Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-14
Special to the Register.

Special to the Register.
Matinsburg. w. Va, October 1s-Tht
annual meeting of the Sheep Breeders
and Wool Growers Association was
held here to-day. President S. c. Gist,
of Wellsburg, Brooke county, presided.
The session was occupied with hear
ing addresses and reading and discuss
ing papers on topics relative to sheep
and wool.
]. w. Axtell, of Pittsburg. Pa. edi-
tor of the National Stockman and Far
mer, read paper on what the agri-
cultural press will do for the sheep
and shepherd. He said this kind of
press was constant stimulant TO bet
ter and more profitable work, that it
was a medium for giving experience
and assisted in directing the Judgment
of the readers and made it possible s9ss
shepherds and farmers who were wide1
~ separated TO be close together.
In his paper on the most profitable
grades of wool for Berkely county
growers, e. c. Henshaw said the cross
between the merino and the eotswold
was the best for wool and this crossed
II,
DR.. A. d. Hopkins expressed a differ
ent opinion. He said a mixture of the
rough breeds degenerated the stock.
He said the conditions of each locality
should be studied and the type of sheep
selected that was adapted. He said
the common. sheep of a given locality
was of special value as foundation
on which to bund. This view was met
with most hearth concurrence. !.
j. M. SydenstrNker said the cross of
Hampshires, shronshires and south
downs with native sheep were the mos
profitable breeds fog Greenbrier and
adjoining counties. G. r. Sperow
spoke in favor OF the NAmpshiredowns.
James Vanmetre laudey the merinos
and Acquila Janey the Sorsets
s. w. Ankeson spokes on profitable
sheep for West Virginial He said he
had netted $3.50 q head fftm flock OF
81 head after twenty mon hs' care.
]. L. Henderson, of Was ington, Pa.
told of his experiment WI West Vir-
ginia sheep in Dakota, ch he said
was successful.
A noteworthy address \Tlade by
C. l.. Eakin, on nSutro l<ka
claimed that after
question of the regulation Hyrdy
it required more food to produce q
male. He said that in twenty~three
years of sheep raising he had never sold
a female, although he had sixty -one TO
breed from.
DR.. Hopkins gave an interesting
sketch of the origin and history OF the
association, which he said was first
organized at a meeting of the sheep
raisers in Parkersburg. in December.
1879. w. T. Stevenson. the first Gov
ernor of the State, was temporary
| chairman OF the meeting. pnd r. u.
| Horner. now editor of the PaSkersbura
| Sentinel. was secretary. The \ charter
| members included some Of Oh nmQst
| prominent men of the State
| gested that the farmers inst
| each county be requested to l
gates 10 the meetings OF ~ associa-
ton and the Horticultural Society.
President Gist. in hfs annual address,
advised a deeper interest in sheep-rais-
ing, which. he said was especially
adapted to West Virginia.
Secretary James Beall said this was
the most successful meeting ever held
and spoke encourageingly Of the out
look for the wool growers.
Mr.. Gist was reelected president and
Mr. Beall secretary. G. G. Brown. OF
Charleston. was elected assistant secre-
tary A vice president was chosen from
each county represented at the meet
ing. S. G. Gist and +. c. Henshaw
were elected delegates to the meeting
OF the National Wool-Growers' Asso-
citation and James BealI was elected A
delegate 10 the Farmers Congress at
Fort Worth. Tex.
The Horticultural Society reelected
r. G. Buckhart president and l.. G. Cor
bett, Of Morgantown. secretary. and
elso chose number Of vice presidents
Similar resolutions were passed br
both organizations favoring the agri-
cultural department If the University
as at present organized, and the ap-
poinmtent by the Boars efAgriculturs
Of an institute director was commended.
A resolution was also adopted reqyestn
| ing Governor Atkinson 10 appcf
| farmer representative on the Board
| Regents Of the University upon the RI
ignation Of 'T G. Atkinson. who h
been elected to chair In that FMS
tuition. NJ. V. Brown. Of Putna
county, secretary Of the State Grana
and p G. Eastman. Of Mason count
were suggested as suitable men. Bo
organizations will meet In Creanbrier
| county next year at place to be desig-