The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-12-16
BUY A FEW GOOD SHEEP
It is Ono of the Most Profitable Bran
ches of Farming

any temporary depression or threat OF
tariff removal, or anything else, has
made good money right along, and
will make more money than ever in
the future. His farm is comparatively
free from weeds wherever the sheep
can Craze, and his land is constantly
growing richer.
Why do we prophsy hotter returns
in the future? Because. first, there has
been IL wonderful decrease in the Aus
tralian tlockS, from whence has come
our nam supply of fine wool in years
past.
Second, because there has been and
will continue to be a decree in the
available area for sheep grazing on
the ranges: partly because of the APP
preparation of large tracts of territory
for government reservations and for
irrigation purposes, partly because
the sheep eat out the native grasses
which cannot be readily restored, and
partly because of the Innovation OF
the hester: or homeSteader, and the
out and out purchase of railroad lands
for cattle growing purposes. This
condition Of things is permanent.
Third, because there has been a de-
mand for mutton, which in turn has
been the result OF the introduction of
the mutton sheep. 1t is popular to
eat mutton now. 1t was not a few
years ago. This condition, too, is per-
manent.
In addition to all this there has been
a decrease IN the sheep population of
Great Britain and also the continent.
so that in time to come America must
be depended upon to furnish a still
larger amount of the prime mutton to
the nation eaters of the old world.
The feeding of sheep has been very
profitable in the years past SO that
there has been a demand for immense
numbers of lambs from New Mexico
and other mutton growing districts.
The farmers of the corr belt are be-
lightning to learn how to feed sheep,
! and inasmuch as this feeding has
brought them good money, theI will
not go out Of their way to kick a sheep
\ as heretofore.
The decrease in the acreage that
can be devoted to sheep husbandry
Will shorten very greatly the supply
of feeders and the time will come, and
that soon, when the Iowa and Neb'
raska feeder will have to either grow
} his own lambs or purchase them from
neighbors who do grow them, for this
reason. that the great advance in the
price of wool and the eager inquiry
and offers to contract for the years
, clip and the rapid advance of fine WOO:
the world over will cause and is caus
. ing many ranchmen to resort to fine
wool bucks in order to improve the
6 Equality Of their wool. This will al
the same time decrease the mutton
quality so that it will not be possible
\ when this movement is fully under
way and its effects are clearly visible
4 to buy shep of the mutton type fol
feeders il the corr and grass states.
We therefore urge our readers VIII
have mutton fiocks to hold on to then
. and to increase them up to 100 heac
on each quarter section of land. d.
not get the fine wool craze The
& R~ambouillet, however, are not objec
tionable; in fact, there is one strong
4 point in their favor, that they are no
so affected with the stomach worms
1Use in your fiocks either SouthdOWn
ICotswold, Hampshire or Oxford rams
Keep your flock in good shape, ant
you will make money by it.
We have for nearly twenty year.
been urging farmers to fence thei
farms shaep-tight and begin with
flock OF twenty-five head of ewes, thu
cleaning w what would otherwise g
to waste, making mutton out OF weed
= anG enriching their farms. 1t wOult
seem to us that all these years ",
! have been talking to deaf ears. w
have regarded this as the soundes
kind of agricultural teaching and hlv
wondered why it has produced so littl
effect. The time will come and j
looming when farmers will realize TIL
. soundness of this advise, profit by it
and wonder why they did not prof
! by it a long time ago.
T. The causes that have led to the pre-
J sent strong demand for mutton AM
4 wool arc for the most part permanent
: We earnestly urge every farmer VIII
: can afford to put up the right kind o
fences and shows any indication O
j sheep n to invest as soon as posi-
I BILE In a flock OF twenty-five goo'
mutton ewes, mate them with a bucl
7 of the breeds above mentioned, an
Z make some good money. II the farmc
4 will not do it, let the boy take it M
lThe boy can make money on shee
even IL the old man cannot.-Wa