1005. 
TIIE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT SHEEP. 
J would like .some information in regard to 
sheep raising. 1 have a flock of 48 ewes. 
Would it be advisable to divide this flock in 
Winter for best results? Also, which is the 
best breed of sheep for wool and mutton? 
Some say “whichever you like the best" but 
this is poor advice to one who is not ac¬ 
quainted with the different breeds. How much 
should a ram weigh to head a flock 
satisfactorily? I would also like to know 
how to make the best kind of a feed rack. 
I)o bells keep dogs away from sheep? o. it. 
New York. 
Forty-eight ewes are not too many to 
keep in one flock if the pen is large 
enough. If they are mutton sheep a place 
30 feet square will be ample; if they are 
fine wools, such a pen would hold GO or 
65 with comfort. If the building is par¬ 
tially filled up with racks, allowance 
should he made for them.. The less ob¬ 
structions the better, as the sheep are lia¬ 
ble to crowd against the sharp corners, 
and injure themselves when they become 
heavy with lamb. 
I have tried several styles of racks and 
h.ave found nothing better than is shown 
herewith, placed all around the sides of 
the pen. Then the whole space can be 
given to the sheep with nothing to crowd 
against, 'flic hay rack on top prevents 
the sheep getting in the feed trough; and 
as they can only put their noses through 
the slats, they do not get their wool so 
saturated with hay seeds. The feed man¬ 
gers will catch the coarse parts of the 
hay left, and it can he gathered up. and is 
readily eaten by horses. 1 always keep a 
couple of idle horses next to my sheep 
in Winter, and such hay will go a long 
way toward their support. These man¬ 
gers must he carefully swept each time 
before the grain or roots are fed. We 
feed the grain on the roots. These racks 
may also be made double, as shown, 
and set away from the wall. Then the 
sheep can feed from each side, the racks 
can be set in the center of the pen, and 
when lambing times comes on, make a 
partition to divided the flock, separating 
those with lambs from the ones that have 
yet to lamb, which should always be done 
for best results. 
The pen should be dry, well ventilated, 
and protected from draughts. There 
should be a door to shut the flock in at 
night or when it is stormy, and to shut 
them out when feed is put in. The hay 
will then be kept off their backs, the feed 
can be evenly distributed in I lie racks 
and mangers, and the sheep will not 
crowd on one another or the feeder. It 
is an advantage for them to have a dry 
yard to run in when the weather is fair. 
The best breed for wool and mutton is a 
question that each advocate of his par¬ 
ticular breed will answer from his own 
viewpoint. All things considered, the 
Shropshires or their grades will certainly 
be satisfactory. If the pastures are rather 
rough and hilly, the Cheviots will be a 
close second. If lie has early lambs in 
mind, the Dorsets or Tunis. 
The weight of a ram is not a very sure 
guide as to his real worth. A lamb or 
yearling would necessarily weigh much 
less than a full-aged sheep. 1 have seen 
many good sires so fat as to be almost 
worthless. A mature sheep of any of the 
above breeds in good stock condition, 
should weigh from 175 to 250 pounds. 
He should have good, strong, not very 
heavy legs; he square on the rump and 
snoulders, with a good breast; a head not 
over large; a bright eye and above all be 
active. A little oats and linseed meal 
feed daily to him during the time he is 
in service will improve both him and his 
offspring. 
Bells are a measure of protection to 
sheep from dogs. They should be the 
small cow bells, that can be heard a long 
way, and one on every tenth or twelfth i 
sheep. Dogs will chase sheep so belled, 
as 1 know to my sorrow, but they are not 
so likely to. The bells will give the 
alarm, and often save the flock, and be 
the means of getting the dog, in itself a 
great source of gratification. 
In answer to a query some time back 
relative to silage for sheep, it is a most 
excellent food. They become very fond 
of it, and it will tend to keep their bowels 
in good condition, and stimulate the milk 
flow. Last year when the major part of 
our root crop was frozen in, we fed more 
of it to our sheep than ever before, and 
while not quite so good as roots, I can 
but speak of it in the highest terms. 
E. VAN ALSTYNE. 
MORE ABOUT “ FREEMART1NS." 
Fkeemautins That Bred.— Having just 
read the inquiry from E. W. W. on page 771 
there came to mind an illustration of the 
subject which I thought you might like to 
hear. Some years ago a cow on my father's 
farm dropped twin calves, one a male and the 
other a female. The male animal was 
castrated when young, and killed at lietween 
two and three years of age. The female 
animal was raised and bred without any 
trouble and two or three years ago, at the 
age of about nine years, herself dropped 
twins. Miles says there are only a few cases 
on record, and of course this instance does 
not prove it otherwise. However, it shows 
that it is possible to breed from “free- 
martins," and it would be my advice to E. 
W. W. that he try it in his case if the 
cow is a valuable one and he wishes to 
perpetuate the strain. H. L. barnes. 
It. i. Agricultural College. 
I had from a Holstein bull and Jersey cow 
twin calves, male and female. Both would 
breed. I was told they would not breed, but 
I know better. d. g. t. 
Decatur, Ind. 
I note an inquiry as to the breeding capac¬ 
ity of a heifer, twin to a bull. A few years 
since I had such a pair of calves which I 
raised to two years of age. Having heard 
that such heifer would not breed I noted her 
growth and condition with much interest. 
She grew large, strong and vigorous. I put 
the two into beef at two years. There was 
no difference as to characteristics and con¬ 
dition of the two save the apparent difference 
in sex. a. m. c. 
Atwater. N. Y. 
I have known of six different freemartin 
heifers being raised and none of them ever 
bred or even came in heat. One of these 
cases decided the fate of several other in¬ 
stances. A Mr. Edwards, a good hearted old 
fellow rather set in his ways and ideas, had 
a pet cow drop twin calves, one bull and one 
heifer. lie laughed at the idea of the heifer 
not breeding, and finally said he would keep 
her anyway and lind out one case. The 
heifer was an exceptionally line one and he 
made a great pet of her for nearly three 
years. Finally the neighbors missed her, but 
all they could ever lind out was “lie had 
grown tired of her following him around." 
One day he admitted she never showed any 
signs of breeding. While the noted Holstein, 
I>e Kol 2d, said to lie the most famous cow 
that ever lived, was the property of Henry 
Stevens & Sons, she dropped twin calves of 
dissimilar sexes. The bull was De Kol 2d's 
Butter Boy 3d, well known to all interested 
in Holstein matters, but the heifer although 
ke"t until about four years old, never bore 
a calf, and finally was beefed. h. t. 
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