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Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-07-10

With one Of the moSt elegant court
houses In the State and an tss 900 pub.
10 bulldibg, Osala IL to be- In IL.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-07-10

The Twlcea.week San IL an sisht-page, forty
column paper. published every Mohday and
Thursday, and contains ell the news Of the
week. local, state and general, and will be
mailed, pOptage free, to any rart Of the United
States or Canada, fof 500 year-in advance.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-07-10

All advertising bills become due after 6sst
appearance Of advertisement, unless otherwise
stipulated IN contract. Parties not known 10 us
Win be required 10 pay for advertising In adj
Vanee. Address, THR DAti,Y sun.
GANEevILh. VA.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-07-10

Reading notices In local column 10 cents hne
Cos hrSt insertion, aud oents for each additional
insertion.
Rates for display advertising made known on
applioation.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-07-10

Tor Member OF Congress- "a Congregational
District
FRANK CLARK, OF Columbia
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-07-10

TIE DAILY SUN. published every morning sx-
spt Monday, delivered by eanier In the city or
nailed to any part Of the United states postage
Zee, for IS year; ta.so - months; Si.ss three
months OF 50 cents f1e Eve wseks-strietiy In
advance.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-31
HOT WEATHER THIS
The Rains Have No Effect on Lower
ing the Temperature.

A few days since the weather man
was predicting that the weather would
be a little cooler, but so far the cool
weather has not got here but the people
have been anxiously looking for it.
Yesterday was a very warm day but
there was no rain and this was some
thing 10 be thankful for. Minimum
temperature in Wilmington OH Tues
day was IS which is very high, only
W. degrees lower than the hottest
night of the summer. According to
the weather bureau there has not been
a respectfully pleasant night during the
summer, for every night the temper
AZURE has been above 70. The average
temperature in Wilmington this sum-
mer has certainly o showed up we'll
as an ideal climate for it has been
very high and with the high humidity
the leaf has been very depressing,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-31

the part of any of the members of
the executive committee and that it
is now too late to make protest as
the people have spoken in the con-
vention. There seems to De not the
slightest doubt but that Chairman
Boney and his advisory committee will
name the delegates to the convention.
It is very probable that it will either
be a matter for the courts or the state
executive committee to decide.
Every indication points to there be-
ing two democratic candidates in the
race and If there is the fight will be
a bitter one. 1t is regarded as a fore
committee will issue another call for
included for If they had not intended
use in calling the committee together.
Mr.. Bellamy was in the city yester-
day and was shaking hands with his
many friends here and discussing with
them the political situation in New
Hanover. He seems confident Of vic
tory.
All other political contests pale
into insigrificance at the present time
compared TO the senatorial fight and
it bids fair to furnish interesting read
ing matter for several days to come, or
perhaps until after the election is
over. One argument made by those
who favor standing by the May con-
yention is that it would not be just
the right thing TO AVE a primary for
senator in New Hanover when one is
not to be held in Brunswick.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-31

Liverpool. August ct =. N. Cot
ton: Spot in limited demand, prices
Is points lower. American middItug
fair $50: good middlinE 5.s2: ma-
ding $40: low middling sac: good
ordinary AS: ordinary 472. The SAle~
of the day were +.eoe b~ales.'of which
400 were for speculation and export
and included 2.s00 American Receipts
loo including 500 American. Futures
opened easier and closed barely
steady. American middling August 8
o.: August and September 5-0G: Sep
tenber and October l.e9: October and
November $50: November and De-
cemb"r asa 70 40. December and
January 40 10 AL. January and
FehruaTy 49,: February and March
4.94: Sarch and April AS TO SOC:
April q May 49,: May and June
+.aS: June and July +.s9 10 81.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-31
RECEIPTS AND EXPORTS.

