Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-07-31

which he paid FI2o. FROM thesc shccp has
been rcalixed the following income:
wooL.
1860. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .............t I.
ls6l.....-...... ...-..--+-.. ............ ~"
ls63 ...... Observation-Disclosures. $50
1866. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. %"
l>oi. ........-.-........ ........-.... s9l
wool ASp SHEEP.
1853. ..................~l,2s 3
s,ois
sheep on hand. Jan 18th, 1870. ..... AS
Worth es.5o per head. .............- l,9l2
es.iao
Another farmer gives the result of his
flock last year Of 42S sheep:
Wool. l.sss pounds. 20 cents per pound .ti.Sas
2l5lambs. ..... Observation-Disclosures. 6i5
tle9s
Deduct so tons OF hay II elo per ton. -. $50
geo bushcls Of corn st so ceutA...., loo
siso
ei.5ss
These figures are based on the prices of
one year ago. | will now take the prices at
present.
Suppose farmer has 600 sheep. They
will average 81 pounds Of wool each:
$500 ms. wool at Soc
500 lambs u ~ each. A1fW
os1so
have put the price Of wool at zoe. Which
is an average in the State Al large. Here. a
long distance from market, the price was
l6c.
The expense Of keeping these sheep may
be fixed fairly thus
l5e tons Of hay .................A, IS 90
90 bushels shclled corn. n soc. =. .... $50 90
6hepherd. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $4,000
Sns. ............ ..'................ 5000
e5s5.0o
This, il will b. seen, leaves clear gain Of
tAirsy>tArss Hundred and sixty flee delfov.
Can any grain growing farmer make q
similar showing! Csn any capitalist in the
State show . better rate Of interest f0f Mis-
iuvsot0ont!
There are large number Of small FARM
~ to whom the aAa of psney could rent
out sheep. also, ct greater rate Or income
shao en- b realised BY shaving notcs on
street corners, buying up delinquent lards
q tax sales, or speculatine b moAgaees Ind
snaP.judguent aotes. n
New. It 10 noe 70 BE- eupp1sed that With
IL The facilities watch thls Staes Chords for
sheep raising. Il can b dune without labor.
u THE. % h III things e,se, there must be l
. peepse attention % feeding, breeding,
eeeltNiae and .shsesing yhieh dill CAV fvr J
- app0eAAino ~ dIaoI t11eo Ssnd. soeSd
jedgaeat. wesl nor sheep do not grow
fS:;. ss s' !! 4 I i!iw y Qa..i. on .h,.
sabjsee which shall rqin The traffic. There
= to-day Of the 81. 90, 900 acres Of arabic
49, = thb Seats, sall A,ttGls more than
sss<sisAsh salR ealsivSSS9 The deusn1, \
Sef veol frea ahscad constantly iocreases.
II . surprising - zee the amount - ~
saoA pear. notwithstanding the nj ~
crease in The pro1o61ion made n - i
eeensEy. The imports for the four yeara
sading June ao,h, 1858, vas:
Value.
Juee - 1861 4'7l7350t
Ju4p %, 1853. :. 7a7o 66P
Jone 20, 1855. ...... ~ 0co 0sS
kns oill'ons Who are ssespine 10 ouP
- M scross the sea viii Al ain NOR
0eAs dsaaad tsr WOODEN fsbrics So shss
- 0eWee Ct wool has cverv ;narc.r,.rs
= tavsst NJ labor and mo:sv. ana Ia.
~ u9e WHEN Tie 65 200, 900 peund. i'm.
g.seeat.e ~ ysaf (ls6s), yin 6s ferestsii.
- - Ae0s pesduction. - -.
81 Netaessess q the wosl srsAsocts Of hi.
49, : 49, beyond stsdJ1(lg. II -
- eBg1e~1eaeal sspests u M. - Il,
0ce4m - this uastse tAae / 6od no
499m1oN shsep. In he uintss e
a ~ . :Ae Ssats oaly bS9. sss
~ ~ - epe5ak 4 It's, /. IA .y2a'
- 49, se Il $1,000 T. le7o, ie~e I'M