80 WISCONSIN AGEICULTUEE. 



upon any well kept farm, as scavengers and destroyers of weeds, 

 is at least a full offset for the aforesaid labor, feed, and salt. 



It will be noticed that no long or middle wooled Sheep, were 

 entered at this Shearing ; probably for the reason, that they are 

 not regarded as being equally profitable for wool growing pur- 

 poses, but more for mutton. Probably, when the butchers have 

 a festival, the long wools will predominate over the fine. 



Still we think it is to be regretted, that the long and middle 

 wooled varieties, had not been entered, and made to demonstrate 

 their value as wool bearing Sheep. Not doubting but what 

 they would rule high, under judicious management, even in 

 this respect, altogether beyond all mongrel qualities of common 

 Sheep. — Ed. 



OLIVER Salisbury's sheep. 



Spanish Merino, bred in Vermont. February, 1853 pur- 

 chased ten Ewes of C. H. Smedley, Geneva, Walworth county, 

 Wisconsin. Fed them 4 quarts of oats per day, in addition to 

 what marsh hay they would eat ; raised seven Lambs ; sheared 

 on the 2d of July following, 65 lbs. of washed wool. 



In October, 1855, purchased 18 more Ewes from the same 

 flock. The past winter fed the 23, in addition to what marsh 

 hay they would eat, 8 quarts of bran and 8 do. cut potatoes or 

 turnips, per day. When the weather was very cold, fed 8 

 quarts of oats instead of roots ; gave them water once a day. 

 In the spring, lost one; from the remaining 22, raised 22 

 Lambs ; washed. May 24th. My Buck was obtained from the 

 same flock. I think Spanish Sheep can be kept for $75 per 

 hundred a jeax. 



Oliver Salisbury. 



J. A. Fletcher's statement. 



My ten Ewes (Spanish Merino blood), were kept through the 

 winter, so as to be shielded from the wind and cold by an open 

 shed, when disposed to run under. Three pecks of ears of corn 

 were fed to a 100 Sheep per day, through the -winter, and what 

 hay they would eut, more or less. Estimate of keeping 100 