New York. August 2a-Toeal today.
at all ports, Net receipts ff.2ss bales.
exports to Great Britain leo bales:
exports to France 1898 bales: ex-
ports to the Continent 1.S15 bales:
stocks 20S,119 bales.
Consolidated, at all porta, Net re-
ceipts 4e.473 bales exports TO Great
Britain 1888 bales. exports to France
1881 bales; exports to the Continent
ISIS bales.
Total since September 1st. at all
ports. Net receipts 7.ss1.ss1 bales; ex-
ports to Great Britain 2.3e4,ss3 bales:
export to France 1878 bales: ex-
ports t o Japan 11s.4s5 bales: exports
to Mexico 2,7SS oales.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-31
WILL GO OUTSIDE
Steamer Wilmington Will Give Sports
men Chance to Fish at the Black
Fish Grounds.

On next Wednesday the steamer
Wilmington will make atrip out to sea
and the passengers will be allowed to
fish at the black fish grounds. This
is a trip not S often made by the
Wilmington and there are. no doubt,
many who will be glad OF an oppor-
tunity to go out to the black fish
grounds. On the retur steamer will
stop at Fort Caswell.
Thursday night Wilmington will
make a trip up the river for a distance
Of IL miles.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-31
MESSAGE BY
DR.. and Mrs. E. J. Wood and MIR. Alex
Sprunt Will Reach New York Sat
urday.

from DR.. E. j.. Wood last night stating
that all in party, Including Mrs. Wood
and Mr.. Alex Sprunt, were we'll and
they would probably land Saturday.
Message stated that passage had been
very rough. They are on the steam
ship Celtic and the message was sent
Via the Marconi station, Cape Race.
New Foundland. From the time that
the vessel will reach New York shows
that at time message was sent il was
only little more than half across the
Atlantic.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-31
DAILY COTTON MARKET.
Port Movement.

Galveston quiet at 92s; net receipts
S,144 bales.
New Orleans easy at 9 sic; net re-
ceipts S31 bales.
Mobile nominal at 9; net receipts
554 bales.
Savannah quiet a. 8 lie; net re-
ceipts 1928 baIes.e
Charleston quiet at 91s; net receipts
Is bales.
Wilmington nominal.
Norfolk quiet at ga; net receipts
asa bales.
Baltimore nominal at ga.
Boston quiet al $50.
Philadelphia quiet at 1905.
New York, August 29.-Nav TCk
quiet at $50; gross receipts l.2io
bales: sales 400 bales; stocks $1,000
bales.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-31
Interior Movement.

Houston asy at 9 3-16; net receipts
952 bales.
Augusta steady at e4; net receipts
1SS bales.
Memphis quiet at 9S; net receipts
IS bales.
ST. Louis quiet at 81; net receipts
70 bales.
Louisville firm at 10H.
Total today; net receipts 3,oT5 bales:
gross receipts 1897 bales; shipments
s.25s bales: sales 1,4S5 bales. stocks
$3.50 bales.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-31
Meeting Of the Executive Con-
mittee Called.
THE CHAIRMAN IS ABSENT
Will Probably issue Another Call
for the Primary.

Want Candidates for Senator Voted
for Along With Other Candidates.
Unless Call for Primary is Issued
Tomorrow IL Cannot be Done Legal
ly Under the Primary Law for New
Hanover COunty-LOOks Like Two
Democratic Candidates VIII be in
the Race and Fight Will be Il Warm
,Onc-AIay Convention Gave Mr.. G..
j.. BOncy, Together With an Adyis-
DRY Committee, Power t o Name Del
cgatcS.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-31

