The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-11-12
Pro,nect, for wool.

Baltimore American.
The subject Of the future Of the wool
crop Is now attracting universal attention
throughout the United States, and the !! e5
tension Of sheep raising Is evidenced In
eyery direction. There Is no part Of sgrt'
culture which has been 80 liable TO severe
reaction as wool, bat we believe that
greater pormauepcs may now be antici'
mated In the business than at any former
period Of our history, for reasons that We
nave heretofore presented in theseipsses.
Tha Ro,ton Cultipaior, abiding 70 the fu.
,n ns mice Of wool, remarks that wheat
sss bad its seasons OF extreme depres-
sIon "a have corn and meat, yet farmers
continued their production without any
snnsrept abatement. But whenever
WOOL has become severely depressed,
than commenced an almost indis-
eliminate slaughter Of sheep, or q
very careless system Of sheep husoaudryi
and Hocks are allowed to dieperse or de-
gen crate, and weirequentiy hnd sections
which we're producing large quantities Of
WOOL left almost entirely without sheep.
Then again come lamentations from the
farmers, and they are heard regretunS
their folly in allowing Their Hooks 70 ds-
generate or for having sold them on
There Is one thing OF which the farmers
NAV be certain, that manufacturer WI
never allow their machinery TO stand ldle
| Il there Is any prospect ior pronts, ana
they may depend upon It,. that y success
attends their operations, others willalWays
be ready TO embark In business which
has been found TO be successful, and that
wherever there Is money in wool there Will
always be purchasers ct a price which Will
afford remuneration for moving 1t.
nThese remarks are made ct season
which IA to determine what Is 10 be the
wool crop. NOT Of 1881 but OF 1889, and we
can fully assure farmers everywhere that
thsv NAV look forward TO that year for q
demand for wool which they ought to pro-
dnca. The class Of sheep which they
ought 10 keep, should depend entirely
man location, in order to make sheep
hnSbapdry successful and profitable, In
REORGANIZATION hitherto has been It's bane.
had he adaptabili,y Of breeds 10 location
been properly attended TO, we should not
now be undef the necessity Of importing
WOOls neither huuutu Wo W AAfSssse1b
the amount Of manufactured woolens
that we now are. A large portion
OF these goods could now be man
utactured 10 this country, and 0 por,
lion II our agricultural productions,
which are now seeking foreign markets
would have to meet home market, wnere
thew would be consumed by these opera
tiyes engaged in manufactures, adding 70
The soil fertility instead Of depletion. 1t
NAV 10 seem to be giving greatimportanee
to the question Of whore 50 simple an ami
mai as a sheep Is to be located; but, how
ever Il NAV appear TO causual observer,
location is all important, and it Is Q CUES
ton which no farmer ought to pass BY un'
needed. Let this matter be properly at.
tended to--the right breed in the right
place, and we shall have as good wool, as
good mutton, and as cheap, as can be pro,
duced in any country in the world, and
this is the season which requires the far.
mer's attention to the subject"