Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-07-02
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From the Un ted states Rsononlst1
Sheep Husbandry, and itsImportance to
. the Loyal States.


From the Un ted states RsOnonlst.1
Sheep Husbandry, and its tsImpOrtance T.
.. the Loyal States.
II 10 asserted by psrsies vel Informed upo
the sublsct that no country adapted to "Shee
Husbsudry" has ever entered into this importap
branch Of agriculture without becoming wealthy
10 EnRland-where the annual rent of the Ian
is fully equal to the cost Of the freehold in ILL
nois or Miohgan-the business ls carried on I,
a larger (x,ent and with greater profit thsn II
any other part OF the word. Sixty millions o
sheep are clipped in the 0lited Kingdom. Th,
deeoes average abou' b after being washed
and it ia not an unc0m mrn thing for O uuarte
Of mutton to weigh 60 n after being dres1sd
Many of the a6ecss weigh full b. II ia 4
common impression that the English people AZ,
more fond Of beef than of any other ANNA
food, "IOhn Ball" and "roast beet" ara b,
many considered synonymous terms, but never
theless mutton has for the last half century dia
placed beef on the Englishman's table. A
farmer In England who keeps no sheen upou
bis land ia regarded as poor manager, and be.
hind the age Sheep manure II valued al 40o
| per head. Instead OF importing Quano from a
| distance OF twelve thousand miles, at cost Ol
from sixty to seventy dollars ton, the manure
OF sheep 10 obtained at comparatively no ek-
pense, and is equally distributed over the land
From the discussion Of the effect Of the cotton
famine upon England, one would be led to sup.
pose that the manufacture of cotton goods was
the most important interest in that country, but
"5heep Husbandry" and rwoolen manufactures
very far Surpass IL. For many years great at
teption has been paid to the growth Of sheet
best adapted to the production of Wors!ed. Ii
Is Q singular fact that very few Of the most In
mn - tEH IL
precisely what constitutes the difference be-
tween wool and worsted. Worsted is the long
fbres Of wool separated from the short by comb.
ing. Until within a very short period, this pro
cesa of separation was done by hand, at very
great expense, but within the past few years
machinery has been constructed which performs
the work 90 satisfactorily that revolution Id
the cost Of worsteds has been effected, both in
England and on the Continent So important
ls the growth Of sheep best adapted 10 the pro-
duction Of worsted considered In England, that
up to within the last twenty five years II was
penal ofenSe to export G"LeicesteF" or "Cots-
Wold' sheep from any part of the Kingdo -
by this means England has monopoized the
production OF oosrse Worsteds, and to-day
supplies the world with these fADPcs.-
The imports Of worsted aud cotton -and-
Worated fabrics Into the United States this
year will amount to about Sl7 367 ,672 The
nature of our climate makes worsted goods
more desirable than any other, and We have
been for many years the best customers that
England has for this clsss OF goods. The de-
rangement Of industry in the coston. growing re-
gions, occssioned by the war, must necessarily
produce greater demand for worsIed and wool
en- fabrics for years to come, and the tariff and
high rates for exchange will make IL profitable
hnHna NNnU - I,HaA thA, -
manufactured goods In our own country. This
subject has attracted the attention Of capital
ists, and we are informed that COMPANY has
already been organized, In Massachusetts, with
large capital, for the purpose OF producing
worSleds. 1t is confidently believed that the en-
terpfise will prove success, and that WoFsted
goods will hoEoaftor be pfoduooo heru " COM
pete successfully with England or any oher
part Of the world. All that is require ed to make
Ii certain is--that the sheep shGIl BE- oTODR. The
soil and climate of all our Northwestern States
are admirably adapted TO "Sheep HusOandry,"
aud the farmers Of that section could not pOssi-
bly, turn their attention TO . more profitable
branch of agriculture. The sheep best adapted
TO the production OF Worsted are sue Leicester
and Cotswoid breeds, and can be obtained 10
Canada TO any extenE, and at reasonable prices.
The caEca'ses are large and the hsece OF long
staple, which makes these breeds more vslua.
ble both fer the clip and Tor mutton. L. Him
oIs, and other paris of the West, where corn ID
raised in such quantities that it is as times used
for fuel, the Leicester and CotsWoid sheep would
pay a large profit to the grower, If rGised aeO
ted for the mutton alone, leaving out Of the
account she value Of the fleece. Corn s most
excellent food for ia ting sheep, and there Is no
country on earth that can compete with the
Wet in iis production. By looking over the
market reports OF the three cities of Boston,
Phil.delphis and New York, 1T will be iouRG
that Lne average price Vi first ciass mutton iE
1lgher st all tmes than she average price oi
drtt clsss beef, but tue largesE profit in the
growing OF s0eep Ia OuS country ID realized On
toe Clip, lu Canada, where the Lslces or ALI
CosWold srs the IaVvriIs b. eeds, the average
Wsight Of the fleece ls iu o Z pounds alter be
lug " shed, L. 10 estimated ia al shsep-grJW.
IuK couUules gnas Ine iucre ,se of the hJck vii.
,ulIy cf,et the cosE VI keeplng, 50 that the
cnp 10 oIesr o. .Uht. 10 February We pfedici cd
u a. tue vol clip OF Gne West you'd oring seV.
easy cents u pound. At tbat time gold wac
selling at q premium of svvelty-tSo per
CENT, which made legal tender nvtes worth
fraction over fifty eignI GEMS 70 the dollar -
Al pttsenL gold 9 at premlum VI ABOUT fifty PER
can't, which makes he legal tender no worth
6625 cents TO the dollar. IL will thus be seen
that he currency mas appreciated about four
teen per celt. since February, AMI il will there
fore buy IA per cent, more Of all mmtdities,
wool included. If nothing should occur be-
tween now and the time the wool clip is brought
into nAikeL 10 change the value of the legal
tender note, We think the besi clips will range
ffom % TO 6oi. q pound. At this price IL will
pay the grower o very handsome prolt, and
Sbsso IL no 4uSsLss oa sS there bsinS pIouIy o.
buyers, Tor every pound 10 the country. IL
should be recollecsed that tue appreciation oil
the currency has produced decline in the price
Of all kinds OF merchandise as well ~ wool, 90
thai the wool grower will be enabled to pur-
chase, with sixty cents pound Tor his wool, as
much of other conmoditiea as he could have
purohAsod In February at seventy cents pound.
For years past the quantity Of wool msnutactur-
ed in the United States has averaged full one
hundred and twenty ave millions OF pounds.*--
OF this quantity not more than one half has
been grown here. While We have been export
ing grain and provisions to an immense amount,
We have lmported wool from Australia, the
Cape OF Good Hope, South America, China,
Russia, India, aud In short from every other
Quarter OF the globe, and are doing 80 to-day,
though ID 10 an indisputable fact that no coun.
ny on earth is better adapted to "sheep Hus-