The educational rally at Middle
Sound yesterday was attended by a
large number of people and practically
every politician in the county was
present, not especially on account of
its being an educational rally but
there are some 40 or 80 voters in the
Middle Sound section and it was a
splendid opportunity to get IN some
political work.
superintendent J. Y. Joyner arrived
On the 10 O'Clock Coast Line train and
Immediately after his arrival left for
the sound accompanies by Professor
Catlet1 and Mr.. VIM. H. Sprunt.
Speaking took place in the afternoon.
Mr.. Joyner having been INTRODUCED by
Professor Catlett. Point where the
speaking took place was in the large
grove around b house of Mr.. Mason
and the speakers used the porch Of the
residence as a platform. MI. Joyner
as usual, made a splendid speech on
oAa UuiIhS GhC Z III
that he was speaking, which was some
thing over an hour, he was listened to
with the closest attention.. He spoke
OF what education is and that il the
only way to true manhood and mas
terry.
The speaker drew comparisons of
this and other states and he showed
that 1nyariable the state with the
highest percentage of educated people
stood the highest both financially as
we'll as from an educational stand
point.
Mr.. JOyner also spoke Of the great
advantages of consolidating schools in
the rural districts for it enabled the
children 10 reap the benefit of a high
school education and not have to go to
town to get it as was the case until
within the last few years. By the on
solidatioo he pointed out that chill
dren can be prepared for college and
never have to leave their homes. In
some sections, he stated, the great
trouble was transportation and that
the first county to take Lnls up to see
if there could not be found some sOlu-
ton was New Hanover. He said if
New Hanover would point out q way
in this matter it would be of great
benefit to the remainder Of the state.
In the piedmont section the population
is not so scattered as in the eastern
counties and consequently the matter
Of transportation is not a matter of
such serious consequence.
Mr.. Joyner's speech was greatly en-
joyed and there were, no doubt. many
who were far more enthusiastic over
the subject after they heard him than
before.
From the crowd that was present it
looked like all of the people in the
neighborhood for some miles around
were present. They carried baskets
with them filled with good things and
had a regular pic mic.
Mr.. JOyner returned to the city
early enough in the afternoon to catch
the $50 train for Raleigh.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-31
Especial to The MeSsenger.)

Greensboro, n c., August 29.-The
continued heavy rains Of the past few
days have caused streams to overflow,
destroying crops hat had escaped
freshets heretofore anc washing away
many bridges. Railroad traffic On some
branch roads has been seriously inter-
rupted on account of cave-inS. washed
bridges, and trestles. A great deal Of
Mt. Airy branch Of the Southern on the
Arrarat river, beyond Pilot Mountain,
was covered with water yesterday and
today and further rains last night
washed away several bridges and tres
ties, making it Impossible for trains
to 20 beyond Plot Mountain.
The train here at noon from Mt.
Airy TO Wilmington W. annlIieu. and
to Pilot Mountain, returning here at
6 o'clock. The regular train from Will
mingtOn did Tot reach here until 5
o'clock, when = vas turned back to
Wilmington. the special flCm Pilot
Mountain doing the service at that end.
The high water stretches such 4 i2ng
distance on the track beyC1l Pilot
Mountain mat trains cannot get close
enough for transfer service and Mt.
Airy is completely bottled up. The
same trouble is reported on the branch
road from here via Winston 20 WILKES
boro, the track being covered with
overflow along he Yadkin river. With
out further heavy rains. railroad au-
thOrities say damages will be repaired
by Friday and regular traffic cesumed
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-31
COTTON AND NAVAL STORES.
Receipts Of Cotton and Naval Stores
at the Port of Wilmington Yesterday.

By the Carolina Central-2 barrels
tar, IL barrels rude.
BY the Wilmington and Weldon
l6 barrels rosin. . barrels tar. ! bar
rels crude.
By the Wilmington. Columbia and
Augusta-16 casks spirits, 81 barrels
rosin. AZ barrels tar 10 barrels crude.
BY the Atlantic and Yadkin-l5
casks spirits, 81 barrels rosin.
By the Steamer Whiuock-2o casks
spirits, 81 barrels rosin, . barrels
crude.
Total This Year bales cotton.
81 casks spirits, $40 barrels rosin. IS
barrels tar. 81 barrels crude.
Total Last Year-l44 bales cotton.
1oe casks spirits. $50 barrels rosin. 33f
barrels tar. 10. barrels crude.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-31
At MIDDLE SOUND
Big Educational Rally Took
Place Yesterday.
ADDRESS BY SUPT. JOYAER
Quite a Number of People From
City in Attendance.

