, 1866-03-30

neece itss1. Unti1 recently, there hns been
little demand Tor this wool, but II Is now be-
| Ing worked TO some extent, and doubtless will
become one Of our staple articles.
The whole goat family have such love
for the bark, md twigs OF trees, aud shrubs.
that they are dangerous pets about well kent
house grounds. The animals can be had At
reasonable figures, as there are thousands of
them to the country; Before the war there
were large aocks in Georgfa, Tennessee, Ken
tucky, Ohio and other Suites. Those who arc
In search oi them, can learn about them ot
Evanston, Chicago, Decatur, md at this
point. In fact they arc In small lots In ali
parts ofthe West.
Some years ago gentleman in Chicago,
who has % suburban residence, paid several
hundred do1lars for q few Of these goats for
pets for his children, but before he was a#are
Of the fact they hnd ruined hundreds Of
valuable trees. lie could not sell them, an.
mndc them q present to their former owner.
II they could be kept within ordinary en-
closures, like sheep. they would soon become
certain extent but as 1t is, few farmers
will be pleased with them or find them profit
able. -
Thus much we have written to nut the
readers OF the TR1BrNg on their guard agninst
lmpositions Of the golden fleece.
WOOL GROwERs' MEETINGS.. "
Those meetings at New York and elsewhere
have eliminated In an agreement with the
manufacturers Of woo1leu goods, to petition
Congress In regard 10 an Increase Of the tariff
on imported wool, 80 as to eaualize the tariff
on both. As It now stands the tariff is only
about equal to the internal reycnuc duty on
home grown WOOL Aside from this tariff on
wool, these meetings haye done little to en-:
tighten the novice In sheep husbandry. Now
that this yexe1 question Is virtually at resi-. =.
no doubt We shall hear something of yaluc
from them.
wooLLEy MILLS,
Our people should turn their attention to
the manufacture OF w0Olteu goods at home
Every village should hayc its woolEen mill,
with its half dozen or more Of looms. The
best OF good serviceable cloth comes from
these mil1s, while the sboddy Il. nude in the
mammoth establishments where capital sup
plies the machinery to grind mp old woollen
rags TO be MIXED with cheap wool, making O.
worthless cloth to be sent West for the cloth7
Ing Of the wool growers. It Is humlliating
though common Thing to see an Illinois grower
sheep In the world, dressed IN this shoddy
cloth. He must pay freight on the wool
md rags, the commission OF dealers be
cheated Into TIC Idea that he has good cloth,
when It Is simply warp Of good wool, lltcd
and Ind with old rags. It Is shame that
Give Us home factories and the owners would
not dare to mako up any such fabrics. In
stead Of hearing the curses: At o distance, as
Is. now the case, they would be shouted d1!
Tectly in the ycars Of those gentry. We have
the wool, the capital to build the mills, and
grower take stock in these mills, and he viii
ind them profitable Ia more ways than one.
They would give him cheap md taluabIe
cloths, make him home market
Err his wool and mutton, md pay
good per centage on the Investment. The
operator would want his mutton, his frnsts,
and other farm products. Indiana aud Ohio
haven goodly number Of these small factories,
that always pay good per centage 10 the
owner, and where the wool grower, If he
choose, can hare his wool worked on shares
or exchanged for cloth. In this State they
arc also seen at wide intervals, and arc always
highly priced. Every ponnd Of wool grown
in the State should be worked up at home,
and II the homo demand for the cloth Is not
sufficient our merchants can; easily send 1t
West and North. At almost any point in the
State, VIC hare either cheap water power or
the whole stock of shoddy goods out
Of the market. Never have We paid such
high prices tor woollen goods rs during tho
past year, aud never have we been 80 vlllafn-
ously cheated in the quality Such thing
~ genuine doeskins or twecds are almost
out Of the question like our coffee and gin:
sible to have them without adnlteratlons.
What We lack most Is workme1. ALI the
other requirements We have, With cheaper
rents, cheaper food and the same wages, no
douet they coulo De Drought from
inc East IN any number required;
Eself Naoi grower every iafmer, and
thing and should take steps in the
enterprise Even the merchants will find It
to their Interest, when all things are taken
into consideration. The only class that
mlEht opt'pse tne pan arc dealers IN feady?
naae cioInes' lhesc We haTe some
aouoas ,,t anout. rs pIoRosHion Is SO PLAIN.
