Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-09-14
Whole Numbcr 3l5
Wool Growing in Ter

We laveIeeeivel the i6lloWids O. lunl -stI5-
IA reference Ia sheep raising and GROWING
IN Texas from NessTs, lioIgAN, ln a,r l. E5sr.
nl THIS City, who have extensive trz-1 es a.
aeeiioUs with that State
Having acquired possession OF s5..- f. rr. r,.rl
regard 10 raising sheep IN Texas, r-l .Fs
eindnts' Of gentleman long estal .'..f la tf,t
line Of business, and our own pers d.. s.rr7-
ton, We beg leave % oisr, through d. .rrsr
the following remarks for tho bene r,
interested in the Wool trade in To rfl rp
states, Among the many aduntasr ,.f,I. tH,
growing OF Wool in Texas presents OYER ,...r b.
other States, are the following: rlr Hrar.
growing counties, which are psineiI .Iy f-tr.f.
IN the western aud northwestern plr.. .n ,i .I.
state. 'he climate is remarkably a. .rrg4 d. tbg
health nni habits pl sheep, being dr q i,li vt-I.
thus, for the greater portion Of tho r. srs..
seding the necessity or sheltering tlr1. iht
most uf the country being hill-sid, Rr. rolling
prairie land, the diseases incident Il -Bgr.. EliD
low, moist and marshy grounds, sue aa & ro..
srah and liycr'rnt are almost unknc o. l. 'rs
lands can he purchased NJ from 81 q Iern....
hut rCrtir1 not prepared 10 buy 1av DO .l,
hhfIality at our rcycred Uncle sam, noe t|.nrn-
or S'N, though lao IL not illihcral,) nfl,l usia.
sclycl Of the thousands of unocc u'hl acres
which await purchasers " has be sH. r.'irs
Of Interested persons 10 cry duiSn Te.,a Wool
by asserting that the qualify af V ar'nrior-
atcs in the southern country, II is a.ll 'raw,..
however, that Mr.. CoCEmLi, Or Mon ann..
took the premium nt the Worlds r 90
for the superior quality Of his Wool u.rr or
the wool-Erowinc portions of Texas fer ,rl7
a. high latitude as Mcmphii, Tho keep
ing sheep in Texas is limited 10 the rgrnra... of
salt for their occasional use, tar for ..r .sr, Of
OCCASIONAL wounds ,Sc., and sheds to -.f ,imn
from north winds. We have seen 1 i.,.r- frlu
one Of the most extensive sheep raise ir ..r.a.
who makes the following remarks i rr-arl 10
increase "ln May, 1856, had some II .Hoep
md lambs all told. Had not sold G. i.os .ly
bucks or wclthers, ehouli have beenl To- % count
over 1000 at the end Of May, 1858. ,.n,G ,lis
it will be seen that have more than l,.sl thc
number of my sheep in two years uvb,,r
rhc increase in the amount Of Woo ..r u.5-0
than trcble,l, as tho following will sh
In May, 1856, shenrcd. .....:... -..Hl ib-.
In May, 1857, | Shearcd ..........JIGl Hs
IN May 1858, shcnred. 1900 Hs.
And this after selling and killing aelrIy 4HD
and without purchasing a sirrro ami
nal When it is taken into consierasan .hs
hc duality of my wool has been mat,r n. ,r..
'rovcd by breeding from no other ,.rr rrra
lcrino bucks from the best hocks of raDca and
Vermont, it may safely be set down -Bar 4hi'r
he quantity Of Wool las more thar sr.Ja lr
wo ycare, its value has fully quadruylel t- ig
generally acknowledged that, thouCh not H.ltr
o remuncrativc for the frSt ycrr it ia d a.u- tr-
y moro profitable to raise sheep from u9,r,5.
rrcedS in fewer numbers, than to pull .ngs.'a.rs
luantitics CT inferior atcci even at yrr rrl,cs
these foregoing facts, though but slig s.lu1 -A.
perfectly touched upon, combine to -- H-
cvas is ono Of the finest countricsfo
NJ in tho wcrij, and 1t well deserves
ration of Northern young men to '.
Industry, enterprise 1nt capital to th
mgr..ti,s ~ /. .h.i.@crtn '""", nr'''eat
business. We will merely add tn
lfr ia Nyrlrrtly lrIltliy. and FREQ fr,