The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-07-17

National Wool GTOUerS' association ::
i tender you my most sincere thanks
for the kind invitation extended to me
to address you on this occasion. In
Justice, however, TO myself and to the
Important position | occupy, l should
state that ! did not expect to address
you, if at all, before tomorrow, by
which time | hoped to prepare far
more elaborate address than l have
been able to do in the short notice you
have given me. 1t is hardly necessary
TO say that in taking control OF one of
the most important interests of the gov
eminent, an interest which numbers
one-half of our entire population, and
in which is engaged more than one-half
of the entire capital of our nation are
most deeply concerned, for, upon
agriculture every interest is based
i repeat, that stepping into an
office of such importance and mag
nitude with only few weeks ex-
perience in it, have had no time,
no thought to give such an address as
would be appropriate to so important
an occasion and important an interest
as you here represent. | hoped that
leisure would be afforded me by to-
morrow TO more carefully present my
views before you.
have come here, however, to as
sure You of the deep interest | feel in
the sheep growing industry of this ma
ton and to say to you that the depart
ment over which | have control will
do what it can in every legitimate way
to promote its welfare. The magni-
tude of this industry is we'll Illustrated
WOOL IN q tow of tho states tributary to
tho s. Tonis market. which apnear on
the blackboard before Won and which
reads nc follows. Animal production
at wool tributary TO the ST. Louis mar
ket. Tevas. 45.742. 600 pounds. New
MEXICO. Dc. SIC. 900 rounds: Missouri.
& G96 O0O Mounds Colorado. 7 400 600
mounds. illinois. 6.76l 900 pounds;
Kansas 4 g30 O00 nounds. Arizona
A S7G 900 nonnds. Wvominp 3 5SS 600
,,orndo. T.toL r 4S5 600 mounds. Iowa
) 0S3 600 nounds. Montana. >. 794 900:
Nevada } 3I3 600 nounds. Nebraska
> O05 600 mounds NIississinni. 1 76O 900
nounds. Arkansas 363 0OO nonnds
Idaho. 125. 900 pound Is; Dakota. / ,O92, =
600 nonnds. Indiana. POO 900 pounds;
total 10 $40 600 mounds
mis- wonld snrnrise most neonle.
and esneciallv those who have not ex-
aminod onr statistics of wool and
sheen production throughout the ma
tion If j. hardly necessary for mo tO
refer TO the important figure sheen
hushandrv makes in snccessfnl aori-
cnjturp Tho aUolden hoof, of the
sheen is apnreciated and spoken of bv
all nur enliuhtened and progressive
agricultural Writers. Their vaiuc IN a
nroner system of FARMING is too well
known for me to dwell nnon. and as
our country Goes older. as the fertility
of the soil becomes exhausted bv the
nroduction of the cereal crops. their
necessity for the purpose of giving rest
and restoration TO orr lands will be-
cone more and more apparent.
They furnish the healthiest of ami
NAL food for man. their wool makes
clothing for orr bodies, and no stock
is so valuable in DESTROYING the weeds.
snrouts and underbrush of our farms,
Good FARMING. distant from orr cities.
cannot well be carried on without a
flock of sheen.
Appreciatino fully the Importance of
this great industry. in which so many
million dollars are invested, | would
bc rpcreant TO thc hioh trust that has
been conferred upon me if | did not in
every proper wav endeavor to promote
if.
But an imnortant oncstion is. How
can the profits of this industry he in
creased2 And bearing mon Ills are q
number of Questions worthy of serions
consideration. Leaving the tariff
aside. as having been frequently and
exhanstivpIv treated. there are some
other WAYS that the Government NAV
greatly assist fine wool growers. Those
who are TRYING TO GROW snnerior onaji-
ties of wool recognize the necessity Of
nracticino the most rioid selection
amon0 the animals used for breedino
selection for WEIGHT of fleece for ~
even distribution over the hodv' for
length Of stanlo for fineness' etc and
for the size, proportions, yigor and
healthfulness of the animal. have lone
been nracticed with mich skill nv on1
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