The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-10-26
SHEEP RAISING AND Low
TARIFF.


An Englishman, who has had many
years experience in the sheep bust
ness in the Argentine Republic
writes us reasons as to why SO many
persons fail who engage in W DOL pro-
duction. He says:
Failure is caused because of the
fact that many think that no spe-
cial knowledge is required
as to the business, whereas
scarcely any business requires so
much. He says: have had many
years experience, and have seen,
many failures from this cause. l
myself invested in a hurry and re-
pented at leisure. To successfully
carry on this business you must
know how to cure sheep effectually
class of sheep to raise to suit your
market, the class of sheep to suit
your land and climate, the class of
bucks to choose for the class of ewes
you may possess, how to increase
the weight of fleece, how to lamb
your sheep, or, in other words, what
care they require during Landing,
how to Gull your flocks not
only of old sheep but of sheep bear
ing light fieeces.for it is not generally
known though it is a fact that it is
the eve that gives the weight of
wool to the progeny and the buck
the size and power; how and
when to salt your sheep, what RENE
dies to use to prevent lombrize and
other diseases, and last, not least,
how to speak to and manage your
herders, particularly if they are
Mexicans. l would advise anyone
wishing to enter the sheep business
to get a good, competent man that
understands the business and pay
him well, and study under him
while he runs the business or pay
good sheepman 910O for a year to
learn on his place, and il will be the
best G100 ever invested, as by that
time you will have time to try and
see how you like the business, be-
cause if you get Disguised over
it and do not enter heart an
soul you had better try something
else before you lose all your money.
This gentleman does not only
know all about the most successful
manner in which to produce wool,
but his head is level on the great
question that now agitates this
country. He is an advocate of low
tariff, and he wants less
tariff on wool and wool pro-
auctions, because it would result in
profit to the wool grower. He says
that "if wool can be raised in the
Argentine Republic with much
profit at twelve to fifteen cents per
pound, with an annual increase of
thirty to forty per cent, it ought to
be doubly profitable in Texas. where
the annual increase is seventy to
eighty per cent" He calls attention
to the fact, that in spite of the tariff,
wool is now shipped out of the
United States, and that tariff reduc-
ton will so increase the demand as
W HldhO WOOl plOuuOliOA AulAI1 II
not more profitable than now. The
greater the demand the better the
market; and therefore the wool
growers need not be alarmed
but they should congratulate them
selves as to results attending lower
tariff, with not much lower prices for
wool. With reduction of the tariff
sheep raisers will be enabled to live
better and more cheaply, to. pay
less for what they live upon.
less for clothing, and yet be
better clothed. With increased de-
mand they might even get better
prices for wool, and then certainly
would grow more profitable woods,
as they would come in competition
with the world. Altogether, this ex-
perienced wool grower disagrees
with the protectionists. He knows,
in fact, that protection does not
protect the wool grower, but the
wool manufacturer.
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