Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-08
More Sheep Needed:
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ELEVENTH ARTICLE.
attention hassbeen given to other mat
ters and the sheep neglected.
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= Inc Development
Forks recently sent out#SaS spresssfdts
farmer Of Botttineau county. North
Dakota invested $3.50 in sheep four
years age, Rand has sold wool to the
value Of $1,000 and $50 head raised
from the original flock have sold for
$2,370.A. These sheep were maintained
on Waste land and feed on The farm,
and required little attention., so that
these amounts, above the cost OF the
original investment, can be called
profit.
It must also be remembered that
sheep haveaa wonderful value aside
from the dollars and cents they bring
in, which will be considered ater:, L.
is a poor sheep, or q sheep poorly
cared for sthat will not clip enough
wool to pay for its keep, and the in
crease which may be expected from
the flock, and the growth Of the sheep
itself, may be considered profit.
It is estimated that 10 sheep will
not require any more pasture or feed
than n COW, and it is also true that
the tenn sheep would cost about the
same amount Of money as the COW.
Pure bred sheep of course are worth
more than grades. and also the pure
bred cow is worth more than the
6IAA0, 81 %lA0S ~ AAA0nO6 AAkSAS $1,000
ence whether the comparison Is made
between grades or pure bred,
To the farmer with restricted
means, who realizes that he must
have some other dependence than
strictly, grain farming. there is per-
haps q n more inviting venture thar
ia small flock of sheep. The returns
from the. sheep will be nor quickly
realized than from any other stock
unless, the comparison is made with
dairy cows. A good bunch Of ewes
first return the following March or
! April, when the wool is ready for
market. II the flock have been bred
for early lambing, a little later the
earliest and best Of these could be
sold, and at a time when the market
would be best for them. ~
It is also true that q flock of sheep
will increase o rapidly than cat
tie, because If good care is given, as
high as two lambs TO the ,ewe may be
expected, but one and a half is per-
Mat is, a great many Of thesewes will
have twins and some of them ever
! triplets, so as to make the average
one and a$half or two. L..
In comparing the sheep with the
COW. If only the return from the sale
of the calf is expected. 1t will require
at least q year and a half before any
return on the investment can be
made. It is also true that$with cat.
tie there is something like ten times
the amount invested in every indf.
there would, be much less with sheer
than with CATTLE
\ Sheep Great Weed Eaters.
L. tc~~on4-n' 49, SoSS xS-k ALn-~ 800
! over 900 varieties. of weeds growing
in the central part Of the d United
States. OF these it has been founG
thatssheep will eat SIS, horses will
eat 90 and cattle only Sc. , This readi'
FLY shows That from u standpoint O
; cleaning farms the sheep is faa
ahead Of all other classes Of animals
iand it cannot be- said that the farms
Of the northwest do not need. to give
consideration to this feature. .Sheer
not only destroy these weeds; but al
best of meats. Many farmers are
realizing and taking advantage OF
this particular fact. that sheep will
clean the land more satisfactorily
than any other means. There ar
hundreds Of thousands of acres Of
quack grass. sow thistle, and othel
weeds in the northwest. that are call
ing for sheep In facts the mos
pertinent subject before the farmel
Of this section is weeds. and there Il
perhaps no better solution Of Thu
probably, than considering the sheep
Those who have tried 1t. have found
that when the land becomes toe
weedy for growing small grain
probably. the fields should be fenced
and 'pastured two or three years. Thi
"allows3an accumulation OF plant food
! becauses of that fact that as weed
grow they, are eaten by the sheep ant