Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-08-05

Of lot, the names of exhibitors were, Of se,
not announced These will be found below
CLASS A.
First Premium-Aexander Back, Greencastle,
Ind
Second Premium-A.. Hildenbrand, Massillon,
Honorary Mention--P. A. More, Summit Coz
Wm. Bonar, Knox Co.; ]. p. Gilett, Manchester,
Mich; Alexander Black, Greencaste, Ind S. S.
Saxany; l. j. Randall Geauga Co., o., = lots;
Edw. Potter, humbull Co., o.
CLASS b.
First Promium-weld & Farnam, Summit Co.,
Ohio
Second Premum-P A. More, Summit Co, . y
Honorary Mention-Lucius Warner, Medina
Co; Weld q FaInam, Summit Co; NJ II. Henry,
Summit Co Harvey Baldwin, Summit CO.. l.. j..
Randall, Geauga Co.
CLASS c.
First Premium-Thomas NJ. Buruham, Trum
bull Co., o.
Second Premium-wHnam Andrews, LOrain
Honorary Mention-wm. G. Minteer, Harrison
Co., o.
CLASS K.
First Premium-George Moore, Loiain Co. o.
Second Premium-Wm. Hurst, LOIain Co., o,
This Report having been presented, the meet.
ing was open for discussion, remarks, &c Owing
to the fact that almost all who spoke were stran-
gers and to the additional fact that no name was
announced when one rose to speak, we cannot
give the names of all the speakers. 1t was by ac
cident that any name came to our ears
gent aman in response to a call stated that he
had a friend who was large wool grower in Tex.
as and he could say that that country was iavOra'
BILE to wool growing and the MerinO breed did well
there.
gentleman from Huron county stated that he
had been engages in buying wool and somewhat in
a ind a
Committee wouiu act with Judgment and disore-
ton in the performance OF their duties. lie be-
lieved that Wool Growing was to be the leading
feature of the State, and this Association is the be-
ginning of great 50 stem. He had heard OF no de.
struction OF sheep by dogs this season. but great
damage has been done before. They used the
remedy of force TO rid themselves Of the evil.
| Another speaker said that he hoped this assO-
citation would be an effective one, and would not,
as in some States, 60 crazy for getting heavy flee
ces at the expense Of quality and cleanliness lie
wanted to see fine wool grown,
Mr. Willis of Madison Co., stated that from
data from eleven counties, they had over IL ,OOO
sheep destroyed by dogs within the past year ac-
cording to the returns Of the Assessor. In bis
own county so per cent should be added TO this
return, which would make throughput the State
about l75, 600 sheep destroyed by dogs within the
past year. These, at an average of 81 so each
would be valued at S2G2, 800. Somuch for a sin'
gle year.
Another speaker had lived 10 Ohio for ~ years
most Of which he had spent In raising sheep. lie
believed in the old maxim Of Franklin,
ale that by the plow would thrive,
Himself must either hold or drive"
/ and sheep must be kept and tended with care, llt
had kept many different kinds of sheep. The ideG
brcame ureyalent few wears ago that the long
wooled sheep were the best to raise, on account o
, the quantity of mutton. The farmers had seen
the folly OF this, Then for a time the Saxon wa
all the rage, but for year two past more at
tenliOn had been paid to thickenlng The wool and
. nua1itV
of breeds is good plan and by this method thl
wool growers will improye.ther iieeces. IL costs
no more, and not quite so much TO keep sheel
0 that will shear from five 10 seven lbs. than on,
that will shear two aud half lbs. The reasOl
that 30 many sheep are killed by dogs, Is that tn,
farmers keep drove of dogs aud do not iee'
them, consequently they mnst get their food where
- they can.
, Hecarelullv housed his sheep, and from Sep
tember to washing time did not let them be on
o at all in heavy shOW Wers OF cold weather. !ndeet
= they should not he washed, but that was an olI
custom Of their Yankee fathers and it was har'
to break away.
d Mr. Adams from Cuyahoga Co., 1--WE believe
O said that Saxon sheep were too tender 10 be Ou
in the winter He did not build a shelter for hi
| French sheen, and considered them the most prof
y table His wool averaged this year a trihe shOr
o of four lbs Has 200 sheep and about 400 acre
A In his farm.
d One speaker had commenced sheep raising &
II Vermont in 1925 Has raised Spanish, Saxon an
j. Merino. Sheep were more hurt by cold rains tina
by SHOWS; for this reason they will winter out !
Vermont better than In Ohio.
= MI Willis purchased 200 sheep two years age
ir One flock Of 600 came from Washington Co
ii, Pa These were put into pasture Of 500 acre
and left out all winter, not being looked 70 or sat
- ed more than three times during The winter The
10 were very poor In the fall but came out In th
A spring fat enough for mutton. He had tried bot
methods, Of leaving them out and housing them
IS From his 1900 sheep be realized $4,000 in eigl
1f months
Mr Coolidge, Of Boston, said. "You cam,
glut our Eastern markets with your woods. Raj.
an YOU can aud raise all grades. A year ago, III
returns showed that 10000 600 bis. were produce
~ n this country. We ought 10 raise lOO,OOO,0OO,-
VI We use aud consume SO 900 900 lbs In yea
II compelling the importation Of nearly 100000
lbs Of foreign wool which ought 10 be produce
. here. We have a glorious country 10 raise wo
in and trust the day OF common sense Is dTawln
Of near when Congress will adopt such a tariff
Il, will hold out liberal inducements to the wo
- growers Of the country. We Of the East come
- YOU starving for food for our machinery. We ca
=, Tor more woO-let Il be Of all grades-oOmmOl
e. medium or fine, and we promise you We will fu
nish machinery enough TO use II up. You cannt
VI glut our markets"
Mr.. Eddy. Of Fall River, urged the wool grow
ers to raise fine wool. IL would pay them bettl
than coarse. Why, there Is not dress coat wOl
'Ot by man or boy IN the land but what was made
foreign wool and IN foreign country. Eyel
en- yard OF brOadClOth ought TO be made here.
~ Mr.. Moore, Of Eaton n Y, urged the grove
he to make more efforts TO raise wool They didr
ld raise half enough
Remarks were made by many other gentlemI
so and growers, which we have not space TO repol
ng The NEE ting adjourned until o'clock this nor
ed ing when the by laws will be reported Tor acto
TO About two hundred of the Eastern manutactu
u era are here and the sale which will commence q
Dn morning at II o'clock, will be spirited. The b.
,e of feeling prevails and the Convention is mol
initial effort for annual Wool Fairs aud Sales.