The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-05-01
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The Kansas Farmer which has claim
ed for sometime that Indications point
ed toward a lower range of prices for
American wool, now says: More re-
cent experiences confirms our opinion.
Wool growers may as we'll accept the
gloomy prospects as q fixed fact and
brighten It up with renewed energy and
more economical methods.
Il will hardly be found true that
American farmers cannot produce wool
cheaper than they now do. 1t may be
that il sheep are raised for nothing but
their wool the price of that must De high
in order To insure profits. But that kind
of policy is like raising flax tor the seed
only, when the fibre is really the most
valuable part of the plant if it can be
utilized. Our wool-groWers must pre-.
pare tor the future which is coming to-
ward them very fast
We do not believe any judicious sheep
raiser need lose a dollar IN the long run
by reason of low prices OF wool. This
reduction is a necessity; il comes from
6 combination of existing facts ali work
ing together in that direction. 1t cam
not be avoided. 1t is a sullen, stubborn
fact. But other influences will greatly
mitigate the severity of the
pressure. This year must pass in
hum-drum sort of way until the
next presidential and congressional cleo
uon has passed, and then people will
prepare for what is coming. Men own
ing large tiocks of inferior sheep will
begin to increase the number and i'm
prove the quality of them, They will
begin TO study how to best utilize the
carcasses of old WetbeTs. Mutton will
occupy part of their thoughts ana how
10 make the most money out of 1t.
In connection with lessening the size
of fiocks and improving the blood of the
remainder so as to raise better wool
and larger and better mutton, the matter
of feed will be matter for much graveE
consideration than 1t has heretofore re-
ceived from Kansas woolgrowers
What kind of feed and how best io
raise and save and fed it Will
be studied with profit. And in con
necrion with these things, handling and
| care in general of the sheep will be
| carefully examined with a view to i'm.
provement and economy. In short,
everything connected with the business
will be Overhauled for the purpose oil
reducing expenses and at the same time
of increasing the quantity and value of
both wool and carcass.
We say these things will take root
alter this political year has passed. But
wise men will staff out at once IN the
crusade of reform. We would not adj
wise the sale or sacrifice of single ami
NAL except where it is necessary in pre-
| paTatiOn for a more economical and sue
cesstul business of wool and sheep rails
ing. We believe that the farmers of
Kansas can and will do better in the
future than in the past in this very bust
ness of raising sheep. Look at the reports
published, and see what is being done
by our western sheep men. Every
farmer ought to have few-twenty-five
to hundred-sheep, and as many more
as he can keep we'll. 1t will not be long
before there will be better facilities fol
handling, storing and selling wool here
in Kansas. Let every one be of goOC
cheer. Study how to make the most out
of your sheep, not how 10 get rid Of
| them