The Red Cloud chief., 1884-02-22

With many people one failure is
enough to convince them that all fur
Their efforts in a given direction will be
hopeless: vet 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 a practical and profitable oper.
alton. but its failure his been predicted
again and again. Some of the fruits
and vegetables now we'll known in this
country were declared to be failures
when first introduced in this country:
il vas not SO very many years ago that
it was quite generally believed that
fruits could not be grown west of Lake
Michigan, yet q very fair quantity and
quality of fruit have already been pro.
duced in thst region. Many years age
an attempt was made to intrOduc. the
Hereford cattle in the United States.
For years they were utterly neglected
by the public. No one could be found
who would try them. Now they have
among all the beef breeds no rivals
which are more popular. The Jersey
Has in America for many years before
any general favor was accorded to her,
although she was almost as good a but
ter COW years ago rs she is now.
In 1853 the Galloway was brought &c
this continent; but that breed of cattle
have remained almost unknown to the
general American public until within
the last three years. Now they bring at
public sale from $500 to $500. So with
breeds of sheep and horses. Pioneers
in importing and in breeding have in
many case, for years failed to make Il
profit from their efforts to improve the
stock of the country. but at last they
have found their reward where they
have adhered to their stock. The utter
failure of the attempt to introduce the
Angora goat into this country has often
been predicted. and wen now there are
plenty who declare their belief that
there is no profitable place for that
breed. Yet the Angora-goat interest is
making progress.
Several years ago an effort WAS made
10 introduce very fine-wOoled sheep into
the States from Saxony. Asmall num-
Der of that breed was lately to be seer
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 which fashion SO often
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 OOl-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 q balance to their
favor on his books. So, too. with the
breeder Of horses. He who breeds the
light. quick-moving. general-purpose
horse may feel that just now the heavy.
powerful draft-horse has rather the best
of the market; but the lighter horse
may soon come again into popular
favor.
The changes in business and popula-
ton in this country; the increased de-
mand for luxuries which has grown out
IF an increase of wealth; the general
use of fine and silky underwear by
women and children; changes of fash
ISM in the clothing of men. and sdozen
other influences are at work 10 make
possible and even necessary that which
would have been Improbable a lew
years AGO.. No MAI need be discouraged
and sell out any breed of stock he may
have on hand because it happens Just
now to have no boom. for in q few
wears he may be riding on the crest OF
The wave once more. and gathering in
his profits at an altogether unexpected
rate. rs breeders of ScOtch-pOlled cattle
have been doing of late. Chicago 1r'o-