, 1881-11-12

because, during their short ownership. It keeps
the heeces sound and lets no harsh,
ps detes5ed fsseeDyeI rier gGr Ci,, RID
! nine weeks OF puckiug, fermentation, which
| they cali "sweating." cnsues- THIS sweating
| makes the wool hard aud brittle; In tho inner
parts Of the pack il even gets warm, spontunc-
GUS combustion has again and again resulted,
uud wool factories haye been lcyelcd by It TO
suit the Interests of ilecce-buyers they will see
thar much HIS possible OF this yolk Is removed
The Spantards try for this after sheariIg when
they give the neeces good wash Saxon grow
| crs wash tho sheep themselves before the scis-
| sors nre set to work They have tubs Of warm
water and soap lees, into which the animals have
| their first dip; then tubs Of Glenn water ure
| ready for extra puritlcation. The English, as is
| fumilr, wash before clipping also, but tney
only use clean water. and they squeeze this out,
| when the sheep are removed from 1t, with tho
hand.
Iowa Fnt-Stoek Breeders Association.
On Dec. l3 the Eighth Annual Convention
Of the Iowa Fine Stock Breeders Associa-
tion will be held at Iowa City. As a school
for the information Of the breeders Of the
State, these yearly gatherings have taken
such a position as to attract the best men in
the State, and as successful institution OF
its kind it has no equal III the country.
Among its active members are such men us
eN-Consressnl;ln James Wilson. of Traer;
the lion. Pliny Nichols, Of West Liberty; ex-
Lieut-Gov. john 4 Scott; Prof. S. A. Knapp,
Of the State College; Judge Luce, Ut Iowa
City; Robert Miller; W. ". Adrich, and
many Iowa breeders, WING ca are all nen OF Ell.
these yearly meetings are very interesting,
and of inesiimahIe yalue 20 a;l who are en-
gnpeI in tIt. business of hrrp,iin.r and feed
ing stock. An idea may be formed Of the
wide range OF these discussions by ref
erehce 70 the papers read Delore tae
Anoug tho more. prominent pApcrs was one
prepared and read by Col. Scott. OF Tainn COun-
III nIon nn 1ng M Mow c 19
he treats is ut the present time Of special in
terest to men eushsed in producing beef cattle,
The THlHESE ventures to reproduce the follow
Gol. Scott claimed thur people buying blooded
TN;nss of arro,onnn IN tb a;,si hos t,
and tho pedigree should cont:,il the mines of
The parties who know the facts Of the breeding.
one. vet II 1nirht ar ssu,ne @ that 1he % reoI vntne
OF any animal for stock purposes, nside from
any mater OF mere lancy, Is gteatly depehuent
valuable cluructeristics REFERRING to the petli-
gree OF Oxford Hitburst, one Of the most
e s,, ni1o tha1 ffer1. s nv" tixa ,s
above tho imported cow. One purt In thirty
two ot the blood he bears is from the i'm
ru1;n rhrn,,..h a ,,,a fn,n..I n;aaoss f'.,.tS
TO The earliest known dam. the nineteenth. md
TO the twentieth Sire j give full credit to ull
the great English and American breeders anu
quantity Of blood which comes from the long
l. i,nc buck Of the importation is but one part In
1ulF1S y. n
Ine "rIter coneludeu by saying that fashion
- peulgree had done incalculable harm to the
NVe-stock interests. nna NE thouEht II hn"lse
anu unsafe ~ select either sres or dams on the
rSputNtlon o. thelr anteccdents it' the DEAD past
The buyer should. when selecting blooded stock,
not only investtste the pedigree OF tho animal,
ol me en- man 's. Win whom ;l!1 & he deal:,
"a a. inc meeting lnst vcar many other interest
n9 pate1s Nv were reiu ana a7aer"aro d cr1tieaIly
discussed pf the members Ihe coming meet
my Of INC association will undoubtedly be rela-
ttNe!y LIVELY % interesting. ai1u VIII ATTRACT q much
1a'ss1 nonoe' u s'ocA-'a'sefs.
Fnd or*enent of Gov. Cullonl,s Pleuro-
Pneumonia Proclamation.
The newspapers OF Montana, wyoming,
anu Nebraska, heartily ndorSe Gov. Cui-
1oln'S proclamation scheduling localities in
Eastern States known to be Injected with
contagious pleuro- -pneuomolla.
Western herdsmer have Il nroper conceu-
ton ol the dreadful results Of this insidiOus
disease They APPRECIATE the fact that once
tocnt.,J i, tho;r raIe w ,,o.eo,, 49,, ar,,ra.
!oe'seu III u'e1r ietas' 1'o petsoii eau approx
innate the loss which would follow, and are
under obligations tn the 1aw-n1atSers of
iinn;s fnr n,r,ior1 ntoot;,,r '1a;s ~
,..tH ~, ne not pit"y pIu,Tc.s .lleir ln!ei
:'. els ~ lae eteGlloh VI ouiWark against the
; Ple'au ~ eie n4sease. !ie !ead!1ls papers o.
or sraued STOCK that may be |
f nnI1 W,sterr ,,, ~ sr, t8 otee,t @
ns though tho action Of Illinois woull be ioi-
loTeo T, ~ sSvernl other states and Territories.
ready received setback, and the effect Of the
has been to about parnlyzc that
calves at tho Union stock Yarys are 'ia,ly % Se
coming lighter and when tha State Veterinarian