Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-04-13
Sheep Raisers and Wool Growers Association or
Augusta.

A meeting of this Association was held at the
Courthouse yesterday. President A. M. Bow
man called the meeting to order, and the min
utes of last meeting were read and approved.
large number of new members were admit
ted showing the great interest that the people
of this county are taking in the important sub
ject of sheep husbandry. Capt. Jno. N. Op1e,
the chairman of committee on Constitution
and Bylaws. made report which was read by
sections and adopted.-[This we will shortly
publish in full, as our want of space prevents
us from doing so this week.
President A. M. Bowman, the chairman of
the committee on the Prices of Lambs and
Wool, reported that he had made no enquiries
as to the price of lambs because nearly all OF
the members of the Association had disposed
OF what they had. AS to the prices to be OBJ
tanned for wool, he read number OF letters
from Northern and Eastern dealers and manu-
facturers, from which we gather that the prices
to be oh tanned for ordinary wool grown in the
Valley stand well with those of other districts
of the same grade-cur middle woods standing
equal to the unwashed woods of Kentucky and
n active demand, and very saleable. A letter
from Walter Brown d Co., of Boston, to G. Ju-
liam Pratt, says that they anticipate strong
and active trade in the fall, and that prices for
south-down wool of the specimen sent them
by Mr.. Pratt are from 46 to 40 cents per pound.
Mr.. Pratt in this connection stated that it costs
from to 81 per cent to ship to Boston and sell
He also stated that he had been offered 40 cents
per pound for all the wool of his sheep and
those of Mr.. Bowman delivered at the Waynes-
boro' depot on Chesapeake & Ohio Railway.
One of the letters to President Bowman stat
ed that the best market for the grade OF wool
raised in the Valley was Philadelphia.
We gather from the letters read at the meet
ing that the tendency of wool was in favor Of
steady market and an increase in price.
President Bowman stated that whilst he
thought that 40 cents pound was good price,
yet he had advised all who consulted him that
the price would be higher.
On motion of ]. A. Turk committee of three
was appointed to inquire and report at next
meeting as to the expediency of the Associa-
TONS offering special premiums on sheep at
the next Augusta County Fair. The President
appointed J. A. Turk, Gilbert Childs, C. B.
Coiner.
There was an animated discussion as to the
election of honorary members. and it was fl
nally agreed SO to amend the Constitution that
on majority vote of the Society such per sons
as were interested in sheep-raising and WOOL
growing might be elected honorary members.
On mOtlOn OF Jas. H. kefuper Iue ueHioeis
of the Staunton press were invited to be pres
ent at all the meetings of the Association.
On motion of A. G. Christian, Sam'l F. Filson
and G. Julian Pratt were appointed commit
tee to confer with the directors of the Augusta
County Fair with regard to the proper classifi-
cation and the increase of prizes for sheep. to
which committee Mr.. s. A. East was afterwards
added.
The meetings of the Association will be held
in Staunton on the 4th Monday in March,
July and December and on one day during the
Baldwin Augusta Fair.
1t was resolved that at the next meeting OF
the Association in July next the subject for
discussion should be 1.-THE best and most prof.
table breed OF sheep to raise in Augusta
County,"
The Association has already large member
ship and will be greatly increased at the next
meeting. We have not room this week to en-
large upon the Importance of such an Assccia-
ton, not only to the individual members, but
to the County at large. but will shortly avail
ourselves of an opportunity of showing some
of the advantages growing out OF such an Asso-
citation, and of the importance.of shecPrrsising
to our farmers ge nerally.