Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-03
SHEEP AN DIV COL.

There is something of revival in
the sheep Industry of Colorado, and
We look for better condition of af-
fairs and a genrral picking up OF the
business all along the line. The big
cattle companies have virtually va
Gated the great eastern plains, and
u csc are naturally adapted 10 the use
OF tie h1ckmaster In grazing his herds
Many of the old-time sheepmen are
casting about to re-engage In the bust
coming and
looking for an opportunity to start In.
All the big fiocks have been maintain
ed at the top of excellence and I'M
provement has no. Jagged during the
two or three Years of depression causet
by change In the tariff laws-Denver
Field and Farm.
II, as reported from London, Great
Britain intends to prohibit after jan
uary the Importation of Xsierican
sheep, 1t is quite probable there will
be vigorous protest from this gov
eminent The agricultural department
mas not as yet received official notiflca-
tlon of the proposed prohibition, but
the subject has been informally dis
cussed by the officials. -Four or five
years ago this government, through
the representations of the agricultural
department. succeeded In getting the
English government to remove the re-
tbAksiph "iliAAi lIt MILNE Vi
American sheep when they landed at
the docks In Great Britain, and they
were then permitted to be taken inland
and fed for killing. The industry,
which was then very small, has
grown to large proportion, the eX-
portations during the fiscal year 1894
reaching $4,000. and in 1895, 100000
head. Tha reason given for the pro-
posed prohibition Is the prevalence of
scab In the sheep, but this disease.
Dr., Salmon, the chief of the bureau of
animal industry, says exists wherever
sheep are found, and corresponds to
mango or itch. All sheep that were
sent from this country were thorough
ly inspected. and II any were found in
fected they were refused shipment
Rapid City Stockman.
As the Guide has repeatedly said,
the wise course for Texas sheepmen
ls TO reduce costs and waste ia'her
than TO ask for congressional ulonolo-
ly prices. Destroy the coyote. abolish
scab, introduce small sheep farmers
raising diversified crops AMI fGcdini;
their sheep, demand and courc from
railroad companies Just freight rates
on Texas woods These arc measures
that will make sheep raising sound
and permanently prosperous business.
Eagle Pass Guide.
The editor of the juide advises Tex
as sheepmen to reduce Expenses In
order that they may grow wool as
cheaply as II IN grown In foreign couh-
tries, We would ask this editor TO
tell us where and how these expenses
can be reduced. The principal Gust In
GROWING. wool is the cost uf hOfding
and cost for pasturage. Is .he Guide
editor in favor OF still further reducing
the pittance now paid to herders. and
is he in favor OF still reducing the
sale or rental value OF Texas lands in
order that wool can be grown as
cheaply in Texas as in Australia. But
then he says, destroy the coyote,
abolish scab, Introduce small FEeep
farmers raising diversified crops. This
is all very proper. and everybody In
West Texas, at least, Is a unit In In
slsting on the wiping out NJ the Wild
animals, and all shcepincn are In IA
vor OF an effective scab law, bnt Just
how small sheep farmers dive.aity'ng
their crops are to exist In the arid
and rocky sections Of West Texas we
are at loss to know. The fact is.
however. that free wool has played
sad havoc with the small farmers In
this and other states where there
were no coyotes nor scab to contend
with. Nowhere In this country can
wool be grown with profit In cimpe-
tition with the cheaply grown woods of
foreign countries. and no one knows
1t better than those who have been
trying II for the past two years.--Tcx-
as Stokman ana Farmer.
To the above might be adlsi the