New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-01-11
wOOL-GROwERs' CONVENTION.
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EsrCpe-Amrrican Agricultural Muse
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Corlospcndcnee Of The y. \. Tribune.
CorrHDUs Ohio. jan 9. 1884.
Yesterday and to-day have been devoted 10
the Wo,l.G rowcrs' Convention. The Convention has
been held in the Senate Chamber OF the Capitol and has
been largely attended by the sheep farmers 9th State
During yesterday there was spirited discussion upon
these three quetions viz; How bes, TO protect sheep
from dcrsi II washing theep advauiageouli l. the
tariff on foreign wool adequate protection 10 the Amer
lean pfOlueeri Thsso questions were wen discussed
by Gov. Brown u Massachusetts, ny. heClnng, Ar.
Montgomery. Ne Bel. MIR. Cunningham. Mr. DolanO.
and Otlcn OF Ohio.
1t appeared from statement mado by Mr. Mont.
g0uey that the loss 10 sheep owners nom dogs in the
State Of Ohio amounted g. S20OO per year. The
number Of dogs returned BY the Bssctsors amounts 20
~. coo; Int Mr. Montgomery claimed chat tlSre were
no loss than half millios in the state Lieai.-Gcv
stanton made able aud effective address upon the
t,gf climing that 1t was ut.len' "a protect The
great and growing interest Of sheep hnsbandry;
In the evening, an addrcs Nas given by Col Daniel
Ecedhgu II Vermont Who was N. Comm ssionsr from
Mennonite tho great international Exhibition ~ Ham
burg Tie cuhect Of Col Ncodhanl'g address vas " the
triumph " the Vermont sheep nj the International TX
llllti6B His address listened 10 BY large audi
ence Will gent interest In the course Of Lis eddTtts
he made tse Of the following language In speaking o
tho American Exhibitcr-Mr Campbell. To George
Campbell uf Vermont belongs MI the honor that NJ
tauled the success OF The American herinos All Am
orcan breeders o stock were Invited bat among them
al only &C uGu dared 70 venture with live stock
six bucks and SIX e"eR and burJrisoi oil Europe IN
the fact That America contained bcreT Merinos than
III tho word beside: and not only I'D be- surprise Eu
rore but America also which before had dared TO
claim for hfscf the leading postionn the production
81 siock-hItedlng Mcrinos These sleep were Cf Mr..
CGmpleils own breedug AID Tie iici that they took
nom tire best hccks OF Germany AND France tho two
fret premiums IL honor OF which hmaTica may wei,
BE- proud" Cob NcedLam alluded 10 tle great interest
taken in tls Exhibition by 1r Baldwin Of New York.
aud Gov. wright Of Indiana, who was appointed as IA
Conn ssiu1er by the Pre3idcnt. He sad that mnseum
Of American agricultural implements a. Hamburg Was
one ef tho ,esus OF the exhibition That tie conri-
button mads by the German citizens Of York, OF
large variety OF agricultural implements
formed The nucleus. and that building had been SET
apart in Hamburg for the permanent exhibition OI these
ADD al other agricultural implements Of American
manufacture which might from time TO tine be Donated
lie closed is address with comrariscnDf our country
with tho European countries which he VISITED saying
that with civil war on our hands, VIC wen ynsy better
Oh than Che nrstOciatc Governments ~ te Old World
To-day has been devoted 20 meetings VI the Ohio
State Board Of AgIiouline The discussions have been
quito interesting. and general initiation was gwen 10
outsiders to participate
This evening al address vas given by Eenry s. Ran
dali LIZ d., 81 New YORK. editor VI Sheep Ilusbandry
tie Practical Shepherd, &c, &c
Mr. RaidalIs address was well ATTENDED and listened
10 with great satisfaction. lie gued that the sheep
interest The country tbs incrcnBe and likely 10
be- although wool and sheep would In the future have
tho dopresslons that they had suffered In the
pa.t. he also argued that the cotton culture
Of the conairy, amer the Rebellion, would be Of more
absorbing interest than before that oUtIon culture
vas healthy occupation. and light be engaged IN ly
white we'd as black labor. Ills address abounded in
figures and no sketch OF u would DO justice. 1t Is to
be printed by the Convention.
Al Tho CLOSE thanks were rendered 90 Dr. Randall and
Col Needham, and tho Convention adjourned without
day.