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About The Sioux County journal. (Harrison, Nebraska) 1888-1899 | View Entire Issue (May 26, 1892)
jx County Journal. WrAJiUSHtU IS. Col STY 1'AI'EB. PAPER IN" THE COl'NTY. LAKliE-T CIltd'LATIOS OF ANY VbIJ-SHED IS SIOIX CXllNTY. i - Wrijition Priie, f2.00 pMuN, ... Editor. A the lliirrisoii iwt office a Bit- 3DAY, May 20, 1S92. 1 table Sliwp In liv W. 1'. Yoiiiik f tli Iowa Kiue I Sliwp Industry. Ht liV. Waterloo ftinir sJieei) iiusiiamli-y, in the past witU tlte present, tiusvin the future of tlie ,rv. tut re 150 ninny )xini veil Hint some will either . . i . i 1 .1 i : ,l"liKMi or 111,11 monni. 141 in It i H St'ttluU fact tll;it iiulrv ls becoming one industries of this country, next few years sheeji will fis successive! t',s t,ovv I' ke hog. A lew years ajjo d scarcely afford to kise llock of slieep; now no rural 1. n.akili '-mlit ff 2" .-r tviit. : This I thii:- uiit hcild i;iRHi fur 1 1 I ,sl two years. There is a treat deal more k wilh ljrs and they require more time anil l;;ljor. We have not fed steers very extensively for the last few years, and would hardly be able to coinnaie i them, but judging from the few we have fed we think they would run about the same as toga. The care of sheep is very small compared, with the care requir.il by other animals. The only time they need care is the coldest part of the win ter, and when tlie lambs come in the pring. This makes it easy for a farmer to care for Uiem in connection with irinin-. They are easily field in a pasture, and if they do break into a orn lield tliey do not damage t he crop. In hu t it is a good plan to turn the lambs into 4 corn held a niontli 1m- fore the corn is ripe, if there are no burrs to damage the wool. I will now 'on.'lude with a few remarks alxiut fit ting sheep for market. In September we wean the lambs and pick out about l of the liest ewes, iinik-i, four years of , lor oreeuing purposes. ii,e re maining ewes, together with the wether lambs, we put on good pasture until snow comes. We then begin feedintr a light allowance of grain, about a bushel to the hundred sjieep per day Wo continue tins up to the first of nnlete without at We naturally H-sk least a 'What is f this change.'' In order to iust sro back a little: A few ep were raised almost ex wool, but as they improved li-ui tbeir mutton qualities .1 1 r Known, me uumanu in now mutton is extensively mes of tbe wealthy of the hits then that tlie heavy l way iu demand, but ow diiiiiintive size they no best ns pure-breds. The is one that weighs 150 ttcn easily, and produce n lantable wool tlmt weighs twelve pounds. Where i find such a sheep? Scarce pure breds are up to that are, an a usual thing for wool or wholly for Shropshire comes nearest 1-purpose sheep. But their f too coarse and the (leece nother difficulty with the I that they are too expen irnier to buy. So we see )0 find the best quality of t resort to cross breeding experience for the past started with a flock of I We crossed them with -Leicester rams for four JBt two crosses produced JBely formed slieep as we d, with a fleece of the wool weighing from 10 to t next two crosses held lie wool was loose and of )ity. They also acquired lity of the Leicester and I; the tallow separated yinlike the Shropshire or ter this we tried cross i Merino rani. This pro- Jfl effect on the wool, but took after the Merino, me we crossed with This brought us tl mutton sheep, also the wool, but the weight decreased about two 8 last two years we have I rams exclusively. We Jock that yields on an light to ten pounds of in quality, however, Southdown ram. The ed, and they are prob- Jre rangy than the South jjnalily of the mutton is any sheep we ever ! also tried a Shropshire iwes. The result m.iv be failure. It gave us a I lank, hard to fatten, and hairy wool. From Jiave oblained we think t man tun make for a a Merino basis, crossed "jam or Swii'.-hiV wn ram. compare the profits in (profits in hogs, although Mask, the mode of feeding ent. We will take it as ble from our experience It two years. We will pilal of m. At 0 per buy 75 slieep. The flock pi ing require 70 acres of the land at ft per acre fe 280. By the end of the has increased to about 130, original number of ewes 75 slieep averaging 150 tht. These are worth five pit, and are worth a tot.il jThe 150 fleeces averaging f worth 22 cents per pound iTIie amount of expenditure e amount of sales, together j of the herd in possession aking a gain of 104 per Jf expended. With the ?j we buy 45 hogs at """If tbe year these 'W bushels of corn C. htf bushels or i..i, ' Bnd will re. iZ,?0t."