Fattening Sheep In Winter

We bclieve tbe winter fattening tff Leep to bo sold for tbe butcher the latter part of March or first of April, mi glit be made a profitable thing for the armer; eveu with tbe jomewhat limited idemand for mutton bo genera] in our country. A few of oor farmers hve Iried it in a email way, and ure eatistied tbe hay, roots and grain fed, brings, tbem a better return tlian it would il converted into money by any other meaos. W boever wishes to try it, ehould begin on a email scale, and learn tbe businesa from experience. Begin witb a lot of fifteeD, or at inot twenty, and eee bow you eueceed. Some etsfutuU are to be observed at the outset, nmong them these : Have a pood feeding shed veil ventilated and ligbted, umi provided with 6ome eort of a feeding ruck, -oonstructed in euch a tvay is t.u sav fodder, which is iadispensable. 'urnish full supply of pure water, and kuef) alt, asheg, etc, where tho eheep cmu have access to it. Keep the yard or pen well littered, that the eheep mav have a dry chance to liedowu. Absolute quiet is indispensable to fattcninggluep. Air. Juriau Winuie, an experienced .sbcep-feeder of New York, found that sheep in a secluded shed, visited onlv to be fiiTTiished with feed, litter, etc, fattened much faster tbao those in tslicds situ.ited wbere there was considerable passing" and re-passing. Feed elover hay twioe a day, and barley, oat or pen straw once a day, at noon. For provender give coro, or cora and oate, with peas and oil cake, if not too expensive. Whole grain fed to fattenÍDg fheep has ben found to give better results than ground grain. Give roots of ome kind twice a week. The manure (and litter) of fattening sheep forms a most valuable fertilizer for hght run out land. In tliia connection we illu.-trnt a Leioester ewe, tbe breed being highiy praisd for fnttening purposes. ïhey reqiiire good keeping and good care. They mature early, aud take on fat readily. The wolhers at fifieen rnoiuhs old verge from 80 to 100 poutui.s eeh, nd at two years old 120 lo 156 pounds eticb. A croas with the Cotswold im provea tbe bindquarter, in which the Leicester is somewhat defective. ïhi breed is being quite argely introduced in Bome sections of the State, taking the place of tbe Merinos.