Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-01-31

cotton, If Il wNe net for the uncertainty anf
actual loss oocasloned by dogs. There can
not be too much said on this subject. II oul
farmers would go into this business and pay
attention to what they we're doing there
could be more money made, on an average
per year, than the entire productions Of their
farms would amount to in three years. II
requires stricter attention, but less physical
labor, than the usual duties Armers impose
upon themselves and children ~
We clip the following from the Davenport
Democrat, which is to the point:
Pork is dull, and probably will be for a
long time. The State is .overstocked with
the article Every farm teens with it, and
every market is gluttcd with dead hogs
Speculation or even remuneration may not
be looked for in that direction. But this is
no time for Encouragement. When one
thing fails try another. The best chance at
the present time is the cultivation of wool
and mutton Generally speaking there is
but little wool produced in Iowa. Though
we have as good facilities for producing it as
any State in the Union, We have been cling
ing to the poor policy of depending upon our
eastern friends for that article. Wool can be
raised in Iowa cheaper than it can in Yer
mont What sense is there, then, in depend.
ing upon that or any other State for wool
None at all. This was as true in times of
p ace as to-day, yet the people were not so
willing to look at it. AS "A matter of profit
there is no other crop like wool, nor will
there be for the next eight years; so the
sooner our farmers begin to increase their
flocks the better it will be for them. On our
broad prairies there is plenty of rich pastur-
age, and from the sloughs plenty of hay can
he cut for wintcr-consumption. A flock of
thousand sheep will produce at least five
thousand pounds Of wool, which is worth at
least 1900, saying nothing of the natural
increase of the flock One man can take
care of them in summer and winter. Their
food in summer costs the owner nothing, and
in winter it is trifing. The increase spoken
OF covers all expenses Of every kind and the
wool is the net profit. How many bounds of
pork would farmer have to raise at 4 cents
per pound to net him $4,000; say there is
two cents per pound profit? How much
wheat would he have to raise at rs cents per
bushel to net $4,000, putting the profit per
bushel at % cents? Our farmer friends
JUN iltO tDlS HiaIleT Il Nltte. "A IaTUl-
cr living hundred miles in the interior has
thousand pounds Of wool and a thousand
bushels OF wheat To-day the price Of each
at such point is about equal TO get the
wool to market would involve the necessity
of using one team about one week, while to
move the thousand bushels of wheat would
involve the use Of 25 teams for the same
time. These are matters for consideration.
The time has arrived when our farmers must
turn their attention to the matter All the
extra funds should be put into sheep as fast
as possible. By recent act of the Nebraska
Legislature each citizen is entitled to hold
flock of 500 sheep free from taxation and tx
ecution. Nebraska will hereafter be known
as the poor mans paradise. Our Legislature
will probably exempt fifty from taxation and
execution. With this encouragement let our
farmers put the ball in motion.