The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-03-01
Failures In Farming.


With many people one failure Is
enough 10 convince them that all fun
lher eorts In u given direction viii be
hopeless yet the world Is full OF exam
pies showing that most great successes
have been tho outcome OF repeated
failures, The making Of sorghum
sugar Is q practlcal and profitable oper-
alton. but liz failure has been predicted
again and again Some OF the fruits
and vegetables now we'll known In this
country were declared 10 be failures
when lirst introduced In this country;
10 was not so very many years ago that
II was quite generally believed that
fruits could not DO grown west Of Lake
Michigan, yet very fair quantity and
| quality OF fruit have already been pro-
duced In that region, Many years ago
an attempt was made 10 introduce the
Hereford cattle In tho United States,
For years they were utterly neglected
by the public, No one could be found
who would try them. Now they have
Nmong all the beef breeds no rivals
which are more popular Tho Jersey
was IN America for many years before
any general favor was accorded 10 her,
although she was almost ~ good but
ter COW years ago ~ she Is now.
In 1883 the Galloway was brought 10
this continents but that breed Of cattle
have remained almost unknown 10 the
general American public until within
The last three years. Now they bring at
public sale from $500 10 $500, So with
breeds Of sheep and horses, Pioneers
IN importing and In breeding have in
many cases for years failed 10 make u
profit from their efforts 10 improve tho
stock of the country, but at last they
have found their reward whore they
have adhered TO their stock, The utter
failure Of the attempt 10 introduce tho
Angora goat into this country has often
been predicted, and eyen now there are
plenty who declare their belief that
there IA no profitable place Tor that
breed, Yet the Angora-goat interest Is
making progress.
Several years ago m effort was made
10 Introduce very iino.wooled sheep into
the States from SaXony, A small num-
ber Of that breed was lately 10 be seen
In Ohio, probably the sole represents
tlyes OF the race In this country, hut II
IL by no means impossible that that
breed may be brought into general favor
by the changes which fashion no often
causes In the demand for wool, There
Is no one branch Of farming which Is
more subject 10 the changes brought
about by the whlms Of fashion than that
Of wool-growlng. Yet tho man who
will steadily stick 10 his flock, be they
coarse or fine In fleece, will NJ the end
Of any ten years find u balance 70 their
favor on his books, SO, too, with the
breeder Of horses. He who breeds tho
light quick'moylng, goneral-purposo
horse may feel that Just now the heavy,
powerful draft-horse has rather the best
OF the market; but tho lighter horse
may soon come again into popular
favor
Tho changes In business and popula.
ton In this country; the increased do.
mand for luXuries which has grown out
of an Increase OF wealth. the general
use Of fine and silky underwear by
women aud children; changes Of fash
sn In tho clothing OF men, and dozen
other influences are NJ work TO make
possible and even necessary that which
would have been Improbable n few
years ago, No man need be discouraged
and sell out any breed OF stock he may
have on hand because II happens Just
now 10 have no boom, for In few
years ho may bo riding on the crest OF
tho wave once more, and gathering Ia
his profits at nm altogether unexpected
rate, as breeders OF Sootch-pollod cattle
have been doing Of loto.- Chicago Iri6-
Hge.