Mr.. Joyner Made Splendid Talk and
Was Attentiveiy Listened TO by the
Large Crowd Many Politicians
Were Pre~cnt-Superintendent of
Education Spoke of What Educa-
ton is and Said it Wa the
Only Way to True Manhood and
Mastery-Pcople From Many Miles
Around We're Present at the Rally.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-31
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET

New York. August 2s.-FLOUR
steady but duh. Rye flour firm.
CORN MEAL~Steaay.
WHEAT->pot steady: No. > red
1915 elevator. Options bc ret lower.
May S41. september I9Es; December
S15.
CORN-Spot firm No. > SIS ele-
varor. options 5 To sc net higher.
September 55-: December 527s.
OATS-Spot easy: mixed So.
LARD-Steady. Refnea quiet.
PORk-Barely steady mess s1S.15
to $1S.25.
RICE-Stcady.
MOLASSES-Quiet.
COFFEE-Spot nomingE: mild quiet
Futures steady, unchanged to ) points
higher.
SUGAR-Raw firm: fair refining
3&: centrifugal 4: moIasses 3b 10 ga.
Refined steady.
BCTTER-Firm: Is to
%: state dairy L TO %.
CHEESE-Firm, unchanged.
EGGS-Firm. nearby selected %;
western firsts 20l2 to 81.
COTTON SEED OIL-Was steady
with a moderate speculative trade.
Prime crude f O b mills % To 2ii2:
prime summer yellow SO; prime white
-: prime winter yellow As TO 43E.
POTATOES-Firm: Long Island
Sis to $500: Jersey $1.25 TO $1.75:
southern S1.00 To $1.50: Jersey sweets
per basket S1.CO to $1.25, southern
per barrel $500 to 1925.
CABBAGES-Dun and unchanged.
PEA\UTS-Steady. unchanged.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-31
RECEIPTS OF COTTON.

New York. August 2s.-Receipts Of
cotton at the ports today 1906 bales.
against s,514 last week, n 14.053
last yea For the week s. 5000 bales.
against 2s,414 las week, and $500
last year. Today's receipts at New
Orleans S31 bales, against So last
year and at Houston 2,7s3 bales,
against 4,s3s last year.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-31
LIE w1LMINdToN MESSENGER FRIDAY AUGUST II, 1905
GREAT DAMAGE IS WROUGHT
By Excessive Rains in Central and
Western Part of State.

West of Greensboro Caused the
Train From Greensboro Due Here
Last Night at 8 O'Clock Not TO Ar
rive Until This Morning-Did Not
Go Through to Mt. Airy-Seyeral
Towns in the West Absolutely Cut
on as Far as Trains are Concerned.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-31

Constipation causes headache. nau-
sea. dizziness, languor. heart palpita-
tons Drastic physics grippe. sicken.
weaker the bowels and don't cure.
Doan's Regulets act gently and cure
constipation. IS eents- Ask any
druggist.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-31
NAVAL STORES.
RECEIPTS ID
ID

