Show sheep value to farm the care of a flockoi flock of sheep Is ie a job a good deal less sweaty and laborious than the swing of the scythe and the hoe in an unending effort to kill hill oft off the weeds in the presence of such a flock the woods weeds rapidly disappear and the grasses take the possession of the ground some farmers are said to hesitate about starting a flock of sheep because of the possible reduction of the duty on wool and the decline in price that perhaps would follow but bid this would cut no figure in the casti case mutton always commands elble price and the combined returns from mutton and wool added to the services of the cheep in keeping down tho weeds and enriching the land wilt will perhaps make the flock a highly valuable contributor to the prosperity of the farm |