The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-23


meeting in the Methodist church, Salem,
on Friday. the 10Th inst, and, notwith-
the storm of snow and wind.
there was fair attendance of lanies and
membe.s. Tie ladies of the Aid Society
had provided a most excellent dinner,
and aftei that was properly disposed of
the meeting was called to order and the
Presidents annual address was given.
PRESIDENT B. FL. Suckers ADDRESS.
Another year has rolled around and |
have the pleasure of congratulating you
on the favorable auspices under which
we meet and the fiourishihg condition of
our organization.
OUR AIM
is to improve our focks of sheep, and
hope we do not overlook our own i'm
provement l am sure our meeting to-
gether will do us good No two of us
have the same practices or the same
methods, and nei her do we have the
So me experiences And when we meet
one another here and talk together, these
differences come right out where they
can be compared. Then we have the
clash ofthought against thought, and the
friction of ideas stimulates thinking, and
experie ice and new ideas lead to im-
provement. There is another thought
with regard to our own improvement
there is too little sociability among us
farmers. Rea ly we are but slightly ac-
quai1ated with each other, and in place
Of the knowledge we ought to have, there
is often suspicion, jealousy, dislike and
feelings of that ind which can never
bring us an atom of pleasure or enjoy
ment. | believe that coming together
more frequently, and utilizing the social
features of our gatherings, will add to
our enjoyment. So want to say in this
our gathering here to-day, when we are
not in formal session,
LET US BE SocIABLE.
Ifthere be man near you that you
don't know, do not stand off as if you
were afraid Of him, or as if he wa. an
iceberg. Thrust out your hand and tel
him who you are and see if he will not
quickly respond. Make business Of
getting acquainted, and it will be equiva
lent to making q business of making
yourself and those about you happy fol
the time.
You know the time-honored saying
He who makes two blades of grass
grow where but one grew before is d bene
factor" This is true, and we believe it
The idea is improvem ent-progrGss ; a
desire in the first place for something
better, and a reaching out, an effort to
secure it, and restless energy and indus
try until it is secured. am not salts
fed with what do, nor with what
know, nor with what | have And | an
sure you are not satisfied with what you
know, or do, or have, or else you woulC
not be here. If you were fully content
with your present attainments, instead O
being here with desire to learn some
thing or contribute something to The
common fund of knowledge, you would
have remained at home, your mind Sc
rene in the contemplation of your wis
dom and your brow radiant with the
brightness of your perfections,
IF WE Look BACK
even no more than twenty-five years We
will see there has been great improve
ment in our sheep, and that their num-
Der and value has greatly increased L
the man who causes two blades of grass
to grow where but one grew before is
honored, how shall we esteem the mar
who makes two sheep grow where only
one grew before, or makes two fibers o.
wool grow on sheep where but one
grew before? There is double the mum.
Der of sheep now in proportion to popu.
lation that there were in 1860. That is
we have increased the number of oul
sheep 100 per cent. more than the in
crease of our population, and yet not
withstanding this we do not grow enough
to clothe our own people, and to supply
the demand we are obliged to buy from
foreign woolgrowing nations who have a
SUI plus. BY reference to statistics we
find the wool product of the United
States tor 1883 is 320,400,0O0 pounds.
We imported the SAFE year 70,575 478
pounds, and exported 4,074, ST pounds,
making our home consumption 1856, 300 :
GIG pounds. During the last ten years
we have imported an average of So 80 o.
OOl per year of wooden manufactures
From these figures we must conclude
there is plenty Of room to increase our
hocks and improve the annual clip of
our sheep.
THE GREAT POINT
now is the question OF profit. Will it
pay to increase the number of our
sheer? AID some are asking the ques-
ton, Does it pay to keep sheep? 1t
certainly will not pay to get rid of our
sheep. Take all the sheep out of Keno
sha county and we deprive ourselves of
one of the chief sources of our wealth.
This is time ofgenel, u depression, and
we know that the sheep husbandry is
suffering the extreme of depression.
Hard times are on us, but we have faith
and hope, and courage. Or if we have
not, we are of all men the most miser-.
able. The question is: What can we do
to remedy the evils that aff1ict us? How
shall we meet the situation and res ore
to our industry? In the frs.
place, let us cheer ourselves by looking
on the bright side of things. Let us
show the silver lining of our dark cloud.
There is the future, and there is hope in
that. Even if we sit down and fold our
arms in our misery, things will be sure
TO take a turn for the better by and by,
and the sun of our prosperity will besure
% shine again upon us. But we need
lot remain idle there is much that We
;an do.
THE Cons HELP THOSE
Who help themselves. The present is a
rood time to weed out all Improbable
heep. Sort out all hight shearers and all |
hat produce undesirable feeces, and fat
md sell them. Make them right down.
at, and they will bring you fair price
,er pound. It requires rare care, watch
ng, and skill to feed sheep profitablv
nd bring them out fat. Just as soon as
hey are fatted sell them. There are a
ew hocks Of sheep in this county that
hear ten pounds and upward of unwash-
d wool per head. The majority of
ocks shear seven to eight pounds per
cad. Is it too much to say that by the
anne care and skillful IN, -thods every
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