COFFEE-9A to, liz.
FLOUR-Straights s4.25 to $3.50
con patents $4.75: full patents So
IS to s5-eS.
MOLASSES-S. House Ice; New
Orleans brights 24c: Porto Rico Sit
35c; Cuba csc.
SALT-Prices car load lots, 100 lbs.
G. +. 33c; eco lbs. c. F. SC: 200 lbs.
F. F. S5c; less than car load lots, Zoe
lbs. C. F. $50; 200 lbs G. F. in cotton
sacks Tic: zoo lbs F. c. csc.
SUGAR-Granulated $40; w. G.
x. No. 5 $3.50: No. 7 s4.45: No. 9 s4.-
Is; No. II $40.
LARD-CTierce basis pure 9; COM
pound TIC.
CORN-No. 2 White y and rs; No.
> mixed i to 73c.
OATS-No. 2 mixed As to As; white
seed oats soc.
HAY-No. 1 Timothy $40.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
PRANUTS-North Carolina prime
75c; extra prime so to S5c: fancy soc;
Virginia prime 55c; fancy 75c.
BLACK EYES-s1.50.
FIELD PEAS-S1.25.
BEFSNAX-27c.
EGGS-2O TO &c.
CHICKENS-Hens 80 to 50; springs
1214 to csc.
y. c. BACON-Hams (old) Is to 16;
shoulders II to 13c; sides II to 13c.
SHINGLES-Per 1000: 5-nch saps
$500; 5-inch hearts $500; 6-inch saps
$500: G-inch hearts $500.
TIMBER
Per NJ. Extra milling. SIS so to SO 90
Mill prime :. =. = % TO e.oo
Mill fair . . :. $1,000. I 90 to 500
Common mill H.. . 49,. 500 to $50
LOGS-Select $500; Nc. l $3.50;
knotty $3.50.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-31

The excessive rains throughout pied
mont and Western North Carolina
during the past few days have done
great damage to crops and the rail-
roads have suffered no little from
washouts. In many localities small
streams have become raging torrents
and the fertile bottoms have been
flooded and hundreds OF acres of corn
ruined There have been very few
localities in the central portion Of the
state that have escaped and the farm
ers will lose heavily, especially those
who had a larger acreage Of corr in
low grounds.
The Cape Fear river has been very
high for several days past and con-
tinues to rise. O n Tuesday the wealth
er bureau reported the state Of water
at Fayetteville at 14.5 feet and yester-
day the report showed it had risen to
q feet.
There have been quite a number of
~washouts on railroads in the central
portion of the state and west and
trains are running any old way. The
Atlantic and Yadkin train due to ar
rive here at s o'clock, .. m. did not
get here until this morning owing to
trouble west Of Greensboro. The Sec
ton of the country between Whining
ton and Greensboro is very fiat, at
least most of it, and consequently the
rains have not done any great amount
of damage. Owing to this fact, the
Coast Line has not suffered as much
by ~Washouts as the roads hat ira
verse the piedmont section.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-31
NAVAL STORES MARKET.

New York. August 2s.-Turpentine.
Arm. rosiE, firm
Savannah. Ga. August 2s.-Turpen-
tine. firm 81: sales AL: receipts 40:
shipments 1.25e. Rosin, firm; sales
3.2l3: receipts 1870; shipments -:
stocks 1928. Quote: A. 3. e. So. 80 10
st-05; D. sSi5 10 34-2o: E. s4.e5 TO
s4-3O; :, S4-:5 10 34-37h: G. SAC to
s4.45; Fl, s4-45 30 $3.50; I. $3.50 TO
s4-55: +. $3.50 10 Sass: n. s4-7o TO
s4.75; y. $40: VIC, 1926; WV. as
so.
Charleston. 8 G. August 2s.-Tur-
pentine and rosin nothing doing.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-31
CLOSING OF

New York. August 29.~Cotton:
Spot closed quiet: 10 points lower:
middling upiands $50: middling gulf
1905; sales 400 bales Futures closed
steady. Prices follow:
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-31

If you want something better ask
you grocer for Blue Ribbon. Vanilla.
Absolutely pure, goes twice as far as
other kinds and the Blue Ribobn
Flavor" is perfection.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-31

Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour steady: No. ? spring wheat 20:
No. 8 7, to 20; No. 2 red 70A to IS:
No. . corn 5OA: No. z yellow 81; No.
. oats 39A: No. 2 white 3112 to 30:
No. 3 white 2SA to 31k; No. . rye
55n TO SO; fair to choice mailing 40
to As: No. | fax seed s1.07: No. /
northwestern s1.11: clover contract
grades $1,000: short ribs sides %(loOseD
$3.50 to $50: mess pork per barrel
$4,000: lard. per roo pounds sS.70:
short clear sides (boxed) $500 to So
12k: whiskey basis of high wines
S1.29.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-31
FIJI MONTY MAItkET.

