attain success in the dairy ii
is important that every branch of
| the work be faultless in itself. A
dairyman may have clean herd and
an excellent barn built on modern
principles, but If he lacks the facil-
tiles for properly handling the milk
or cleansinb the utensils or IL his
storage is faulty, one OF these things
alone may cause failure.
He must have a suitable building
"a nd atrtc fny r1a nj NJ off
liking dairy utensils, cooling and stor
| ing the milk and cream and making
butter and cheese. 1t is not uncom-
mon to find milk cooler hung In OF
near the COW stable, where the air Is
laden with dust, dirt, foul odors anG
possibly disease germs, which readi-
| ly pass into the milk.
The best dairy practice requiree
that the milk shall be removed from
the stable as quickly as possible af
| ter 1t is drawn, preferably to a build
ing or room Independent Of the barn
where it may be arated with pure al;
and cooled at once in clean surround
! ings.
Preserve the Blanket.
The past season has been ideal fol
producing grass and most farm ami
mails have gone into winter quarters
with plenty of flesh. This flesh is 8
blanket that will keep them warm
during. the storms OF winter. Have
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| Portable a fat man is during cold
weather than lean one? He has an
extra blanket around him. Some
| farmers make a serious mistake,
| in feeding the most inferior feed
at the beginning OF winter. When
cattle or any other kind of live stock
are taken from the pasture their APP
petites should be tickled with the best
kind of food, SO the change will not be
too abrupt or that they will not lose
flesh. If stock must be skimped in
their feeding this light or inferior
feed should be given after the wealth
err begins to warm up in the spring.
They will then have but short time
to remain in poor flesh. However, it
is very bad policy to allow them to
lose flesh at any season. We should
not lose sight of the fact that our
farm animals are machines that make
the most money when run to their
full capacity and 1t should always be
remembered that machine will per-
form better work and run more
smoothly when not exposed to the
weather especially in winter.
Two New Men.
The farmers of West Virginia ought
to be keenly interested in the work of
two men who are new to the state
Dr. w. M. Munson, recently chosen
horticulturist of the experiment sta
ton, and Prof. d. w. Working, elect
ed to organize an agricultural exten
sion department in the college of ag-
riculture Of the state university. Both
Of these men will help to make the