Year: 1860

sheep ausbandry Is one OF the branches
: that ram engaged In, will givs what con
slider some OF the secrets Of success in this de-
paItment. II is thought by many that sheep
need but little or no care, from the fact that
! they seem to Aourish almost everywhere. We
find them In every valley, on every plain and
upon every hill top, where civilization has gone.
The most casual observer will not fail to see
the difference between fifty and one hundred
per cent net profit on his flock. There are nuA
merous flocks, in my own observation, that don't
| yield more than from two and half TO three
and hall pounds per headi and that Of sn N
ferior quality, worth say thirty or thirty five
cents per pound, while the average OF my flock
is six pounds per head, worth from forty to fif.
ty cents per pound. There Is also difference
Of three 10 one on my sheep when offered ia
the market. Many are ready to say that these
are mere assertions. Any one that will visit
my flock will see that have not overrated them.
And now for the ways aud means Of getting up
the right kind OF a hock.sea ,aamvs h z asag


First, then, ] never allow my ewes 10 breed
till the spring they are three years old. ] new
er desire to see any twins. If they make their
appearance | give them an extra chance, to
keep them up with the rest of the flock.
never breed from any old, broken down ewes.
| never allow my buck or bucks to run with
the flock at any season Of the year | had fa-


ther tend my buck with one hundred ewes than
turn him In with twenty-five. This course ia
very beneficial to the buck, and still more so
to his stock. These are points that any one
will admit. that viii reason for o moment. I
never allow more than forty sheept to run 10.
gether. never keep my sheep Ia pasture
where they cannot got on dry ground to stand
or lie down. raise carrots, ruta bagas for
my sheep instead Of feeding grain. 1t is nstu.
raj for sheep to want to get the ground, aud
roots are more like green Iced, and hence better
for them than grain. have my lambs begin
to come about the Goth ofApril, and take them
away from the ewes the Goth of August. ID
this way the lambs become weaned, and take
to feed before cold weather begins, and the ewes
get up in grand order before winter besides
they are much more likely to bring lambs the
next season. il, at any time, haye sheep
that does not appear to do well, I take It inn
mediately from the flock, and If it does not reg.
Oily recover, kill, sell or give it away. give
my sheep some kind of shed in winter to re-
sort TO when they choose. I never care about
sheep having drink in the summer, II they viii
have good pasture. Care should be taken not
to give too much salt, in hot dry weathef,
where there is no water in the pasture. Ikesp
careful watch over my flock, and if have any
ewes that do not breed to suit me dispose Of
them and their stock. @ ST" ts a~~4


Much care should be taken with regard 10
judicious crosses among sheep, as well as with
other animals and don't forget or neglect TO
give sheep sufficient amount of Iced in winter,
or pasture In summer to keep them in good con-
dition. There are many items. too numerous
to mention, here, that will suggest themselves
to careful observer, as the process of care and
feeding advances Many other things may be
said with regard to sheep culture, but win
adhere strictly to the above rules, may rear d
flock that win be Of large size, good form, and
uniform in appearance, and with . consultation
that will resist all the disease to which sheep
are subject. - -. 4 et X. 49,. =