Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-10-31

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One Of the most interesting chapters
IN the history Of sheep raising IN tho
United States comprises the period rom
1890 20 lti0, whom tho brilliant PROS
poets Of tlo eaxouy sheep ana iishnsces
wcro utterly dashed TO the ground by tho
tariff Of 1880. This industry may uo
said 20 hayo been o. creature OF national
legislation from iH beginning or 90
least from l5so 20 the fatal ending
Spanish Mcrno sheep woro brought poo
81 time WHOM tho American people
were seeking entire independence from
the mother country IN ovcry limo OK
products used by tho peop.c Previous
% this timo tho sheep OF the country
were monsrel miAturou OF breeds who''
hoccos wtro only used ~ clothes Tor
working people The hnr GRADES OF
clothing g1alaworc imported Ihshpan.
hh Morino sheep widely accommodated
itself 90 che conditions Afforded ia this
country, The crosses giving lecccs Stat
very nonrly approached the pure lrcd
In iIucn'ss and beauty. From 1902 %
1890 the srauiah Mcriuos became widc.
ly disseminated. and 70 all outside up-
pcaranccs seemed capable Of holding
their own nsainst anything that might
dispute possession with thom. Bat tho
sazony.s hocco was so hne 20 bgauii-
ful, and The cloths were 10 excellent,
and hraadcloth suits 80 uristocfatic and
within tho roach OF vol 60 do people.
that no other sheep could satisfy The
people To add 20 tho popularity OF tho
Slx0uy shnp tho wool was worth from
e. 90 $3.50 per- pound Tho farmers
wCru cuptiyaicl with such prices, aud
not stopping 90 think about the increas.
Cd weight % the Spanish MCrIH1 ncocCs
and tho slight difference in the prices u
tho two kinds Of wool kept ou buying
SaXouy sheep NJ fancy price.
Il was found whom tho crash camo
that nearly all Spanish shc0p had bccn
crossed with these exceedingly hno
woolCd SlZlus, and The constitution Of
tho hccIH had been lguoucd Ia vigor.
10 was not dilieult 60 care ion high
priced sheep whu'o noocCs brought 80
or a. each. but whom tho bottom ION out
and values won't down the Jocks won't
20 destruction
In tho meantime tho Saxony sheep 1
had a Tow friends In Washington conn I
~, Pa, ia contiguous parts Of Wet I
Virginia and ON tho opposite side OF tho .
river In Ohio These gentlemen wOro
VOL qualified for the charge ~ those
Electoral sheep In 1884 they organized
tho National Improved saXony Sheep
Breeders association and issued their
h'rt register There were scarcely moro
than LOO Of this breed entitled TO %
place Ia the book Of record Tho aim
has been 90 breed "a largo, wcll formed,
vigorous sheep and nt tho Same timo re-
tain the beautiful white, crimpy wool
Of tho saxony." sim continuing 20
quote from their book; "By long ror-
severance we have secured our object
and we now consider tho improved Sax.
ony nn established breed. producing with
great regularity lambs Of tho highest
order, both IN regard to n1oco and
body. Tho object 81 our society Is not
20 get up a boom, 10 use tho fayorito /
expression Of tho day, Ia order that
prices OF stock may he inflated above
-'vff0c' " vaf u'aiEn A 60 preserve our
blood pufNiAAt we may continue 10 i'm.
provo and go ON as near 20 perfection as
possible IL was matter Of surprise
and regret that this breed not oy.
hibitod at tho Worlds Columbian cx.
position. Tho plump, round forms,
without wrinkles short, vol set nccks
Of these sheep, standing on short
straight strong legs with well shaped
feet, with wool grading Xxx or above
long, white, donsc, crimpy, FREQ from
curly spots ON top Of shoulders or back
and extending oycnly over the whole