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


The present incumbent vice.presidents
were reelected,
j, S. Emery's proposition to the
wool growers of Kansas and Colorado
to erect . warehouse with capacity OF
two million l2,0OO,OOO} pounds OF
sacked wool, and scSurlny mill Of
25, 900 pound capacity per day of TWEEN.
ty four hours, was discussed
The majority of the wool growers
favored the proposition, could It he
mado practical The matter was nnal-
ly referred to the following committee:
Mcssrs. Codding, Wadsw orth anil Nor
ton, who viii thoroughly investigate
the subject and report at an early
date.
Address OF President CDo6,nE,
t'ricRdS ind fdi0W Wool Gr6WcrS.-
Again We are assembled in annual con-
yention. The year lust closed hns bhen
fraugM win tho ntua, yicissitudos,
"ool has been low and sheep have tai
len off in price, and many who went
into the business without u just and full
conception of its needs have he"o''7
dissati SIZED ~i'H iesults and forced
their llocks on the market.
A general feeling of insecurity OF our
present protection on importations and
the reduction made by our last con-
gress; these have holpedi yet I'll com
bined haze mt a"rUmrllshed b5 'h'tch
towards the Ies"lt as two other causes,
viz: First, so many put money in this
business without knowing anything
about the kind of sheep, and mode OF
handling. Thinking all that was
needed was to have certain number
of sheep, and the profits would take
care of themselves seGthdly; Tho
natura, adiustihent of our locks to the
territory Of the state best adapted to
the profitable raising of wool and NUT
ton. To moro fully explain, "the car.
rying of large ilocks of improved sheep
on the western range by men of cs.
pecienco and for regular b"5iNns1 70
of recent riete, ahd Until the use OF
sorshuih was commenced, | believe by
e. ii. Wadsworth, OF Larned, there
was great danger in keeping sheep OF
the above type, and now that sorghum
sowing has become regular and gem
eral thing among all wes'rcr shsphbyd3
tho cost has. bGen reduced and the
danger of loss diminished, while the
eastern part of our state has become so
thickIy settled and most OF the land en-
closed and owned by settlers, that all
the hocks depending on free range,
have been forced Is MOTe west, thus
causing change that would of course
temporarily reduce prices. One point
has been settled by this depression,
and that is that light wo"lei ahd com
mon sheep must 20, for, while the
prize Uf inns kind of sheep have fallen
off in some cases so per cent, we find
the .;ne woods are still firm at good
prices with very few changing hands,
aud when sales are made gncd Fricos
are obtained, A tow Instances may
illustrate re9HitS obtained by different
mcdng ind men.
Ono man, now beginner, year be-
fore last. purchased 5000 sheep, cost
at his rancho Sl5,0OO, receiving d
mixed lot Of all gradoa ants ages. lie
was imposet: Upon and paid $4,000
MORE than the l0ck was worth. Yet by
generous course of feeding and care
he would have saved himself To the
contrary course he has half cared for
them. and at present stnnt,s IN fair
way of failure, How different from the
course pursued by gentleman now
living Mt his leisure in Topeka. Lie
bought LOCO ewes In Pennsylvania,
took thom to fottawatomie county and
tho first wear lost one-half his flock and
raised ono lamb; vet, knowing what
was needed, still stuck to his flock and
made a complete success, and after
twelve years. experience retired, well
off and left all over tho state fnhntta-
tions for splendid t,obks, hot only sue
cecdinp himself but showing others the
way. One man came to Kansas with
81 400 less than four years ago and has
s,uck TO sheep and Is worth $50, 900,
another man was offered $4,000 bOnu5
for his plant in less than threr tbats
would not have meniIohed these in
cidents only 1t seemed necessary to
notice these points. And my attention
was called to it by an inquiry in the
Atchison Champion, asking the reason
of the depression and tho cause Of so
many sheep being offered for sale.
KIND W SHEEP.
My attention has been called to this
matter by demand for a sheep that
will combine the qualities of mutton,
wool, and adaptability of keeping in
large flocks.
The theorist wishes n perfect sheep
for all purposes, one that will be equal.
" valuable for small focks of twenty
five to 1C0, kept in pasture near the
mutton markets. and for the large herds
of / 900 to $4,000, kept on the larger
ranges. Some favor sheep giving the
medium wool Of commerce and the
carcass of Cotswold or Shropshire.
Down, with the weight of fleece of tho
Merino.
Wall ,be thoorv is ricbt and 90 was
Downing when be said Sbe was a free.
trader in theory bnt n nrotection;st in
nract;cen This ia all verv wall for
those who bave tbe means and t;me to
exneriment Yet fo, us and all others
who look ~ this business fnr ,ho nrntit
w.. 80 oSoo,,t a. h,oo,a =. vi .i,aP. 80
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