Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-11-21


latter two breeds are few in num-
ber. The average two-year old steer
weighs from 1900 to 1900 pounds.
They are fed three times daily, at
6 a. M, IL o'clock noon, and 6 p.
m., regularly.
Grotesque Clydesdales
The horses are mostly Clydes-
dales, heavy draft horse with very
large feet, entirely covered with
long hair, which gives them clum-
sy, if not grotesque appearance. An
average team of horses would weigh
approximately 1000 pounds.
Sheep Raising Great Industry
Sheep raising is also very en-
terprising industry, and in this, the
Scotch surely excel. The most i'm
portant breed is the Cheviotte
sheep with long, silky, wool, which
is more like fine, wavy hair in ap-
pearance, and which is woven into
lovely garments of the greatest
softness and fineness. These sheep
are white in color, with black faces
and feet. There are a few Shrop-
shire sheep whose wool is similar to
that of the sheep raised in the U. s.
A. One sees many sheep in the
highlands, tended by their pic
turesque shepherds, who dwell in
the most isolated places, usually at
the foot of mountain, while the
sheep peacefully Craze on the noun
tain side. In winter the sheep are
fed turnips daily, although they re-
main in pasture, as the grass is
plentiful and is green throughout
the winter.
Since the turnip plays such an
important part in the diet of the
livestock, perhaps you might be in
terested in it's manner of cultiva-
ton. 1t is sowed along about the
first of June in straight rows, which
extend sometimes half mile in
length, and is pulled as needed for
feeding purposes. These turnips,
especially the yellow variety, are
also used on the table and make
very fine food The turnips are
hauled from the fields in small
two-wheeled box-carts with balloon
tires. For heavy loads two horses
are used; one hitched ahead of the
other.
Oats are sowed the first week in
yield so bushels to the acre, weigh
ing AZ pounds to the bushel. They
are harvested in September.
The plowing is all done during
the winter months, as there is no
frost in the ground at any time
The Scotch people are very partic-
ular with their plowing, contests
being staged every year and prizes
awarded the man having the
straightest furrow. The sod is
turned on edge,-just turned three
fourths of the way over and not
completely turned over as is done
here.
The Weekly Mart
There is one weekly event in the
life of the Scotch farmer which
tends to relieve the monotony Of
farm life, and to which he looks
forward with pleasurable anticipa-
ton, and that is the weekly mart, -
as a market is called. To this mar
ket each week farmers bring live
stock to be sold at auction or ex-
change, and the auctioneer, with
his pleasant banter adds much to
the interest of the occasion Here
Olu lIlSHuS IlleeI, chCHduS6 lIleuuly
greetings, discuss the subject most
dear to their hearts and return
home at nightfall with that feeling
of contentment born of good fell
lowship.
Four O'Clock Tea
There is one thing that impress
ed me as being rather strange and
unusual, and that is the strict OBJ
servance Of the four O'Clock tea
hour by the farmers who daily stop
ped their toll in the fields for their
cup of tea. 1t was a novel and
amusing sight to see the big husky
farmers daintily slipping tea served
from doily-bedecked tray, and
munching little tea cakes. Just an
old Scottish custom, to be sure.
The life of the farm woman is
much less eXhausting than that of
the woman in the United States.
Her work is much lighter, as she
never does any canning except the
making of jelIies and jams. She US
ually has a maid, and she herself
never works outside the house
Cooking is light task, as there
is less variety of foods used and
only one hot meal served daily, and
that is the midday meal.
Tea is served mid-afternoon,
"high' tea at six and supper at or
10 o'clock p. m.
Breakfast consists mainly of the
inevitable oatmeal DOrridge made