Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-01-02

The high prices Of land labor, snd the
great length of our winter during vhich
sheep must be fed at the barns. canspirs to
render The cost of keeping flock in New
England very high in comparison to that
Of other countries and many parts of our
OVID. The neglect of Congress to provide
adequate protection to the wool-growing in
terest obliges to compete with producers
Who realize o. oft from sales at i've or ten
cents per pound and cost of importation
The facilities for herding sheep at the west
re such, and the cost of transportation to the
East, and market is so slight. that they can
under>ell US Il is notorious that prices
| NJ wool bear no just proposition to the cos
of production, or those of every kind OF mer-
chandise. The shor. crop of hay the past
season catches many farmers orerstccked.
The natural result is that prices of sheep are
low. These are unpleasant facts. They lead
be sheep breeder to refsc whether his busI
ness is likely to be profitable one hereafter.
Unless a protective duty is imposed, it il
evident that keeping sheep for wool alone
in New England, cannot sustain itself. L.
tie farmers make good use of their power,
he Importance of wooi-growing will lie recoe-
nIz=d By Con gress in the shape Of tariff
An Interest OF such magnitude Will not be
trsa ed with con empt, unless through the
apathy Of these whose right it is 30 Lave
heir market secare from foreign p:odu-
GERS. Whether a satisfactory duty is 1m-
,csad o. not. we believe that for u genera
ior, at Least, ths business of raising sheep IL
NsG England may be pursued vii h profit
There is IN t0Is country & vast amount CT
ter tory adapted TO keeping sheep, where al
quail income from investment 10 farming ope
"a i"ts be realiz d in no other manner.
The pr..i Tia Of the Wet, Virginia, Missouri,
-ntucky. Tennes -ee, and Texas opens 3
roudless field which is TO be converted into
-heep farms, or ranches, if Won please. Tn,
Dnsness Of furnishing sheep to stock this ter
rItory as 70 e one Of great extent. He WHO
possesses sngiaient enterprise TO procure &
suitable h1ck. or SO improve those he has,
has be can sell bucks and owes for this mar
ker. will fnd himself iDthe way of doing
pr Fl able business. In order to take advan-
sge OF this opportunity the farmer must be
pre pared to meet the demand. Let him spare
no pains to improve. Coed sheep will come
mand good prc,s and rtany sales. l.
must not te expected that sheep breeding will
e attended with the same degree Of success
al times Every Kind of business is rub
Jec - Il lamentations. The present tempo
rary depression is not q cause OF discourage
me nt.-N H. Ftumer
George Warne, NJ. D., Independence, Bu-
chaunan County, Iowa, says: - The rhubarb
wine canrot be dangerous if kept till it gets
age. L have some that has been bottled six
years the corks were driven in and tied down,
md then sealed with sealing wax, and made
absolutely tight as l could make If, and it
as now der Owed itself into weetened water.
Guess hat has become of the oxslic acid !?
lndeed, what has become of my wine? The
ingredients are ell there-tbe wine Is not. Is
ls useless waste OF time ana material to
make wine of rhubarb.'