The Worthington advance., 1876-07-20

Grant. They have a personal spite at
everybody and everything, and they
bang round the world ul'setting thrones
and getting into difficulty, all to crafty
personal feeling.
sIkEEP.
Mr.. J. Ames started, on Tuesday last,
on another trip to look for sheep for
himself and others. On his former trip
lie made the tour Of i number of coun-
ties east and west Of Mankato, and saw
many hocks of sleep, some of which
were for sale. The average, however,
was not rs good as lie had hoped to
find, nor us good as the average of our
own flocks, One reason for this inferi-
ority, Mr.. Ames thinks, is the fact that
the tlocks run III the timber and brush,
where they are more confined and shut
out from the free range and unobstruct-
cd breezes of the prairie. lie found
some owners who were letting sheep,
but 80 far has found no one willing to
let Aocks so far away from their imme
diatc supervision.
Mr.. Ames, on his present trip, will
make the tour of a portion of Iowa,
and some of the counties east of here
on the line of the Southern Minnesota.
lie has still strong hopes Of enlisting
tho interest of sheep owners in our
beautiful prairie region and of turning
considerable capital into this branch of
lusbandry, believing it to he the most
profitable and satisfactory use to which
capital can he put in this locality.
Mr.. Ames is ut the head Of the COM
mittee appointed to secure the intro
,luction of sheep into oxD county; is
President Of our County Agricultural
Society. and is heartily devoted to ag-
riculture. In behalf Of the agricultural
interests of our county we bespeak for
him the confidence and respect of all to
whom lie may have occasion to present
this subject, and wish him abundant
SUCCESS.
STOCK GROWING
An exceedingly interesting discussion
is going on through The Martin County
Sentinel concerning the relative advan.
tages of wheat and stock growing.
Mr.. Shear1nan rather advocates grain
raising and an intelligent correspond
cnt replies, making the following esti.
mate:
A man buys IN the fall 50 head of cattle,
AAv 10 heffAra Is eprS nd ynunp 1,1i11l
sge: tons cf hay each, put Yp by himself,
At ;e q res 81 so"' although Mr.. s''carns'n 30,
Ills cxPense* for hertling should he n. per
hSH c., M ;s x.s sIsr %;s nrd ts s,t G s;aat S!sr
magnitude to warrant Keeping Il ttcrtler, sc
June Of th]s year the neifersare considered ~
mature. Expenses for winter rs above, 80:
III. here, ,.,. Increased by calves to e5 heat,
against wlici. lte sells liS original steers
and what bulls he has no use for. tSee
u,,der.) This brings herd to about same
tigurcs-say annual expenses, 35(
THIRD YEAR
Ills herd has riSen t., say ~, OF which Ire
sells his steers, say yc:trings worth $40.
aS before, reducing the lrlnsbcr of G :wS
land necessary buIls> toSay,63. Annu'l ~,
expenses, sc
His herd equals lU0 head OF which 50 are
COWS tit for breeding, 1,43{
PROFIT.
1st year, surplus over purchase, MI
ri year, over Is b,IllOcks worth go each
more than original cost, s 3N
Ri year over ~ yearlmgs at 40 each, 2a
4th year, 1tO head or 50 moro tlEln original.
1y purchased worth 1T an average ~,
md Increased value Of the 50 originally
commenced WITH say, 81 each, 250
$3cOt
Less. .......-......... 1,45(
Nett profit, say, Il So