Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-06-05
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LONG WOOLED SHEEP.

commend 10 the attentive perusal Of the
wool growers and others. Great advanta-
gcs accrue from improved breeds and care
in breeding the various kinds Of stock, and
The same is lrue Of the various plants and
fruits cultivated; still there are many who
make statements and excite expectations Of
profit that generally fail 10 bo realized by
The masses Of our farmers. The morus
mullicuulis speculation, the Rohan polaloe,
The Duuon corn and many other exci.emenls.
are within the recollection of most Of our
young farmers. Each Of the exci,emen,s
above alluded 10, and many Others have
proved locally or individually valuabIe-gen-
orally failures, SO far as the large anticipated
profits were concerned.
So many circumstances of climate, soil,
cost reproduction and transportation, market
value &C., must be considered, that any one
may by reflection sec, that no one thing rais-
ed would be equally adapted for production
every where even through our State, and
sill less over our extended territory .-ED.
ELMwooD, Fnyeue Co., March 10, 1851.
PaoF. w. w. MATHER-DEAR SlR:-In
answer TO several inquiries within the last
six months, and by request of member Of
the State Board Of Agriculture. and further
5y the present encouragement for farmers
10 engage in wool growing. from The high
prices paid for all kinds ofwool al this time,
am induced 10 write few lines respecting
The heavy wooled sheep offered for sale by
eastern men and their agents in Ohio, us 10
the probable result &c. These sheep are
recommended by the dealers, to produce
from ten to twenty pounds of washed wool
per head annually, if properly taken care of;
have been raiser Of sh 'ep, and wool
grower in Ohio and New York, for The last
twenty years, and am acquainted with these
different breeds of sheep, Spanish. French,
German and English which will embrace all
kinds offered, though called by various
names, aud know of none that will shear
more than three or'.hree and half pounds
Of clean washed wool per head, taking the
whole flock round, kept in the ordinary way
oil keeping in Ohio, where farm is stock.
ed with Them for wool growing ard feel
confident thai one hundred acres of land will
grow as many pounds of fine wool per an
mum, as coarse; and that The fine sheep will
be much more healthy, when kept in large
fiocks, or when farm is wholly stocked
with them. My own flock of nearly thou.
sand head, has not lost one per cent for the
las, twelve months, though The sheep were
quite thin in flesh last fall in consequence oil
the drought.
Fave stated, will give the knowledge
OF an experienced wool grower near The
Ohio river as he stated to me, and whose
veracily is unqueslionube. He said he fell
in company with one of these Eastern men
travelling some two or three years since
and heard hun speak Of having flock oil
sheep that would shear from six 10 eigh
pounds Of fine Merino wool per head. lie
told the gentleman tina, he was very anxious
10 gel home, bu, would 60 considerably ou
of his way 10 see such flock, and did so
When he got TO the plantation and saw them
he told the owner they would not shear rny
thing like il; and further, unless his sheer
were removed they would oil die, as Il ey
had then decreased from one thousand tt
six or seven hundred. The owner failing
to convince him Of The heli of The heect
&C.. requested him TO keep few of his sheel
and see if he conld recruit them, apd pro
posed sending his men with Them, and di,
so, taking in all severul hundred. Alie
keeping them year, and recruiting then
and selling wha, he could for from fifteen t,
thirty dollars per mead, as directed by Ih,
owner; he had The remainder shcarcd.-
They averaged three pounds Of wool piece
worth al Thai time about iwenty.eigbt cent
in Ohio. though il was sold for twenty five
This have no doubt will D. the result O
the heavy heeced sheep sold a. the Obi
Slale Fair last fall, when fed as our larg
6ocks are. and The ynlk and grease got ou
Of the wool. My only object in making hi
statement of facts is. to ennblo those person
about engaging ia WOOL growing in our State
90 make right calculaliOrS in the commence
menI. and uol expect too much. olherwis,
they would soon geI discouraged and Civ
up The business 10 the great delrment o
themselves and others engaged in il, for th'
mere wool is grown here, The better the price
as il brings competition in buyers and ena
bes large manufacturers 10 getiheir supple
in one pIqce. | would suggest further, lha
oil new beginners commence with not NOR
Than wha. ,hey think is half sto *, as the!
generally overrale the number they cal
keep, which they often learn 100 late. SheeI
colIcclcd from small parcels will not do wei
in argc nocks without grea. range at first.
uH Yours truly,