The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-02-27
Failures in Farming.

With many people one failure Is
enough TO convince them that all fur
ther eliorc in given direction will lie
hopeless; Yet the world is full of exam
pies showing that most great successes
have been the outcome Of repeated
failures. The making OF sorghum
sugar is practical and profitable oper-
ii'on. but It's failure has been predicted
again and again. Some OF the fruits
and vegetables now vol known in this
country were declared to be- failures
when first introduced in this country;
IL was not so very many years ago that
it was quite generally believed that
fruits could not DG grown west Of Lake
Michigan, yet n very fair quantity and
quality of fruit have already been pro.
duced in that region. Many years ago
an attempt was made 10 introdue3 the
Hereford cattle in the United States.
For years they were utterly neglected
by the public. No one could he found
VINO would try them. Now they have
among AL the beef breeds no rivals
which are more popular. The Jersey
was m America for many years before
any general favor wa. accorded to her,
although Sue was almost rs good 4 but
ter cow years ago rs she is now
In 1895 the Galloway was b ough; TO
this continent; but that breed OF cattle
have remained almost unknown to tne
general American public un,il within
the last three years. Now they bring at
public sale from $500 to 900, So with
breeds Of sheep and horses. liuacprs
in importing and in breeding have in
many case, for years failed TO make
profit from their efforts 70 improve the
stock ot the country, but at last they
have found their reward whore they
have adhered to their stock. The utter
failure ot the attempt TO introduce the
AngorW goat into this country has often
been predicted, and cven now there are
plenty who declare their beli.f that
there IL no probable place Tor that
breed. Yet the Angora-goat interest is
making progr, 81.
Several years ago an effort was, made
10 introduce very line-wOOled sheep into
the States from SaXony. A sm I'll num-
ber of that breed was lately 10 be seen
in Ohio, probably the sole representa-.
tives OF the race in this country. But il
is by no means impossible that that
breed may be brought into general favor
by the changes whie1 fasaion 80 Gften
causes in the demand for wool. There
is no one branch of farming which is
more subject to the changes brought
about by the whims OF fashion than that
of wOol-growing. Yet the man who
will steadily stick TO his flock, be they
coarse or fine in fleece, will at the end
Of any ten years find n balance to their
favor on his books. So. too. with the
breeder OF horses, He who breeds the
light. quiGk-moying, general-purpose
horse may feel tnat Just now the heavy,
powerful draft-horSe has rather the best
Of the market; but the lighter horse
may Oon come again into popular
favor.
The changes in business and popIla-
ton in this country; the increased de-
mand for luXuries which has grown ont.
Of an increase OF wealth; the general
use of fine and silky underwear by
women and chlldren changes of fash
isn in the clothing OF men. and dozen
other influences are at work TO make
possible and even necessary that which
would have been Improbable u few
years ago. No man need be discouraged
aud sell out any breed OF stock he may
have on hand because il happens j,lst
now to have no boom, for in few
years he may be riding on the crest of
the wave once more, and gathering in
his profits at an altogether unexpected
rate, as breeders OF Scotch-polled cattle
have been doing of late.-- Chicago Trio
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