New York August 2@.-Noney "E
cali strong 80 10 s per cent. ruling
rate 40: chasing bid 5is: offered Al =.
Time loans steady. sixty days 5 t. o.
per cent. Ninety days t Ia 81. six
months s bid. Prime mercantile paper
$ per cent. Sterling exchange very
weak at $4,S2.10 to S4.H3.15 for de-
mauG and at A.S0.G5 for sixty day
bills. Posted rates $4.S2 and Sass.
Commercial bilIs $4.SoL TO $4.9o2,.
Bar silver 6f2.. Mexican dollars STA.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-31
WILMINGTON IIiARAEIS
Wednesday, August 20.

Wednesday, august -.
C0TTON-Nothing doing.
Receipts OF cotton today bales.
Receipts this season TO date
3ZI3S7 bales
Receipts same day last year-144
baIea.
Receipts last season 70 sarae date
36S.S5r bales.
NAVAL STORES.
SPIRITS OF TURPEITINE-
Firm 6ht2-
ROSLE-$3.60 bid.
TAR-Firm $500.
CRUDE TERPENTINE - Firm
hard. $3.50: dip. $40; virgin, $40.
RECEIPTS TODAY.
81 casks spirits ~turpentine.
940 barrels roSin.
As barrels tar.
81 barrels crude t~urpentine.
RECEIPTS SAME DAY LAST YEaR.
zoe casks spirits t~urpentine.
ga barrels rosin>
331 barrels tar.
1872 barrels crUste turpentine.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-31
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

Chicago, August 29.-The leading
futures ranged as follows:
Open. High. Low. Close
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-07-12
Local Packing Houses.

DICIaEAH 6
To the Gazette: In answer to the
question in your issue Of June Ii, as
to the ~practicability Of running a
small packing house in a city like
Lincoln. | would suggest that 1t
might be advisable before starting in
any such enterprise to look up the his
tory Of the Lincoln Packing Co. Al
though living in the vicinity Of Lin
coin, 1 know little about 1t except
that one time West Lincoln was a
miniature packing town. Then for
some reasO the packing house closed
up. But their former superintend.
ent rented a part OF the buildings,
bought stock from the vicinity Of Lin
coin and supplied to a large extent
the Lincoln retailers. ne soon stop
ped business, however.
One failure having been made 10
that business here 1t would pay 20 de-
termine what the cause OF That fall
ure were, and whether they would
still be operative, before engaging in
such an enterprise / suspect that at
least a part OF the cause was the un-
willingness OF the Omaha packers to
allow Lincoln people to supply them
selves with meat.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-07-12
Lancaster County, Neb.
sheen ON the Farm.

Many farmers have yet to realize
the full a~dyisability OF keeping sheep.
They seem to think the expense Of
fencing precludes all profits. AS a
matter Of fact, every improved farm
should gradually become fenced so as
to permit hogs and sheep to be past
ured in any field. II a weed pest gets
into the field 1t is then easy to destroy
it. You cannot fence every field In a
100 acre farm at the start with hog
and sheep fence, unless you are on easy
street, but 1T is not difficult to fence
a five or ten acre lot from time TO time.
Sheep improve the land by destroying
obnoxious weeds. They also furnish
the richest kind OF fertilizer. They
are not hard animals to keep during
the winter. All that necessary is a
clean, dry shed. They can stand cold
much better than they can stand
moisture. They are not difficult to
keep free from disease II clean and
sanitary quarters are provided.
They can be p~roitably pastured on
land that would not provide feed for
any other stock. Just now sheep rep
resent good money in mutton and wool.
Both are bringing top prices. The
lambs are ready for market at an early
date, and with very little care. Sheep
increase rapidly, and all around, are
an exceptionally valuable farm asset.