50 P'1nsaog on n o. gooo resnats thai We hope It
Wool growers nave tne greatest ana most az
!eet interest N II, hno 10 them we 6h0ulu
look to take the initial In the movement and
pal tne oall ID motion.
u,a nhkt hss+o4t nGsSASnnx ~ eSaan h,.3 As s5Ec1aL
c,a1ty IN r 9 ssts as as spe
ptapAe ah;M ~ dna ann nas oec9 t eononc.eo y men
s,,Hax SHs.. aIu .ha, T. anoss nsn aie WOOL
etuMtss, tnA. lne} nave tnaue WOOL tae
cnlet ltcla 10 tneiI oasiness, "itnont regard 70
matlon; Ihese sheep are kep1 IN large locks,
eenetany nnaef :a1' s cnafee Q! shepherd, who
reMAnS "ltn tnem tAlouen Tue cay apa a.
niEht thcy are driven 70 tue iold- The out
ly1ng prairie mas generally supplica the sum-
mer pasturaEe. say from the middle OF April
70 the nrst OF October, PERIOD Of hse and
hali months. When @ drost holds gu, week or
Two more Is aGaea. lhes gives the pastufage
man can nero az deast tMo lhoasand shesp,
wnsca' hy ~ n,sy aoi!hss i, moa.n .ot saephera,
board, hofse ana doe, Is some Three hundred
uollafs, or nseea cents per mead IN tne au.
tnmn olae grass pasture and a9ock corn, ana
lot ninter HaS ana Snock corn, Win
q ~ niue oats, Is II .ae leea' O.. shock
corn cotn cut september,
Whic we oiades afe YET green and succnlent
anu Pnt IN la1Ee snooks or STACKS. say ht1een
70 twenty 70 thc acre; !hese are taken from
the corn Held as required, and scattered over
d lhe 1eeulug !ot ior .ne saeep. Inc corr
ntst ea,en o a, ne saee, "hen IT. tne neft stf1p
inc leaves. oats afc leu N sne shea1 IN the
II WI. anns @ 10 seen lnaa tne kecpng oi
laIee aoeks M On .ne ptaifie u noL expens,ve, and
esen ~ II !oM Plce ior "ooI, !'l0htaple. one
9 o. tnese ncms cec1 Is eaeap hastaraSe, o1t We
nave ,, no assulanee .naI .nis Will con- continue. .
to, can a'. Pu1e5ase !ana WITH
acre. some Of these shesp.men ho!d thou,
snas an " LITE, ~, tha ~. @ ps1tu n 44o
advance In thelr hand has made them rich.
SMALL ~ I..salt snEsf ia rAAMs. Na.,
auo Awe ~ ~ 81 tba sat.iin w H.
stafe w;I7 Tine ont The ont1ein~ 5ra{rSn ri - and I
1Ha 31n. -. ,strr,. viii S,sannsar Thess tWo w
nsas anu aee ePned VII, IL Nv 1s.-s ah,nae W.
s,.o shoss1 sssSa anate1 " Ita vm enane
G1ss ns mH"11 T on3 ovp ~ sta ,,i !" t3a Ut
'aa1S IL cInnne 1anat = ~" ,rtra 1.so
noa sua 1atrs sbS.s - ,n,s - a5 h h.so h,ne'
aaS. a.S ,,,;s,aIa ssoo1 si,oo,o W LIZ, " osn
VIZ M tiain. ttLus Wo1 Woyt encep mne1S W pfesen'
al a dae large hoeks s, arc a Of me wool, .,.
4he Tins has cn1ne H. tha chon1a M',i,dia AZ
ttno, md ,.~s+em ara ~ 1srtT, dans
s's hccom;n@ emssiar ~ and ID 6stter 3ie;dad ~
tntn Ga1;1s na anob,1,as ~ fsr,,ar ~ ioo ~
smo,l flocRs ~ sheon 1riich svas ;ncanvsrioIt
Tn ~ him ~ A. basr!po' "AAeN No
In % The sont,; nart n the State fron tha. frat
of he fsr4,ore -, -. Eont ahs; acnaEe J.o,
~ 1wentr .o1a1Em noes thar ;h,s 1NH1n InHn
ror T1s .ee1 ~ -, A." .So, sn., T., a. asa