The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-20
WHY SOME FAN WITH SHEEP.
Too Many Neglect to Study Conditions
on Which Success Depends.

on Which Success Depends
Why is it that some make success
OF whatever they undertake., and 9TH
ers, seemingly laboring under equally
favorable circumstances, faili In ev-
cry walk of life we note people crown
ing their efforts with marked success,
while only few steps away a neigh
Dor apparently exerting as much men
tai and physical effort, is gradually slip
ping down the incline that leads TO
partial or total failure There are PEG
ple--some / personally know--who be-
lieye that II Is the plan OF the Creator
that some men should walk easily and
uninterruptedly to the goal Of success,
that they may afford examples for those
who are less fortunate, says writer
in the New York Tribune Farmer |
do not pretend 10 know how the Crea-
iur has planned the development OF the
industrial world. Posi- some people
are born, like Moses OF ancient times,
10 achieve honor and marked success.
l am inclined to look upon the situa-
ton from the point Of view Of the old
adages. God helps the man who helps
himself" However, we are all ready
TO concede that there are people born
with more natural ability than others
along certain lines and who with equal
efforts achieve greater success. On the
other hand, we observe the achieve
ments of those who are not gifted with
any marked talent, but who set out
with persistently labor against great
odds and ultimately reach success.
What we find in one line of indust-
rial activity, we also find In other lines.
Sheep husbandry Is no exception TO the
rule. On every hand we OBSERVE In
stances where men are achieving sue
cess in handling sheep, building up fine
lccks utilizing them to restore and i'm
prove the fertility Of their farms and
causing them to return a handsome pro-
1T. In the same community We find
other instances whore sheep raising is
followed possibly on an adjoining farm,
yet with the opposite results. What
is tho cause Of the difference you may
ask. Is it a fact that the first man
mentioned was born shepherd, and
therefore he has been more successful
with sheep than his nsighbor? No.
/ am inclined to think not. In my
many years Of study OF sheep raising
on the farm, and the methods employ.
ed by flock owners, | am inclined to
conclude the reason why some fail is
that they do not learn how TO handle
sheep. An instance has been under my
observation for the last three years.
One Of my neighbors bought a few
sheep to lay the foundation of a flock.
/ knew the sheep he bought, as they
had been pasturing in another neigh
boris field adjoining my farm.
Tho first neighbor after buying the
sheep took them home and during the
winter gave them the run of large
field that in one corner had an old shed
that had been used for several years
for storing machinery, it had an open
front, exposed TO the west. All the
sheep had for protection the first win
ter was this shed and rail fence. How
ever, to my surprise, the sheep came
through the winter better than could
have been expected, and dropped nice
lot Of lambs. The last season this
neighbor has been letting his sheep run
at will,. and whenever they stray from
home he goes after them on horseback
and brings them them back on run.
A day or two ago he informed me that
he was going out ofthe sheep business
this fall, as the sheep do not pay.
Instances similar to the above are
common in every community this is
a good illustration of how some farm
ers attempt profitable sheep raising.
The high price Of flock products not
infTequently stimulates farmers who
have been following some other meth
cd Of farming to 60 into sheep raising
without first considering whether OF
not they are adapted to the business.
To go into sheep raising simply on the
strength OF favorable market conditions
is placing one on the direct road TO
practical failure. / have yet to find
the man who is raising sheep simply
from the standpoint Of fancial prop.
osition who has made a market sue
crss The sheep business requires some
thing more than the mere investment Of
a few dollars.
It demands persistents study and
thoughtful painstaking management to
nuke the business success. The far
mer who goes into sheep raising, think
ing they will look after themselves dur
ing the larger portion OF the year, is
an impression that ultimate
" viii bring him disappointment. Too
much must not be expected of sheep.
They are the most gentle and easily
handled of domestic animals. vet at
the same time they resent i'll treat.
acrlt. A great many fail with sheep
iust on this account. They buy few
head to start in the business without
1ivirg thought to The kind Of manage.
inent essential to produce good results. |
There are seasons Of tho year when
=, demand close attention, If they
are neglected at these times, no matter
how good the treatment may be hence |
forth, only partial success can at best /