The Globe-republican., 1896-12-03
Western Sheep Men.


who came into this country from twen-
ty to twenty-five years ago with capital
that they invested in herds. but the
owners of thousands of sheep at the
present day are their former employees,
says Denver Field. The men with the
capital obtained the experience, not
always profitable. while the hired
herdsmen, many of them very fntelli-
gent Americans from the east. OBJ
tanned their wages and profited by their
experience. They secured little focks
that have now grown to thousands in
number of sheep. studied conditions
carefully. adapted themselves to the
conditions, until to-day they are able
to probably compete with the great
wool-producing foreign countries. The
sheep owners of the past in this coun-
try endeavored to run what they called
a sheep ranch. This means keeping
the herds on the same tract of land
year after year until the land was un-
able to sustain them. Rotation in pas
ture Tor sheep is just as necessary as
rotation of crops on a farm. This sys-
tenn of changing ranges or pastures for
sheep has been the custom in Spain
and Switzerland for centuries, and also
other countries. Sheepmen have fail
ed by trying to keep the sheep winter
and summer on the same range. There
nave been exceptions to the eastern
methods. but they are few.
An English Cooperative Failure
Many of our readers will regret to
hear that the effort lately made in the
north to establish a cooperative asso-
citation for the sale Of Aberdeenshire
meat in London has failed. The scheme
was generally good one. but it me:
with inadequate pecuniary support, not
withstanding the fact that it was TAX
en- up both by lairds and producers
The objects aimed at were to supply
the consumers in London with the best
quality of the genuine Aberdeenshire
produce, and to enable the producer to
receive the full value of his cattle AMI
sheep, without so much of the profits
being diverted into the pockets of mid
dlenen. The exposures made before
the house of lords commission, and 9TH
er circumstances. have created a con-
viction in the minds of northern farm
ers that they were being defrauded ~
the state of things prevailing in the
meat trade. and i remedy was sought
in cooperation. The method proposed
was to open shops in the metropolis
exclusively for the sale of northern
beef and mutton. There is little doubt
that purchasers would have appreciated
the opportunity that would have been
thus afforded them for obtaining prime
British-fed meat. about the origin of
which there could be 10 deception. But
the scheme has failed on the financial
difficulty sufficient capital was not
forthcoming; and for the present both
be content with the old arrangements
of supply and sale.-London Farmer.
A Homesick Horse.-A day or two
ago a gentleman told of his having
pensioned an old work horse that for
years had done good service. He put
him out on nice pasture for the re-
mainder of his days. The horse cleared
the fence and came home. Three times
the experiment was repeated till they
became convinced the horse was too
homesick to stand it. When they hitch
ed him to his old wagon his manifesto
tons of JOY, were almost human, and
now he is delivering groceries, as he's
been doing for almost score of years,
green pastures having no allurements
for this town Unconstitutional Stock
man.
Time of Maturity.-The relative pro-
fit in early and late maturing animals
is more evident in beef growing than in
any other line of stock husbandry. In
growing animals for dairy purposes or
for breeding some regard must be paid
to the development of the animal sys-
tenn along the line to which it is to be
applied, but in the case Of beef the
main requisite is to secure growth and
fat with the most economical use of
feed. and if the same can be accom-
plished in one year, that has previously
required two years, the cost of the feed
is about the only considera-
ton to be given attention.-Ex.
Few people who have not given the
matter special attention have an idea
of the extent to which grain, fruit and
live stock are liable to injury by in
sects. According to Prof. Panton of
the Ontario Agricultural college there
are nearly 100 species that prey on
grain and forage crops, upwards of
forty attack vegetables, no less than so
menace the grape, and IS threaten that
king of fruits. the apple. The pine has
LIS species of enemies, the oak 800. the
elm 80, the hickory ITO, the maple GA.
the beech $50. while the unfortunate
willow battles against 400 insect foes
Horses Going out in Paris.-Nachin-
cry is generally superseding horse trac-
lion on the Paris tramways. Already