- Thi A 30 cents p,r bushel li pounds, and at thriv i per, pomulareiworuj March. We then increase the the feed to a quart er day per slieep. We con tinue this for about a month and a half, which is as long as they should be fed. (mod hay should be fed in connection will) the grain; clover hay is usually preferred. Fodder is good. When not overed with snow blue grass is much lietter than hay, and largely' takes the place of coin. Pure water should be kept within reach, espppilly in tlie heat of slimmer. When fattening tliev hould have a clean place in w hich to feed. The corn should lie put in troughs. Hay should lie led in racks placet! as low as possible for if they are placed above tlie slieep the chaff continually lrops into the wool of tlie sheep and hurls the sale of it. The sheep should lie clipped before being sold for there will lie more profit from selling the wool separate t han when on me nacKs oi the beep. Especially is this true if the wool lie of a good quality. The best lime to sell is usually just liefore grass comes, say m April. Ihe market is us ually good al that time, iu fact it is od at any time, and promises to lie lietter for the next few years, for mut ton will largely take the place of beef and pork in the far future. Wast.---: fash jour hands, Wash joEr head, Vasb your beard, Wash babies nails, Wash out stains, Wash aw ay dandruff, Wash at ay pimples, Wash aiay freckles; Wash yourself wltb Toilet Soap For Pure White Skin. E.L BALDWIN &C9., 14 PARK PLACE, DETROIT, MICH. MENTS WANTED, SALARY OR COMMISSION) SAMPLES MAILED FREE. r1' ARIEL -5, 0 MEN j- -i iw n tub ) TITANIA (Th Qutea ol Faliltt ) FOR LADIES. TRICTLV HIGHEST GRADE DIAMOND FRAME CUSHION and PNCUMATIO TIRES Warrahty With Every Wheel SEND YOUR ADDRESS FOR CATALOGUE ADICI IWP.ICMPfi P.n niiiki. uiumiui vi vvi ind, COVEU WIRE BIEL0FEWCING unir f-WIRE ROPE SELVAGE. IIIIIL mviinwLFiir.EO THE BEST for Lawns, Gardens, Farms, Ranches and Railroads. 1'KICKS ld-.IMX'Eli. Solrt l,y denlcr. FliiaoilT I'AIB. KcMl'IXJi.N S I'OI I.THV NETTIMI, Now Tliinjr I No Hneirine! So haifirliiirl Ktr IIcbti Sflvniie. Th McMullen Woven Wire Fence Co., Chicago, 111. I Of pre alsf UC Mlswd hl i!rtmiiy! lMJ'T JMIm n Tmii'ii, Koa1T. il.o majorUy uorIccI their op portunities, ftini fnno Ui'it ranse liva in poverty ami dio in ob cnrityl Murrowiitj i r Ktlio Ut of ninny, as they look t'rv lc on lost, forever luM, npportiinity. l.H'olta Mix! Itoarhout. lup anil !o;s?. Improve your opporlii niiy. ami s-jenroprdooeritv. prominfliico, poace. It wai said by a pliilosopliL-r, t!iiit "the Uo'Ideas of Fortnite offers a ffoltrnoppnrtnnity to enrh penon at ioma period of life; eiiibi ncetbecliaiifo, and Mie pours out her Hehea; fail to do cn and she depart. iifT to return." How slin.ll yon find the gui.okx ntjportntiltvT Investif(at cvory rhanre that (ippcara worthy, and of fair promise; that in what all aac-cfl-uf'iil mon do. II ore iH nn opportunity, such aa Is not oftsn within Iho ronrh nt lalmrink' people. Improved, it will give, atlcait, a rmii'1 stait in lifu. The COturic opportunity for Tinny is hra. Iiney to he made rapidly and honorably by nny industrious pi-r-nn f cither box. All aRes. Von can 6n lh work and livo at homo, whercvorrnu are. Kvon be efnncrB nre en fly enrninf from 85 to ftlO per day. Yon can do tt well If yon will work, not too hard, but hidnatrl onsly and you ran fiuTcrtao your incomo at yoti gnon. Yon can cive spare l itm only, or all yonr time to the work. Easy to leiirn. Capital not rt-rtnired. We start you. All is com puraiivoly now snd ronllv wonderful. Wo instmct sni how von how, fi-ce Fnilrro unknown amnnir oar work ers, fio room to etplnfn bore. Writ and lonrn all free, by r'tirn nmil. t'uwlsa to dolay. Ad-Iroas at once. II. Ilallett V Co., llox Porl I u ml, Maine. ROOFING. 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OI(let bureau for BoeilrlliK pfttolits In Aim'ncj. Brery patent taken cut by us la brought Ijcloro tbe publlo by a ootloo Klvon fruo of churgo in tno Lanrost rtrmlatlon of any udentlllc paper n ilio world, bplcmimiy llliini.raiecl. No inn; Inn nt man shonlil bo without it. Weekly -fillLa SENTotvtvi4 WE PAY FREIGHT If you do not keep it. We think you will keep It. It pleases everybody. It is an honest piano. It is the WING Piano. You may have a preference for some other make. Still you are a reasoning creature, and open to conviction, no doubt. The question is too important to be settled without due thought. Years of satisfaction or of regret come with a piano. Does it wear well? The WING Piano does. "Look before you leap." Whatever piano you buy, there are piano secrets you ought to know. Our free book tells them. Send a postal card for it. It may help you to buy a different piano. We take that risk. We also tell you the nearest dealer where you can see a WING Piano. It is worth looking at. So is the price. WING & SON, 245 Broadway, New York. STANDARD FOR3 CENTUR'' yean 11 M nx raoninn. nuurrain nun 1tluiuBUUjj.iiiUruaasry.Ji(iw.luiH. TWIN BROTHERS DRY HOP - YEAST THE QUICK RISER t LIGHT DREAD 5" roR JOHNSON & FIELD CO., RACINE, WISCONSIN, Manufacturers of THE RACINE" FARM AND WAREHOUSE! FANH1KS MILLS DUSTLESS CHAIN SEPARATORS AM JiAM) KOLLfeKS, These Mills and Sri janitors have A..-. ,a- long been aseii by tbe Fai-iuers, Oealrs throug1ioit the Unite! States, who highly rerotumentj them" as heine the 1SHST MA- C2i'Cs ever made for cleaning and gruiling wneut, isai ley, viatti, Coru and beeib of every tiescrip tion. They do the work more thorough ly, have greater capacity, built stronger auJ heavies aud belter tiuished than ally other Mills. Kii: rtimrent Ki.es, two for Farm lise, four for Warehouse, Klevatur and Millers use. The Land Knllrrs are the IJKHT and CHEAFKST for th uuuey. ALL MACHINES WARRANTED. 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