The Colfax chronicle., 1890-10-11

sHeEP IN TIE. zsourH.

>ssu~<-6kyOIh n.
psIssss- IN Favor of UtnIx,nr th~ :.
xmsSen Uplsnds for Sheen cr,s', -
-cnasfions Necessary sre Tb.-.
co,,. .s,erence to breeds of sheen tina,
themselves to the asnirira
rvstsu's ln nockmen would be incomp]ots
mention of Merino. which hv
number of people. Ia deemed
t.LsN al Tor gepersl-purpose sheen
,.sa,k into account all demands ~ fha
49, Tor wool and mutton In tha
place. 1t is the ONLY sbean thot
49, % looked to for q supply Of wool
-, enough to meet the demand Tor
~ nne-nbered fabrics rs have secured
h our people the credit Of being the
,dressed nation in the world A.
Ee majority Of the three hundred
r1'. on pounds OF wool grown In ths
,-.aN States Is Of Merino blood, in de-s
rom pure to qnarter-bred. And
tsc. tssAsuy very considerabls propor-
- sne nfteen millions or more unut-
csr'asses yearly consumed have :
ssI s percentage of Merino blood n
their makeup. =
- neither accidental nor tempo
tl.y neason for it is found in the fact
Merlno sheep will stand more hard
saioos as snan any OF their largcr-bodied
sos' s,~ss:' as turned out by the hands of !
ana competent English herders. :
nu esery live American feels leanipr
~eu tho hustler" whether fonrd :
uong ms fellow men or a little lowar !;
"n tne animal SCALE From anv sncb !
sonerai estimate of the Merino. IL will 4
w7H 70 accept that highly artificial =
ypo, with body enveloped in folds and q;
"l,nkles' and fleece loaded with ereaso y
anu grain, In the proportion of three ~ =,
-our pounds of the latter to each Mound :;
~ WOOL There are such sheen in nientv :,
"'te sonirers and advocates readv -
pey song prices for them, and thew h.vs
omy. p'oaac'ng econ
nut without in any wise abat;uo ST
appreciation of this life, and NV resroc. en-
aor sne energy and success Of tha No. pc
wno have achieved its wonderful dsne,- pc
opment admit inability to discovar tr,
Prontable place for this abnorn,,ftr Th
covered sheep in that husbandrv 80 80. ere
: now ander consideration. There as
sas,.t, scss icr them. however, in the 'ns
II not in the mirad ~ eel
!. o1 tne average plantation, then ire
',pou 49, sne untiled Appalachian uplands adv
M MI .ne ohio river to Georgia. Along por
'..s ,ine can be found many of those val
psou'lerities 4 OF herbage, climate, water ent
~ atmosphere, under which. the not
I.s..H ass"ined such eminence in Spain 'rot
'1sang the eighteenth century.
-... n,s mas been here tofore achieved
'.sn merlnos In some portions of yir- =
,pla is seems possible to repeat all =
lonR mat mountainous strip diyidfn0 broc
.o nt.snuc coast and the interior -
q -. afom the Potomac to the Attain is /,
= "nere thousands OF square miles ~ und,
ssufe favored territory still sleeps - =,
= quietude OF creations morning .. r,.,s
= es utilization Of it's herbace and ,o;i
ees may be concerned Right there
sne nc1ghborh0od Of some OF the e.r'
~ % sestiements, richer promise has -'ssr
D& been held out to the wool-rrowars WIN
IN tnat which has lured so many to
Q Weatern nIafre A. W the 9
pmise has been 40 ionr 10y ssca appli
sre may exist some differences ~ Il
mon That the time is ripe for u.il. necess
ng tnese great natural advantaras cared
're need be no question. That snch grow
pfovement viii soon come, verify %
ieve and Il
ne future historian, when recora,r is the
marvellous development of Soutberr 1T
ources--in mines, forests, manufact- mercil
s-wiu need to reserve a paoa sor the 81
: other story of utilized -herbaoe waste.
s,y creoitable to the energy and In
's1kn ot the people who have, under izers ,
ess0 conaitions. accomplished such with
nomensi progress as has character fore or
enose OF the Southland Not in
south, ~ some would have II bnt grown
oao south under new dispensatiop. closelv
q tnas forward movement along the | various
e nne Is resolved upon, the Mac. r.
ne Merino will be found and min kea,,;r.
ana the rich herbaRe that now repu- tn re7u
contributes to the fury Of Sotumai and ths !.
- rc,-r .rom teeming hill able to
e. ~ !. ,,so.,," ~ - - s"eii the re- -One
marvelously kind. nss sss - :,
of conrtr~ 49, ese9 mat In the velopme
able habitat for tha oseeo, Ma, IS -Whs
to be workad o,,t elno sneep. be take
cine wfthir ths rr-a4os o p.oplem ~ Oh Water n
ne tombing wools reoufrsd - nr- aoie as
f1cfurers ana t,- ,,,ss.1 - " our when at
7ostly dependent ~ f~S.s ~fe 1t is
-principsllv AusttaIfs E,e.ss hogs to r
that locality. wifi &. nsss. - make a s
81 In food, water ana ,y o,,sy they hav
Influences thu won A. ny better.
saisnai will show pescepsible 1T is
} iaa peculiarities Of neece ,~hs stock to
~ from Vermont to Teras ..r,s the pastn
Deds to resulting changes in fooT ing crops
AtureG etc. In some fnstsSsss.| allow the
- a. the same State will SHOW; III the
IdfHerence In the fiber of wools toes are n
% same breed Of sheen impaired
~ buyers and manuf.ctu~s allow thel
y found this out and hence shs,s til later. /