Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-01-01
THE DODGE CITY TIMES.
DODGE CITY. SATURDAY. JAN. !:
WOOL GROWING IN MONTANA.

The West Is becoming noted wool
.,,x;nu reeior. The growth Of sheep AID
vol is being extended in all the ''a'es and
territories wet Of The Mrs ssipPi river.
The Territory of Montana has not shared
:, the xci,em. mt Of mining discovery Ike
u.nv Of The western territories; but 1t r.
oD.n;re up Other fields Of industry and
wealth compared with which the mining
c.mp. of Ariz M, Colorado and New Mex
;c, are of very email inn ortance. len
ve.rs ago, it is true, Montana vas known
oul, rs pt,mi-ing gold mining region
There we're DO, 10 o sheep in the territory;
nov ,b.r. are over 100000, With P'educ-
.;on o, over a million pounds Of wool; and
California and Oregon are daily pouring
,.,o tho territory the surplus Of their n'cks'
I, is predicted by Mr.. Paris Gissor, . gen.
tI.m.n who i, vouched f. ~ quite familiar
With the subject Of wool produc ioo' sna'
N. annual clip Il vol in montana Will
reach - high ~ 50. 100000 pounds before
the year 1890.
A ls,xe and increasing per censaee Of the
sheep Of NJ ,ntsna is vel as OF the cattle are
owed by persons who do not manage the"
themselves. Nearly all Of the leading men
of c.ui,al 10 Heinz, own interests in bands
Of tuck, either sheep or cattle. The per-
ans desiring +, invest in the business oil
she+p growing take as an associate some
man Of experience and integrity, but de'ti-
,ute Of capital and give him entire charge
Of the aock. A band Of sheep continuing
1 900 and upward, in good cotdiiion and
free from di @sse, may be bought fox firm
s. 10 81 per head. They mu-t b, htri.o
summer and white, 10 bands Of mot more
Oh IN 20O0 each, oorrailed every night and
Ru,rd.d sgsins, the drprsdai;ons OF dog
and Will animals. Cattle and sheep c'n-
mt live ,oge her On the same range. The
lm,.r no, OILY ca, the grass down 40 cloee'y
at there is nothing left for the cattle, hui
toey also lr,-e an odor which is offensive ia
tine cst.le. Although the ccs; OF msnsEing
sheep ia greater ,h,n thst Of hsndiing cat
tie, the returns are quicker and larger.
While benrJ Of young cattle begin to yield
40 income only at the expiration Of three
years. the she p yield crop Il wool the
first summer after they are driven upon the
Iangs, ard the iucre ase OF the band Il much
greater. Our informant, considers sheep isl
more profitable than cattle, while the life OF
the sheep grower il much easier than that
Of The cattle h-rder. sheep require more
attention Than cattle. A pr. rs on Of shed
In winter agsinrt severe storms ID regarded
- desirable, but in Montana they rsrely re-
GIVE hay or other food save that gathered
BY themselves.
As to the profits Of wool growing, oil
sgree that the wool clip will pay the entire
expen.e, leaving the increase . clear gain.
Judge Davenport, Of this territory. fouI
years ago las, July. Purchased LOCO ewes
which c.st him in the neishborhood Of So,
600. Thsse he put in charge Of . young
man, who was to take them on Iange, care
for them, pay I'll the expenses Of the band
and to receive % his shars one-half the WOO
produced and one-half the increase OF The
f,ck. At the end Of four years settlement
was to be made, aud Judge Davenport was
then to receive back 1000 Of the best ewes
which the bsod contained. The set'lem-n,
Wa made la.t July. In the meantime
Judge Davenport had received for his share
Of the proceeds Of the sale Of the wool &c.
500, and far his share OF the increase 81, COO
The prof Of his investment Of S.. 900 fo'
four years was. tharefore. $l4.5OO, or So.