The Republican journal., 1893-04-13
Through New York to Pennsylvania.


preceding letter left the reader as we
past huge warehouses and huge buildings
on one side and the famous Blackwell
island with its labyrinth Of prisons and
Sumber looking dungeons on the other.
In passing under Brooklyn Bridge tine
view is afforded Of this miracle of mod
em skill and the beholder gets good
cities New York and Brooklyn. Six trains
81 cars were seen upon the bridge, each
laden with its human freight. while scores
of coaches, omnibuses, and public CARR
age-. We're passing and repassing. while
Zach Walk wax crowded with hundreds of
hllmyng pedestrians.
Gliding along to the North River piers.
wc pas on our left the Goddess NJ Iiber-
ty. Whose giant aim holds high ahoNe our
heads the torch Of Liberty thai enliglitens
the world As the good old steamer Mar
ia4an~rtt gracefully ~Ning~ tp her mopl-
ng-, theer> vi ~All ashore Glad -Nin-
ashore IL hcaid and the eager thron4 II
passengers crowd through the gangway.
entirely unuindful Of onc another each
intent pn his w Ael aNn business.
me regularity ana system ot the streets
VI thi~ ety claOit the stranger % readily
ind MS Way and we had no difficulty IN
ndn- Hanover street. and the cozN pi-
hce Of MeeSl~ HraneklNn to., he geneI-
w Forwarding agents ot Coopel Dip. We
wish 10 say right here, f,n the benefit of
other sbeepmen when visiting New York,
Nau Mill find in the persons "a MesSrs i.
FrancllynN Cn, gentlemen Nho viii treat
Nou as gentlemen. and though You come
from the sWoolly West or from the
woods of Maine, Viii devote al the time
NJ YOU it il possible t. spare from the push
ANA hurry III thciI large business.
Leaving the Metropolis by the West shore
Ilnr Nc ride along the hudson to West
Point then bearing T. tho westward We spin
along 10 Middleton, where tired and hungry
We stop oNel night No Sheep are found in
Orange oounty, this being one Of the ia
nous daily counties ri York State Com
tinuimY nul Journey in the morning We
We lind several >hecpmeu, owners Of large
\ tiucks From this place We are directed
SoHthWard ald accordingly leave tile fol-
lowing day by Stage for Bradford county,
Pa. This is.or has been until recently. one
ot the banner sheep counties Of the Key
Stone State. 4 iew large tluclSs al. still ~
Ne found here. though many Vito are within
I reach of raj roads are now turning their at
t,ntion to dailying. Several creamerles
HANG recently been established IA this
county, farmers having pledged themselves
Ia keep 4 certain number of COWS dining
the year. IIcre are fine grazing lands, and
surely nd portion "A the State Gan he BET
tpl adapted M SHEEP raising Thau these
.l;,md 0Id Inns When | am told the Az
a &c plice pew quart for milk is bui two
eviit~ i wonder har THE Intelligent farm
or oI tlis nouutN cal ahoo~e 1o abandon
so ptaitatIe calliu- a~ shte, hltSaandry
and d,sqte irc 10 dailAing with milk at
twocent- per auart This. ipo is state
tha' cAvmlH~ ~heer tr"m HNatiun. ana
docs all ~ H. puwel n STIMULATE mud cn-
courage Sheep hu~baH,lIA.
Give to the indnstlious farmers of my
native STATE tlie fine grazing landS found
Here, exempt sAvep from taNaton, and
tie men Who w about the county solicit
lng aid for creamelics, butter factories,
and the like would meet with 4 cola recep-
ton.
This section of tile State seems natural
" adapted to sheep raising. Many sheep
are wintcred here with no Shelter other
than that afforded by hafroof Shed on
TIL lie side 81 q HAN or straw Stack Fuot
rot and scab are easily kept ia check. lcav-
ing ticks. lice and dogs the principal
enemies ui shcepmen Judging from ap-
peal;,nees one would conclude THAT the
obstacles to sheep raising in this State
might he included in one small word
D DOGS.
] have found several farmers with more
dogs than sheep. This class of sheep
men are contemplating a change: they are
going to sell their sheep and keep more
dogs. notwithstanding the fact that in
some sections stamp land, which affords
excellent pasture fol sheep can by bought
at from three TO seven dollars per acre.
Shropshire is the tavoritc breed Of sheep
III tile counties ! have Visited, several
farmers having bought valuable rams
from Ohio and from Canada. The general
price paid for lambs here in the fall is -:
GOOD tlock4 readily bringing - pei Head.
This. teo. with no trouble OF weaving or
extra feeding, as is usually done in New
England States WOOL is a cash article
aud Sells for 10 cents pvr pound, washed.
With these prices, and with the favorable
climate and soil nt this State it seems
very strange to one that farmers do not
keep more Sheep. and keep thomas 4 bus
mess.
The careless and Indifferent manner in
which many farmers care for their tlockS
t,t he. j,ta st..I