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Ihe RURAL NEW-YORKER 
March 22, 1010 
Sheep and Milk Notes 
Our Friend the Cheviot Sheep 
On January 0, 1010, the annual meet¬ 
ing of the American Cheviot Sheep So¬ 
ciety was held at ('ooperstown, N. Y„ the 
home of i(« secretary, JO. 11. Stanford. 
This society was incorporated in 1000 
with a membership of almut 150 and was 
formed by the consolidation of the Amer¬ 
ican Cheviot Sheep breeders’ Association 
and the National Cheviot Sheep Society. 
The A. C. S. 15. A. was the first: society 
in America for the benefit of the Cheviot 
sheep breeder, and was organized at Ilurt- 
wiolc, Otsego County. N. Y. t in January, 
1S01. A few years later, owing to some 
dissatisfaction, u new society, the N. C. 
S. S., was formed, but it was soon felt 
that it would be more beneficial to nil to 
have hut. one organization, lienee the 
union in 11)00. 
The Cheviot is one of the oldest and 
purest breeds of sheep, being mentioned, 
it is claimed, as early as the fourteenth 
century. There is an old legend in Scot¬ 
land which says “The Cheviot sheep came 
up out of the sea.” This is supposed to 
have originated in the story Unit during 
the attempted invasion of England by the 
Spanish Armada, the fleet was wrecked 
on Scotland’s M irmy coast, and some of 
the sheep carried to supply meat were let 
farm produce, liny, $25 a ton; straw, 
$11 per ton; eggs, 15c; potatoes, !)()<; per 
bn.; butter, 55c. There are a large num¬ 
ber of auction sales and some farm prop¬ 
erty changing hands. n. T. J. 
Franklin Co., N. Y. 
liny sold in barns. $27; corn, single 
bu., $1 ; oats, 75 to 00c; potatoes, $1.50; 
eggs, 60c; butter, 55c. These are prices 
on the farm. Wheat and rye look well 
ut this timo, and prospects for good crops. 
Butler Co., Pa. c. jc. B. 
An ice famine is threatened. We have 
had mild Winters heft, e, but never in 
the ar mory of man anything for the en¬ 
tire Winter like Ibis. No ice has been 
cut on the creeks and only a small amount 
from ponds. Many of tin* dairymen about 
this section arc wondering what they will 
do for ice to cool their milk. Feed prices 
have dropped; corn, $2.00 per cwt, ; bran, 
$2.50; gluten, $2.05; oats, 70e per bu.; 
potatoes, 80c per bu. ; eggs, 45c; butter, 
55c per lh. The Fairfield Cheese Co. will 
open their factory April 1. L. \v. u. 
Tioga Co., N. Y. 
Milk is 12c per <|t.; butter, 00c; eggs, 
68c; potatoes, $1 per bu. ; pork, dressed, 
22c; nay. $22. Corn, $5.00 per cut.; 
white middlings, $3; brown middlings, 
A Bunch of Cheviot Sheep 
loose into the sea, swam ashore and es¬ 
caped to the Cheviot llilis, where they 
bred and multiplied. They were first 
brought to the attention <>f the public by 
the British Wool Society in 1702. As 
early as 1825 a small number had been 
brought to Canada, and a few years later 
they were introduced into the United 
States. In 1842 Thomas Laidlee, a shep¬ 
herd on the Cheviot Mills, sent to each of 
liis four children, who had settled in Ot¬ 
sego County. N. Y., three Cheviot, sheep; 
and these form the foundation of Otsego’s 
splendid showing of Cheviots. The de¬ 
scendants of Mr. Cnidlee still own line 
flocks which they have kept up by good 
breeding and importation. Here also is 
found the largest flock in the United 
Stales, at Climmuglen Farms, the prop¬ 
erty of W. T. Hyde, now president of the 
A. C. S. S. 
The Cheviot, ia now spread well over 
the United States, New York and Indi¬ 
ana taking the lead; and owing to liis 
hardiness is well adapted to the rough 
hillsides and changeable climate of these 
Northern States, though it. has been 
found, where tried, that they do equally 
well in the warmer climate of the South; 
and in Texas may be found a goodly 
number. They are very prolific, averag¬ 
ing a lamb and u half to each ewe 
of a flock; and the bunbs arc strong and 
easily raised. An Otsego County sheep 
man who lias several breeds said that one 
f-old Spring morning he went out to the 
sheep pasture t«> see if there were any lit¬ 
tle lambs needing shelter. He found two, 
of other breeds, and picked them up. The 
third lie came across was a Cheviot, and, 
seeing him, it sprung up, calling “Man, 
man,” and rnu beside its mother to the 
barn. 
