The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-02-07
THE WOOL GROWERS.
Address by Governor Porter-Other
Bustness-Election OF Od1cers.

A. thevnorning session of the Wool Grow
erS Convention Friday, Uriah Privett
res.sA asssper on the subjscs OF the number
ct slrssp that can be raised to the acre OF
ISysU-age. He though. twenty-five sheep
<-oalS be raised on 100 acres. Governor
Esgsr-ur then addressed The Convention Is
ca .0wS
Eedss-na is not one Of the great wool-growing
az their nesh Is st adily increasing In lss0 TIE
lumber Of sheep In the State. according 70 tne
aited States cersus, Was 10l9, so; Ia 1882, &C
ding to the report al cur Bureau of Statistics
erumber wGs coz / Ihe wool Clip OF the
tie was IL 1879, il25 pounds in jss', 1885,
5 ard In 1852, sos, l59 This ShOwss gratifying
Owth o! this Industry. The leading sneep
owing County Is steuten, IN which, IN 1ss2
lere were IS $40 sheep Lagrange had IN that
MS, 9I9; Adams, % 40; Owen 2o.652; Elkhart
zZ.6A In taking any considerable numDeI Ol
ycsxs standard IL is believed that no industry
Hrzzlstse better returns than skillful sheep gros
Tx. While FOOD and rslment shaI De Wanle9
SlsIS sglI be a demand for mutton aRd WOOL
HE<h1g inapEovsd as ogr breeds OF sheep nave
too Desired. we want a breed thst viii unite
great weight and q fine quality OF nesn. Win III
creased weight sno excellence OF nesh. We want
while not fOErishiUg under great neglect not 10
reuuire that nice y OF care demanded by some on
tae Ezost select breeds We want what Is besi ~
c8nt<ned IN a single stock Exertion win not
efCH anti. such hr cd Is produced. When Good
yea had wasted his all IN irultleSs experiments
M the inflammation n rubber. and sull peTse-
verett through poverty ana neglect, luck At last
cEEle % bis help aud gave hin tue Piizs that IL
had 5suied 70 work. Chance or intelligence viii
yecUfve US the breed Of sheep wanted X We VIII
Tls.rssssere il the present
The great demand abroad for American beei
auG uoFk should, | would think, incline Us %
uSfs saeep more for their flesh ihsn We hsye ever
done We should or'ouee a mutton that for
EUp&uoTity " quality would create lar e De
IN sxI for Z aerOlG Aud u would seem 10 me that
uCzT cur cities 70 would be profitable 10 raise our
saseo win more particular reference 20 superb
on - OF flesh than ~. the County districts We
Cuac soon create n demand for southoOWn NUT
teIis that would pisCe Is price IN our Oiy markets
Mzcza higher than iho flesh Of common sheep
cur Indiana markets that our tastes are uuedu-
czsc5 aud foE dtu q FOR = proper discrinihs-
tf0.z hes not heen laid
81 We5ster- It j. veil X own. was fond Of the
"a sssuIes % TIE ts1..- At Ms dinners the Test
CEes q SouthGoWn mutton always inquired COZ
sps1fOueiy. A. G remember once having heard
a. sury Winter DAVIS saw that. though he had
ofissu heard Mr. Webster speak, he hsd never
Ealui LtW speak 50 oirquCuty as when once, &c
dfurusr gfven Nv NJ Webster 70 ~ Clay and
stzer DISTINGUISHED eussIS Mr.. We9Eier held
plFBpz his fork the choicest bit Of n 5Outhdowu
---Ea and uiFc0ursins upon the History OF the
s~.s1 cldOEn breed. ann upon the choicest parts
c,E the table, he passed with lofty gIscc, 70 MT.
= oar butcher shops this superior quality Cf NUT
usE and IL will not be- long until the public palate
VIZ De cultivated &c ne point OF paving me price
PszIs OF producing Il.
Discussion followed the address on the
cause of poor mutton berg furnished in the
mGrkets. Jonathan Conkls, of Castleton.
rcss1 a paper advocating the pasturageSof
wheat with sheep.
Resolutions Vere offered showing that
urEEsr the tariff law The wool products had
increased from co 900 coo to 500 O00, 900, while
II foreign countries these produces have
rSErogrsded, ana requesting the Indiana
nSAsslbers N Congress 10 use their influence
to prevent a reduction of the tariff. The
rpzsnl utions were referred to a Committee.
which made q favorable report thereon, and
discussion followed the report. Memorial
resolutions were passed on the death OF
Hon r. c. Meredith and Martin Pearson.
&fcerward the Convention refused TO con-
cur IN the report Of the Committee on the
taS1If resolutions.
q resolution looking to a Jaw requiring
dor owners to report The number and sex OF
tzs1sT dogs vas passed
Use following officers were elected:
T5-rss56ent-Fielding Bicisr, Of Indianapolis
' ice Presidential. Il. Hanna, OF Marion
CslBs-y.
s Secretary. w Roba, OF GreenessGe.
8Teasurer-S. g. Duncan, of franklin