Vol. XLYI. No. 1930. 
NEW YOKE, JANUARY 22, 1887. 
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Entered, according to Act of Congress, In the year 1887, by the Rdral New-Yorker, In the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington. 
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SHROPSHIRE SHEEP. 
At Fig. 50 wo show two beautiful Shrop¬ 
shire. 1 !. These are the ewe “Flossie” (1010) aud 
her ewe lamb Hazle (1701). These sheep are 
to be found iu the Olyuholm flock, owned by 
0 «r friend, J. D. Stauuard, Whitewater, Wis¬ 
consin. Mi. Stauuard writes about the sheep 
as follows: “I have been interested iu Shrop- 
shires for three years, first crossing a Shrop¬ 
shire raui on common Merino ewes, and then 
using a Shropshire on the half-hlood ewes. 
The half-blood bucks I have either sold as 
lambs or as yearling wethers. This year I 
sold in August April lambs that averaged S3 
pounds. 1 could have had them heavier but 
for the drought, which so completely burned 
up the pastures during the summer. 
The first cross produced ewes of large size, 
strong, hardy, always in good condition and 
excellent mothers. They shear a fleece aver¬ 
aging about flve pounds of washed wool, iu 
which the good qualities of both breeds are 
combined, yielding a grade of wool which our 
local dealers think is the best in the market. 
The result of the second cross is a sheep more 
nearly approaching the pure Shropshire in 
style, markings and character of fleece. 
Many individuals of this cross arc very diffi¬ 
cult to distinguish from pure-breds. The 
rams of this cross are proving to be excellent 
stock-getters, transmitting their good quali¬ 
ties with a remarkable degree of certainty. 
The Shropshire is the object of much in¬ 
quiry in this part of the country. The rains 
are picked up so closely as lambs that there is 
practically no supply of older sheep. 
I have written concerning the grades, be¬ 
cause the question that is raised by tlock- 
tnasters throughout the country is, How will 
the Shropshire^ cross on the sheep that we al¬ 
ready have.' From my experience, I think 
they can safely be depended upon to produce 
a good mutton sheep, well covered with a 
fleece of medium wool; in short, a sheep that 
has the ability to yield a greater profit than 
the common sheep of our country now do.” 
ADVANTAGES OF CO-OPERATIVE 
DAIRYING. 
Tins seems to be an age of organization. 
Business men and mechanics form societies 
for self-protection, why should not farmers do 
the same? While farm products sell for so 
little money it behooves the farmer to study 
to lessen the cost, and raise the quality of his 
products. Co-operative dairying presents 
many points of iuterest to the farmer. It 
promises a profit, chances for improvement, 
the education of our children and family hap- 
