Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-04-04
FARM TALK.
DOgS-PIoWing I'm the snow Wool
Growers and Their Tr0ubles-The
Evils Of rrade-ItemS.


Evils Of rrade-Items.
By Or Agricultural Editor.
Every dog has his day, and this is the
day for stray dogs. We have chased
away two, and third comes to annoy
us. We dislike to even speak a cross
word to him, for with some people it is
"hit my dog hit me-" We are now
raising the third dog, a thoroughbred,
for a watch dog. The two others were
caught in bad company and had to be
killed. 1t does seem hard to raise dog
and when he is old enough to be of
some service, to have some mongrel or
cur of low degree come along and en-
tice it away, and after playing with
him awhile finally get him into flock
of sheep, the punishment Of which is
alweys de9th.
Whatever we may say of dogs versus
sheep, there is a place for well bred
and well trained dog, but on farms gen.
orally they are useless, being mongrel,
bastard set, fit only for murder, arson
and blood, and to curl their tails under
them and sneak ifloOked at by even an
honest boy.
FLOWING UNDER SNOW.
In one Of the clipped items which we
have given in these columns, mention
is made Of blowing under green crops
TO catch the nitrogen. One of our
neighbOrS SAYS that he considers plOw-
ing under a coat of snow equal to plow-
ing under a coat Of manure. He is i'm
pulsiye in his statements, but is sue
CeSSfIIl farmer, or at least makes money,
and that seems to be the criterion now
a-days. AS TO blowing under snow, we
think the nitrogen caught would be
cOunteTbalanCed by the chill q buried
coat of snow would give to the ground,
and thus prevent growing crop from
getting q start. Be that rs it may, q
farmer has had abundant opportunity
TO pillow a coat of snow under this spring
in fact, could not plow much unless
he did, so changable has been our spring
weather.
THE OHIO WOOL GROWERS.
The Ohio wool growers have gone
through their Indignation meeting on
account of the tariff which Congress
has seen fit to impose upon the country
-ifimpOSe is the right word-all closing
up with some strong resolutions, bit
nothing stronger probably than the fol-
| lowing from correspondent Ofthe ONO
Farmer:
do not wish any Congressman any
evil that | am conscious Of-nOt even
one who voted for the salary grab, So
called, and boldly ppcketed the money
but | firmly believe that if every
member of the FOrty-Seventh Congress
had been compelled for series of nights
TO get up out of his warm bed, go out in
slippers and nightshirt, catch a de-
PRAYED and degraded eve while the
lamb drew his rations, that there would
have been a good, square, solid prota"-
tive tariff on MerinO wool, by a unlni-
NOUS vote.
SOW THE BUYER AND DEALER
are arranging for meeting, as the fol-
! Lowing Gail will show:
or Interest To Wool Growers. There
will be- a meeting Of the wool buyers
/ and dealers of Ohio held at Columbus,
| April Il, for the purpose of organizing
an Ohio Wool Buyers, and Dealers
| Association and to discuss the present
I evils OF the trade. One of the points
/ for discussion will be to wash or not to
wash sheep. All growers and Others
| interested are invited to attend. For
/ further information address
d. II al
Delaware, Ohio.
/ This ought to be an interesting meet
! ing, but We scarcely see why il is head
| ed ''Of Interest to Wool Growers, y. see
| ing its object is to form Buyers and
/ Dealers Association" We have heard
of the "evils Of the trade" before. We
! shall await and see what action i
! To be taken.
The I. 5. Economist has the following
! To say of the meeting-Of
! THE EVILS OF THE WOOL TRADE, MAR
KET, ETC.
We are right glad to see the farmers
of Ohio bestir themselves after then
long night of slumber, and finally
arouse to the "evils" which beset them
What those evils are we are not inform
ed farther than that the shearing OI
sheen in a washed or unwaShed COndi'
ton will be discussed.
1.-THE farmers would shear their wool
unwashed, and if they would agree gen
orally so 10 market their wool they
would reap great many advantage.
from il, rs well rs that which is most
desirable. C., better prices. For sew
eral wears We have had excitement in
the wool market, but clip time and the
first arrivals, which are usually early
show unwashed have got the benefit OF
il. While the washed wool which
could not he got to market so early have
got but little benefit. We hear of buy
ers every season paying high prices in
Texas and California, but when washed
fleeces come to market trade is dull
Why won't our farmers put their mn.
washed wool in market in April and
MAY, when woods are scarcest instead oil
letting the growers in Texas and Cali
fornia reap all the benefits which accrue
to early ShOrn woods.
The farmer who washes all his tleeces
but two or three which he brings to
town unwashed, and finding the few
fieeees of unwashed did not pay as we'll
as the washed, is like the Dutchman
who laid his head on hen feather on
the rocks as an experiment as what a
feather bed would be.
We are in favor of shearing the sheep
this wear unwashed more than ever so
that our farmers may secure all the
benefits they can from the new order OF
things.
AT present the supply of really choice
wool is very small, and some choice
classes are absolutely scarce. For in
stance, a very choice lot of extra pulled
wool sold the first week in this month
at 80 cents a pound, and it is known
| that at clip time the Geo. II. Gilbert
| Mfg. Co. paid as high as soc. for pick
nick Virginia wool when 40 cents was
regarded as high price Ohio for M
( fleece.
Until lately prices were Toe a pound
lower on choice Ohio fleeces than they
were on an average of ten years before
| the war.
WHY is this9 And why do the farm
ers of Ohio grow less wool to-day than
! they did sixteen years ago? And why
have they given up growing Saxony
wool altogether? And why are our
! fine mills represented at the london