The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-03-16

The policy of crossing our grade
Merinos with the mutton breeds was
discussed.
MUTTON AGAINST Wool.
Secretary L. M. Thayer read from a
published report opinions and expert
ences opposed to the practice.
Mr.. j. g. Fleming had made the ex-
pertinent, and three crosses reduced the
yield of wool one-half, while the yield
Of mutton had not at all improved. He
had repented and turned from the prac-
tice long ago. Others related similar
experience.
Mr.. III. A. Newbury related case
where the first cross had proved salts
factory and profitable.
Mr.. James Hunt had "a large cross
bred ewes that raised one year 48 lambs,
and for which he was offered four
dollars per head. The experience was
against crossing with Cotswolds and
Leicesters; the satisfactory cases being
crosses of some of the Down breeds.
EXPERIENCE WITH MUTTON Breeds
By P. c. ToRREY.
One time my employer, Mr.. Wood,
said to me that in his travels in this
country he very seldom found any good
mutton, or such as he got in England,
and he believed if people could get good
mutton that it would become very
popular meat; that we we're nation Of
meat eaters; that years ago pork was
the great standard meat; later years it
had given place largely to beef, and it
seemed to him when our markets could
be supplied with good mutton it would
bring good price in comparison with
other meats, as good mutton is particu-
larly wholesome and palatable meat, and
that it can be more satisfactorily utilized
by farmers to keep fresh during all
seasons of the year. Another thing.
Theregulations of the English markets re-
quires that all carcasses ofsheep exposed
for sale shall have the skin and hair left
on the legs, and SO highly is the South
down esteemed that carcass showing
brown or dark gray legs sells for more
than those of lighter color. Sol he wished
me to buy some Southdowns and try rails
ing mutton. have tried it in a small
way, and it seems to me that there is as
much money in it as anything on farm
taking labor and everything into consid
Grafton. have no big story to tell.
bought % ewes. I raised % lambs, II
rams and II ewes. sold the rams fol
$99.77. I could have sold the ewes fol-
$50. The eve lambs at weaving time
weighed IS pounds; sheep, 143} pounds
Five of the rams I sold for breeders
averaged 106 pounds. Isold the rest Of
the ram lambs for mutton at 1856 pei
hundred lbs.; lambs averaged me S. 10
The sheep had ~ lbs. of wool, SO POI
about Sc. IS per sheep. I did not man
age them in the best way. The frs
mistake made (they had never beer
housed or grained: I gave them toe
much grain to start with, a pint of oats
which made them shed their wool badly
and for that reason or some other they
lost too many lambs (still-born) The
next mistake: I didn't wash them. The
wool was as clean as some saw sold fol
80 cents. I had to sell for unwashed fol-
q cents. The next mistake: did no.
castrate the rams, thinking I could sci
for breeders, which I didn't, but sold fol-
mutton, SO | did not get quite as good 9
price. and they were not nearly as heavy
as they would have been. I have lately
been to Chicago to see what I could dc
with early lambs. They offered Sc pei
lamb in March or April that would
weigh from IS to IS lbs, and said they
would be glad to get them. VIVA
commended the Southdowns to me is
they are such good mothers and take or
| flesh so easily, and are such good NUT
ton, and it seems to me the prospects to
day are better for mutton than wool.
| The TARIFF DISCUSSED.
In discussing the tariff question Mr.
r. F. Roberts said high tariff coulC
have no claim for the credit of the so
called high wages paid American work
| men. England had the freest trade O
any nation in the world. Not one O
the necessaries of life was taxed. To
bacco and intoxicating liquors were
taxed, but they were considered viciou.
luxuries, and all civilized nations con
sidered it wise policy to tax them. The
| working man in England who used nj
tobacco and spirits paid absolutely nj
tax. The condition of the English
workman had vastly improved, ant
wages had gradually and considerabl,
/ increased since England abolished higl
tariff taxes. There is no such thing a
pauper labor in England. English work
ing men and their families enjoy NOR
of the comforts of life and get bette
wages than those of any other European
nation, and the reason is, they pay NJ
! protective tariff for the benefit of mil
lionaire manufacturers and hereditary
land holders. The reason wages ar
higher here is because there is NOR,
work to do and fewer persons to do it
in comparison with European countries
There, we may say, are two men fo
every place, and they compete agains
each other for work whereby they MAY