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Devoted to Agriculture, Horticulture,' Meiliaiiics and the Useful Arts
VOLUME  VI.
c Jnirtana: farmer:
D. P.;Holloway, and W. T. Dennis.
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i*-'w~*-Sprin-g-«M--ma'so--aei-.t of SheepJ-   -tt
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• The period which -will ensue between
now .-ind shearing; time, is a very important
one for your flock. "Winter is past, to be
sure—at least we hope it soon will- be—but
stil! critical times will'occur. A: sudden
snOyr storm, a drenching rain, a'cold; dreary
day, with a piercing north wind, may all
come in quick succession; -besides,' tho ewes
are, or will be,having lambs, and mothers
and offspring will require peculiar care.—
Further, the ^whole flock are passing from
"hay to grass," and this transition will try
moire or less, the weak sheep; which are to
be found in- every , flock." We propose,
therefore; to say a few things which may be
appropriate to the season. ;    '
'CAKE OF BUCKS AND WETHERS.
' These should.be separated from the ewes,
if your flock be large, and fed with some
grain or meal, everyday, with good hay,
till the grass becomes abundant and. nutritious: If you find that they lose their -appetite for dry food, .'they should either be
confined to a dry yard,'where they cannot
get at the ground or allowed to range over a
wide space, where their picking may be as
good ag possible. Whenever a storm occurs, see that they are under shelter. This
will save the health and strength of tho
sheep, and prevent the waste in wool, and
the lowering ofthe quality, which exposure
tb severe storms causes." If you have weal-
wethers or bucks separate them from the
rest, and give them good food and nursing.
Do not allow the flock to lie on filthy or
damp ground, or to run in thickets where
their fleeces will be torn, or the wool filled
"frith burs, or Spanish needles, or "stick-,
tights," as the Yankees call them. A little
care on these points, will make several cents
a pound, difference, in the price of your wool,
besides adding to the health and comfort of
the flock. When the fresh grass is up, arid
the sheep have ceased to eat hay; look out
for diarrhoea, or scours in the flock. To
prevent this, let the transition be slow from
hay to grass. But if it appears, remove the
diseased animals to' shorter and drier pasture, and give them hay to eat. If this does
not cure them, give them some of the
SHEEP AND CALVES'   CORDIAL,
Which is prepared in the following way :
Take of prepared chalk, 1 02.; powdered
catechie, £ oz.; powdered'ginger, 2 drachms;
powdered opium, £ drachm; mix them in
half a pint of. peppcrmint-wn'pr. Bose:—-
One or .two  able-spoonft ls*night[and morn-
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Group of Merino
ing,'according to the size of the animal, and
the violence ofthe symptoms. ' .      .■
•;■■.-.'• •.•:!.•'.•-,._'.■:.tagging. - . ; .•':.;:*;
Be very careful to tag tlie shee*» before they nm out to grass much. . This' anticipates the difficulty, and the labor is 'less,
and the job far less disagreeable. The'
wool should be sheared closely and neatly,
from all parts which are likely to collect
filth. 1 ou will do this job faster and better,
if you have a hand to hold the sheep. T>6
not neglect this matter till the sheep are
loaded with a disgusting burden. •'
A WORD ABOUT HANDLING SHEEP.    ..i   "
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Are you aware that seizing sheep by the
wool, and lifting them in this, way, loosens
the skin] It is so; and if you kill the animal thus treated, a day or two after-vards,
you will find that blood has settled under
the skins, at those spots.. Never treat your
sheep thus.! Drive the' flock ~gently into' a
pen so small that they .'cannot move about
much,1 then' catch them thus: Seize the shefep
by placing,one hand under the neck, and the
other behind the buttocks; then before the;
animal has time to struggle, throw the right'
arm over the back, just behind'the-shoulder,'
and raise the sheep on your hip,, and carry'
him gently, where youwish. . If he is very
heavy, throw both arms around the body' in
the same way, and clasp the fingers urider'the
brisket, and carry him before you. 'We are'
thus minute on this point, 'because not ono
man iri five, knows how to handle' slieep^ as
he ought; and because so much injury is done;
by improper treatment, resulting from ignorance or carelessness. ' The man who hurts
a sheep in handling it, deserves to have- a
dozen others butt him hard, for his sin.   In
owned by Col. Sol. Meredith, Cambridge City, Ind.
a li »e flodk.'the difference betiVeen careful
anc eckleSS handling, will * amount to more
tha a hundred'dollars a rear. • *
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-       WETHERS   FOR   M-RKET.
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.. 1 jrou bave some of these, keep them in
goo condition, and ask a good round price
for em.L Eemember that in sellin*!- them       ._    . „,      ■ _      ■__.,_    ,
nou youfell.their fleeces, you sell theirkeep     Ameri^n Short-Horn Herd-Book,
for
tha
for
are
not
Oh
apailfull of boiling rwater on the lime whicli
remains: Let it stand all"; night; pour off
carefully, and bottle it.. This last is "washing fluid," which is valuable' for. cleaning
casks; &c, using a cup full to a gallon, of
water.-     ".'   ' .','''"
ie -vi*iter, and the interest, risk and care,
in 0 litidk tp thc price you could have Jiadfor
lastlfaU, See that you get your pay
1 this; besides fat *heep and fat cattle
imnandiDg very high prices now. Do
it sJ-jculators shave you. too much.—
Fanner.
Cream Soap.
. *5i i~|,B. Alyord sends us the following:
' ke5'pounclsof washing soda; 3"^pound.-
clc : gratoe Ji 5 pounds of lime, and 5 gallon:
of tw^terp Slake the lime; dissolve  tin
sot in.tho.water, and stir the two .togethei
'all ingifit-to remain over. • Incthe mon;
in* pour; off the liquid; being very carefv
nO 1.let any particles of lime  follow.    Pi:
it j.aifiron vessel where the. grease lia.
be previously warmed—boil over the fii
foi fewpiihutes, stirring it during the tim
Ta it off, and in a few hours you will hat
so ni<5e hard or "Cream Soap," which,   f
us foriwashing or cleaning house, will I
fo I tq be ai great saying of labor;' and n<
in oni-to-the hands'-'or clothes. iDissoIv
a- es 6f it, large enough to do >yonr wasl
in n aqnart of boiling water, making
si~ iri»:which - let • your clothes'Soak  a
ni:.- <Tn the morning, wash them 'as usm
T * will require very little rubbing.    P01
We learn that the third volume of this invaluable work to the breeders of Short-hom
Cattle will bo issued early this month. It
contains about three thousand five hundred
pedigrees of thorough-bred animals, nearly
aU of.-'them never before recorded. .'It is
gratifying to mark the progress which our
neat-stockbreeders throughout the United
States and the Canadas are making in iho
introduction of the better races of English
cattle to take placo of the common and infer
rior animals which they have heretofore bred.
It is estimated by Mr. Allen, the editor of
the Herd-book, that there are at this- time
not less ■ than six thousand thorough-bred
Short-horn breeding cattle in the United
States arid tbe Canadas. the aggregate value
of whicli is upwards of one million of dollars at the lowest valuation, their individual
value being from one hundred and fifty to
five hundred, and in many cases ranging up
to two thousand dollars each. Success, we
say, to such noble enterprize in our American &rroers. -•• < ..•.<;
_ -_ The belief that the guardian spirits
hover1 around the path of men, cover a
mighty'' truth, for every beautiful, and pttrc,
.and good thought which the heart holds,
is an angel of merCy purifying and guarding the soul.     ' •     t  /*   •♦■'
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