The Red Cloud chief., 1876-11-23

To:. Craving !. c3.o-a55 az New
Cl.:.:,

ED. CHIEF a, | have been down
in the great -hecp raising cuun'.y,-
southern COIprai, and New Mexico,
| will give YOU atcS fact, a. | >aw
them. Notwithstanding the ar, sent
depressed tate of the wool market.
there Gems To be IA great number 81.
persons vii, contemplate going down
that way for tt.c purpose of engaging
In the bu ines. They are men hAv-
M more or less experience IN North
crn States. AMI 10y rca,on of Hunted
range, desire 10 change Their lora ION
to a climate less vigorous, aud where
"A larger range can be easily obtained.
Others are walrIng for Information IN
regard to the business, with u view OF
engaging In 1t for the first time i. their
experience.
Many of the inquiries come from
young men with limited capital-some
propose to start with one flock, some
with three thousand stock sheep, AMI
one man wants TO purchase ten thou>
and 20 start with. Now to all | would
.ay there l. plenty of roprs, and a eli
mate for that business that il equal, If
not superior To any IN the civilized
world. As To the measure of success
that will attend the business. t ere or
elsewhere, it viii depend almost en-
TREY on the man who c~onlucts it; for
beyond auy question, properly man
aged, it l. one of the most remunera
tive pursuits that can occupy the at
tent n OF a man Of tool Judgment,
who viii personally >up1rinteni his
hochs. AZ the same time it i, a bu-i-
ness ia whIcl. no one can succeed who
VIII MI eliaar hy himself, or By some
faithful and experienced assistant,
give it close attention. Your readers
vii readers vii! readily understand !
that a rancho to commence with on "A
stock of 1000 head will be at a mu h
less pro rl:a expense than one of 900
head. Certain expenses have To be
incurred for one thousand head, which
need NOT be materially increased for
.hrce thousand head. They have "A
sheep rancho iitted up with one good
corral, to be used for dividing, catch
ing, and marking sheep with dipping
vat, >hearing floors, aid wool shed, !
which, When properly arranged, so "a
to iarii. -a~'iy ami satisfactorily one
thousand head Of sheep, can be used
for three fock- of that size. \ corral
for these purpose, is not used for cor
railing the flock at night, or at any
other tine except when there are ,one
to catch, or the flock is t D be divided. |
1t is very dilfirult at present to get
a good lot of graded ewes in the sec
ton of country that | was in, for a
new rancho. that will be OF uniform
character and age anl those who Will
be satisfied with nothing less than fine
ewes Il start with, will De Obliged 10 |
pay a high price for them, or take a
flock "a they run. Of all ages, from one
to eight years, or else import from
some other state.
| have been asked the question by
northern MN fit would be a gord
iiea to take sheep down south, NJ.
j. would not. Good select Mexican
ewes. two year % age, to be crossed
with strong VIII wooded Nerlno OF
South down bucks, viii not only be j
safer class of stock for a comln tnce-
ment. but they will cost less than !
one half the outlay to start with: aud
the beginner can have = uniformity IN
his tiocks that be cannot ge; at any
reasonable expense, if he buys ki-h
grade sheep as a basis. The generally
received opinion that the Mexican
ewes are all alike. * erroneous. The
experience Of a number Of men who
have tried il, proves that breeding
ewes from Northern States do not
seem to DO well. or give satisfactory
returns. either in increase or WOO! for