The Cheviot is the handsomest sheep 
grown, with his smooth white face and 
legs, heavy while wool and fine carriage; 
and of him may well be applied the old 
saying, “Handsome is that handsome 
(iocs,” for lie is not only good to look nt, 
but good for the appetite, and good for 
the poeketbook as well. Their mutton is 
prime and easily grown, lambs of four and 
live months old dressing from 50 to 
pounds. Their wool belong to the middle 
class and brings the highest price in the 
American market. This year that, which 
went directly to the Government broicht 
over 70 cents per pound, unwashed. The 
weight of a fleece is from six to II pounds. 
In Ibis time of scarcity of wool and mut¬ 
ton, when may farmers are starling in 
sheep raising and many more should. I am 
sure they will find i! to their advantage 
to become better acquainted with the 
Cheviots. A. K. HARPER. 
New York. 
This lias been a very moderate Win¬ 
ter in Franklin County, with less snow 
than usual, which has been a saving of 
many hundreds of dollars to farmers ia 
fuel and hay. Stock is wintering well. 
Uriel's have dropped some on nearly all 
$2 80; oals, 80c. Lots of small horses for 
sale; large ones arc bringing good prices. 
Franklin Co., N. Y. u. li. E. 
The prevailing price of wlient is $2.20; 
oats, as to quality, 70 to 90c. Corn, $1 20 
to $1.10 (for ear corn); rye, about the 
same; potatoes. $1.40 to $1.50 per bu. 
Apples placed on cars at our station, $5 
per bu. basket by small or carload lots; 
very much in demand. Hay, $1.00 per 
cwt.; straw, $1 per cwt. Our local stores 
arc paying 40c for butter, 55c for eggs. 
Poultry in good demand. I am located in 
tlic apple licit of Adams County. Rail¬ 
road facilities are good, hence quite a lot 
of our produce goes direct to Philadelphia 
markets. J. c. w. 
Adams Co.. Pa. 
The live stock market in this section is 
still good and no week passes but that 
stock of some kind goes to market. The 
same tiling lias been going on for six 
months, and the question is whether the 
farmer is not making u mistake in selling 
off his stock. Much of it is in young 
store stuff, and should be kept for hotter 
goods and better prices. Even the calves 
arc run off before they are fair veal. 
January 1 there was estimated to be in 
Maine alone 175.000 milch cows, against 
170.000 for 1018, 105,000 for 1017. and 
150.000 for 1010. In only one New Eng¬ 
land State were there more milch cows 
in 1018 than in 1010. and that was Ver¬ 
mont, and then only 9,000 more. In Maine 
in 1010 the other cattle were estimated 
to be 142.000 as against 127,000 in 1018 
and 112.000 in 1017 and 105,000 in 1016. 
All other New EngLnd States were esti¬ 
mated to have in 1010 nearly 10 per cent 
more stock than in 1018, while the Unit¬ 
ed States had only eight per cent more. 
For Maine the value of a milch cow in 1010 
was $76.50. but was $75 in 101.8 mid $50 
in 1016. The average price of a horse in 
Maine .Tunuary 1 was $160. with the 
number at 107,000. The average price of 
a good horse in the United States was 
$08.48. Just the same, a good-sized, 
well-put-up horse will cosl you today 
here in Maine right around $250. There 
is estimated to be in Maine 16.000 more 
sheep than last year, and 10,060 more 
swine. Just the same, stick to the dairy 
cow. and why not try beef, too? The po¬ 
tato market is off. as it lias been since 
digging, and it will not improve Ibis sea¬ 
son. At no time since digging has the 
price been sufficient to pay the expense 
of raising. The price is now right around 
$2 per hid. Butter fat. is still 70c; eggs 
bring in the market 48c; chickens, alive, 
will bring 25c if they are good ones. A 
good veal calf will bring 13c per lb., alive; 
beef will bring the farmer 14c by the side, 
with a slightly better price for better 
goods. The market for wood lias gone 
“daffy.” and it cannot he given away 
after deducting the expense of cutting and 
hauling, but now there are no buyers for 
it. w. p. w. 
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