The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-12-07

a wool securing plant which handles
by sorting and securing, many hun
dreds of thousands of pounds OF wool
each year; thus sending direct to
the weavers n ~spinners the wool
clean and free from dirt and grease.
Competition in the wool buying is
very close here. Each year at shear.
ing time buyers from the east appeal
lpon the scene to compete with our
local buyers: consequently forcing
the price of wool up to the top notch.
adding greatly to the growers de-
light and profit. but adding only to
the buyers disgust and anxiety lest
he find the gain on the wrong side of
the account.
Mr.. J. NJ. Miller is one of the pio-
neers among the most successful
sheep men living in Roswell. but AL
Garrett as he is Familiarity known
among sheep men. is perhaps the larg
est sheep dealer in this part of New
Mexico. handling wethers exclusively
and shipping directly to the market
about 10000 sheep per annum. still
retaining at all times Of the year up
on his ranch. as many as 80. 900 head.
Concerning the future of s~heepraising
in this section Mr.. Garrett is very op
timistic. In an interview with the
writer he said: MY last consign-
ments of sheep have bee shipped to
California where I realized handsome
returns. California as a sheep mar
ket is just beginning 20 open it's doors
to the sheep grower of New Mexico
and Arizona. and in my opinion will!
he the future great sheep market for
all far western sheep. For soma.
wears people have been nocking into
California from the east. and it's do
main is gradually being taken up
with small fruit ana garden farms.
leaving no room for he raising OF
meat so necessary to It's ever increas-
ing population"
Never in its history did the sheen
business in the Pecos Valley look
more promising than in his present
year. We have had an abundance OF
rain, which has covered orr prairics
with grass necessary for the sleeps
existence during the winter. aud this
together with the fact that wool pric.
es are soaring skyward. the sheep
men now in the Pecos Valley are feel
ing confident of an assured future sue
cess.
This story would not be complete
without a word about tic Angora goat
industry. which now is IN its infancy
in This part of the country. The
White Mountains which lie to the
west of us are especially suited to
the raising of the Angora goat, which
is valuable for both he mutton and
IT'S mohair. These AnGora goats keep
Eat the year around. and the meat
brings, for mutton purposes. close un
to the best figures for the real mutton
Some of the growers are beginning
to bring their tiocks mp to a high Star
dari of breeding. and have in this
way produced a better quality of mo
hair. not dreamed of a few years a2o
The mOhair raised in the White Noun
tairs compares favorablv in fneness
If fbre with the Turkish mohair, and
sells close up to it's igures. AS all
things point to the value Of time and
experience. no doubt the day is not
far distant when the m0hair business
will be II of the leading industries.
The low cost OF running them and
the fact that they are rot subject 10
scah. holding out special inducements
to the man of ordinary means who
might also be seeking health as well
as profit in our mountainous regions.
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