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Domestic News
May 6, 1875
The St. Cloud Journal
Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota
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Article provides practical advice on successful sheep raising, emphasizing breed selection, exercise, affectionate care, proper shearing, high pasturage, and clean feeding to avoid mud and water, sourced from Boston Cultivator.
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SHEEP MANAGEMENT.
Get good breeds only, and raise the most perfect ones; a good, sound sheep is as necessary as a good sound horse. Get a breed that will stand the cold weather, and not stand even in this weather shivering with the cold—one that has a thick, dry covering; these are not only the most profitable for their wool, but also for their lambs that will be dropped in their season. Give the sheep exercise; oblige them to go a short distance for their food and drink. A successful sheep raiser must love his sheep not only for the dollars and cents, but must love to look at them, to see them eat and drink, to really enjoy their capering; in fact, he must love their every movement—love them in such a way that they will meet him with greeting, and not take to their heels and try to hide from his sight; success, in a great measure, lies here. Be careful in shearing; do not leave any wool on, and say you have made it up by taking off an equal amount of hide, for this is not only an injury to the sheep but no wool will ever grow from these scarred places. High pasturage is necessary; low meadow land is not adapted to sheep pasturage. Feed for sheep should be cut just before, or at the time of blossoming should be fed neat and clean, as sheep are naturally clean, and will trample under foot unless they have clean food in clean places. Do not oblige them to wade through mud and water, for all have noticed that, in driving they will go round rather than through water or mud.—Boston Cultivator.
Get good breeds only, and raise the most perfect ones; a good, sound sheep is as necessary as a good sound horse. Get a breed that will stand the cold weather, and not stand even in this weather shivering with the cold—one that has a thick, dry covering; these are not only the most profitable for their wool, but also for their lambs that will be dropped in their season. Give the sheep exercise; oblige them to go a short distance for their food and drink. A successful sheep raiser must love his sheep not only for the dollars and cents, but must love to look at them, to see them eat and drink, to really enjoy their capering; in fact, he must love their every movement—love them in such a way that they will meet him with greeting, and not take to their heels and try to hide from his sight; success, in a great measure, lies here. Be careful in shearing; do not leave any wool on, and say you have made it up by taking off an equal amount of hide, for this is not only an injury to the sheep but no wool will ever grow from these scarred places. High pasturage is necessary; low meadow land is not adapted to sheep pasturage. Feed for sheep should be cut just before, or at the time of blossoming should be fed neat and clean, as sheep are naturally clean, and will trample under foot unless they have clean food in clean places. Do not oblige them to wade through mud and water, for all have noticed that, in driving they will go round rather than through water or mud.—Boston Cultivator.
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Agriculture
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Sheep Breeding
Sheep Care
Pasturage
Shearing
Feed Management
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Advice on sheep management includes selecting good breeds that withstand cold with thick dry covering for profitable wool and lambs; providing exercise by making them go short distances for food and drink; loving and caring for sheep to gain their trust; careful shearing without injuring skin; using high pasturage not low meadows; feeding clean cut feed at blossoming time in clean places; avoiding mud and water.