Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-03-19
J. q. EAsroN.s sHEEp SALE l

We would call the attention of our
readers to the advertisement of J. G. Eas-
ton in this issue, of the sale of some of
his fine graded sheep, in Austin, Friday,
March 21st. This is an opportunity we
are sure the farmers Of our locality will
appreciate. Mr.. Easton has acquired a
wide reputation as breeder of long wool
sheep, and has spared neither pains nor
money to introduce pure blood into his
docks.
He now has, on his stock farms at Chat
field, thirty five hundred head of sheep.
Two years ago he imported sixty head of
thoroughbred sheep, including seven of
the best British varieties, viz of the
long wools-Cotswolds and Lincolns, al
so the celebrated black faced sheep and
Cheviots of Scotland; of the Down
family: the Oxfords, Hampshires and
Schropshires. And the sheep he is now
Offering for sale are grades of this stock
They are Of the breed best adapted to this
climate and country. He also offers for
sale, with these sheep, some of his thor
ough- bred bucks, so that those purchas-
of very desirable flock
We would urge our farmers to be pre-
sent, and at least inform themselves as to
sheep-raising. We have learned, at bit
ter cost, the folly of depending on wheat
for staple crop, and now realize the
necessity of branching out more widely
into stock. Sheep maturing early, bring
quick returns with little cost or labor, and
always find ready cash market. The
leng-wool sheep seem to be the kind best
adapted to Minnesota, as they not only
shear large fleece, but have larger
carcass, and are less subject to sheep dis
eases.
It has been the experience Of sheep
raisers, that the wool defrays all of the ex-
penses of maintaining the flock, leaving
the famer the increase for net profit,
and small tlocks at least double in size
every year, from their own numbers.
AS some OF our readers may know, Mr..
Easton has taken the first premiums on
his sheep at our State and County fairs,
which facts are an assurance of the
quality of the sheep he is now offering
for sale.
Mr.. Easton is also the importer of the
celebrated Galloway bull, Reporter"
No. 100, with other registered Galloway
stock, and now offers for sale to farmers
desiring to introduce this famous blood
into their herds one fine graded yearling
bull. This bull was born on the seventh
day of last August, and now but little
past seven months old, weighs eight hun
dred pounds.
We do not attempt to discuss the rela-
tive merits Of the various breeds of cattle,
but will briefly state the prominent fea-
lures of the Galloway stock: They are
black, poled cattle, with short limbs, deep
and long bodies, and are peculiarly well
adapted for beef, as they mature early,
and are fine boned, giving most of the
carcass to meat. This stock originated
in Scotland, and was brought about
through the demand of the London
market for superior quality Of beef.
Originating in that rugged climate, they
retain the hardy nature peculiar to that
country, and will endure more exposure
with less detriment than the more COM
mon herd of cattle. 1t is for this reason
that they are SO admirably adapted to the
Northwest where the winters are often
long and severe. They will thrive well
on such food as would bearly sustain
ordinary cattle, and it is owing to their
long and heavy hair that they endure the
cold so we'll. They are good mixers,
yielding quality about equal to that of
the famous Jersey.
We are glad to see that men of means
are thus working for the public good by
placing within the reach of the ordinary
farmer the best stock that the world af
fOrds.