The American Agriculturist Volume 46 book

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The American Agriculturist Volume 46 book

The American Agriculturist Volume 46 book

The American Agriculturist Volume 46 by Books Group

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Author: Books Group
Page Count: 614 pages
Published Date: 01 May 2012
Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
Publication Country: Miami Fl, United States
Language: English
Format: Pdf
ISBN: 9781231094570
Download Link: The American Agriculturist Volume 46
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1887 Excerpt: ...of ewes and disposing of the poorest. By this time a correct judgment of the lamb or lambs reared by each ewe can be formed; and the weight of each fleece is also known. The profitableness of a ewe depends upon the number and quality of the lambs she raises, her weight of wool, etc. One ewe may raise a lamb while another loses hers; yet the former will shear such a poor fleece that she is really the less profitable. The loss of a lamb often occurs through no fault of the ewe. Nevertheless, prolificacy is a desirable quality in a ewe. A good ewe properly treated before and after yeaning, can rear two good lambs without injury to herself. Some ewes are better mothers than others. It certainly will not be profitable to keep the Inferior sheep through next winter. If the classification is made now, the rejected class can be made ready for market on grass; which makes the cheapest flesh. Many farmers will And the most profitable market for these culls on their own farms. Truly there is a prejudice among consumers against aged ewes. But this is chiefly owing to the fact that such are often put upon the market in poor condition. A lean sheep does not make good mutton, whatever its age. It is not claimed that fattening an old ewe will make her yield the best mutton; hut it may be made good and palatable. When the ewes are culled ont every year, there will be soon no very old ones. This is not the season for the consumption of salt pork; and all things considered, mutton will be a good thing for the farmer's larder. Where to Raise Bed-Top. Red-top, Agrostis vulgaris, is frequently recommended by agricultural writers of wide repute. Many experienced and critical farmers and stockgrowers put it among the most valuable grasses. Yet it is not a grass to be recommended w...

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