Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-01-24

prescribed limits, for tho large flock,
are necessarily far removed from mar
ket to secure range.
The Merino must take precedence.
Thrir hrN'Fn rdNntHhi'ily ia lGrgC
hocks, their wool producing and hard.
mess all combine to AXE them pOpu.
lar. Better throw the carcass away at
four years old, than trust 10 any other
breed.
Wool is tie main point and mutton
secondary.
There Is 70 ''casG'n Why Ictte!S Of
this breed at four years old should not
weigh 100 to l3j pounds with good
feed and care.
Select good sheep for stock. Be
your own judge Of what you want.
Don't pay long prices for short sheep.
Keep level heads end don't allow any
of us bteedets Of fam rediers tr I'M
pose on you, Start right and feed
regular and we'll get good assistants;
feed them wgll, pay. ard treat them
the sail!9 and no depression will keep
you from success.
TARIFF on WOOL.
There r. some apprehension that the
tariff will undergo some revision, An
effort will be made TO r, store the dGty
on wool to its former basis. Grave
doubts are entertained by many, OF the
advisability Of trying ills at present.
II a Republican congress pledged to
protection suffered itself TO so far for
get It's constituents md their wants, be
to measure those wants BY their own
standard, how can we expect thg pres
ert c9ng:esb pledged to Reduction, to
raise what the other loweredp Yet we
may be as much disappointed this win
ter as we were last.
Our delegation. haze no doubt,
viii be true to us in the future as in
the past yet we have lost in the death
of Dudley c. Haskell, one of our ablest
champions, and have lost 4 valued
friend; he had few equals and no su-
pcrior in honor, energy and manly
worth, Sou will hs "alled "por 10
assist our National association in fund4
to liquidate Indebtedness and in pro-
tccting our interests in congress.
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
met in Chicago last september. Kan
sas was represented by full dolcga-
ton. A majority If those assembled
wero in favor of reopening the question
this Hilter III Congress and 4. N. 'far
land not asking for reelection, e.
Dclano, of Ohio, was elected presl-
dent, and w. &. Markham, secretary.
Mr.. Markham believing that TO reopen
the question would cndangcr our Sc
curity, did net wish to- serve. and re-
signed, whch i Chapman oi fetnloiit'
IL friend Of both Garland and Markham,
was elected secretary. Thus the breach
caused by Ono was healed, and il the
present president and secretary work
as faithful for The interest of one asso-
Clation rs did GarlHrd aud NarkhNm, |
am content. Our state still retains n
member of the executive committee Of
five, f Bronson having been elected
to that position and every wool grower
in Kansas will feel sure thathis interest
will he protected as l"ng as W" have
svch ,ncMtet on that .jmm.ttuo.
STATE FAIR
Our display OF sheep was the largest
lever saw, quality keeping pace, with
the 1uahtNy. tnis gear one q our
home breeders took one OF the two
sweepstakes against all llcomers. What
we want is more entries from home in
all classes. Our long and middle wool
men must comN tr 'hH forp, ard rtn
test ~" " iNaucuon in premium in
lheso classes will be in order. And
also it seems to me that with the libor-
nj premiums offered in grade classes
moro strifo should bo shown !
would advise that the c"mmittrH on
prem'"w listN thikC " report at this
Meeung so rs to have premium lists
publish, d with report, thus giving
more time to shear and prepare pens
and individual sheep for competition,
and save great amount oi rrrrC-
spundohos for the officers
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