Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-12-22
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Msny ~ our rr,i.r. srr familiar vith
th. name of llon. I. 4. Libby of Burn'
h,m, ~. most extensive cattle buyer
ani dro,er In the state. They are Ia
mlllar also, no douli. With hi. articles
cont rIbute,i oc,-s .lonilly To- our columns
upon ~. cattle sud shcrp industry.
Mr.. Libby. transactions With the
farmer. 10 M,lne thl. year have b"cn
even more extensive than Ia sny former
year. especially la the purch'.c of sheep
aud lsmh..
Regarding the future outlook ~ sheep
hu.hsndfS Ia Msin~ and th" ro..lhlllil''.
20 ihi. inilu.iry fnr the farmer. ~ 'h"
stat. the Iournal took occtslon to oncr
morr Inirr,irw Mr.. Libby aud Get hl.
View. upon thl. important industfy.
Mr. i.ihl,, at In hls ci.y ofilcr sttschc,i
to ID. gr,at harm, Monday. The .lishi
driTfle ouisldc htd nn effect upon ih.
radiation 10 the glowing air.ilght, which
gave ofi u. cheerful glow While wr rull.
,,i the c,.y chair. up io th" table ani
caught the worl. of .h-cp lore q. they
irll irom NJ. Libby. ~ ady tongue.
"Th- Journal dc.irr. Mr. Libby o.
learn foe ~. h-n-fit of ". READER. .oue-
thing of the rNient ~ tie sh,,p bu'ine'.
cifri,i on Ia Msinr, a. Ne uni"r'ihni
that during the ..asou YOU have puf'
ci,ass,l mi .hlpIci from Main" Z" ii"s-
ton large numi'rr, probably the mt
Iarlty of the lamb. rai.~i In Maine.
Ilus many In numl-r Will you handle
during ihi. ss'asonf''
~ .halI ship ani ..li the >~~ Eag-
land Dressed Meat 4 Wool COMPANY 81
Ilo.ton, ~it-n I have cl"..d NV pur-
Chase, over any thousand .he~p ani
lambs"
"IIow m,nv ~ these lamb. were rai'ci
In the .tst. of Mslu.r' ">bout 6,Oo.'
wulRu III L,sn, cosr IRnn.
"in hat section. of Mpin~ we're the,
taken ifour' Largely from Aroo.t"ok,
l'-nol..,n, sni l'isc itsgui. Counties.
"whlrh county In Maine produce. the
gr,aisr num'-ry' "NroostSnk County
"And wi,.fr 40 your bet l,mh. come
frumY-' "Npo.t"os County !. capable
~ producing the b-.i lambs, hat .ecilons
In I'.nob.,ut Count, take the lead la In
t.llig,nt .he.p hu.hsnhry."
"Mh.t town. Ia M,inc would you
designate n. hslng ahead IN til. cl,.. ~
liz. .tacky' ''Th. town. ~ Pa'trn ani
,icinily, Exrtcr snd cohnih take the
Lead"
"in What rr.pect do ih~se iosns az
much outsirip other .cytion. In M,in"f''
"Fir.i. tI,-v have ..,'ur,,i gpoi hrc'-l.
~ .h-sp which they fc'si srll summer
aud Slnisr. They 10 not ss rule have
,hrir lsmb. dropped I'LL the fr.i"f Nav,
snd they Invariably ch,ng- their buck
l.mh. Ia w-,lI.r. when young ,ni boil
,heir lamh. tlll late inthe f'll shrn they
are iat snd heavy aud bring the top
pri,r."
ABOUT hurEB-.
"whsi br-,i. IL .h~-p Il" you claim
o. 30 i-r.t Tor the production of lambs
Ia Main.f'
.sr,,i. Iei,,sirr sni ,otsNold sheep
for mother. With shrop.hlr- buck,
m,k.. q gooi eros. aud fine pfo'iuci.
..wh.rr can grade ,oi.sold aud lSrl-
c-.isT .h~-p 20 ubtaln'if
"ArOo.tnok County !. full ~ th"m,
hat II I. dlfilcult nklng tl~.~ .he-p
irum the rich. new. llmcy pastures IT
ArOo.iook aud making thcn thrive In
older ..,tian. of the state.
"iben how would ,ou Introduce the.e
larg- mution br--i. of .hs-p Int" the
sandy Riy-r section, Tor Instance, where
Ill Merno. srr nos krp =
IL would buy eve lamb. from Nro0.-
took sui ntiur,liI- thru ca the old
pastures. which .hOnld bc rruoyaie'i by
cutting the bu.hc. aDi burning aud ~
..s,iing several acrr- each year"
could the fsrm-rs 81 Somerset,
Franklin aud krnnebs'' Countics Keep as
large fiock. 10 ihe.. breed. .. they do of
Mrrino.y' mo. ani they would not
n-.-i Ia, a. the good ArOo.took sheep
we'll minsg~i would pay more profit
than ffty Mcrinos."
"Then YOU would advice th..e farm
.r. Ia 90 cot of Merino. snd TAX. the
larger mutton brrs,isy'' "By all means,
I .i,ouli. Exeter l. M beti-r a. farm
Ing section aud the farm. are q. oil as
th. farms Ia central Maine, and the ESe-
ter farmer. stand at the bead In sheep
hu.baDdrv: their hands of sheep being
all adapted "a mutton and lambs"
ABOUT Bu,I>G.