St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-09-24

.r,n. tba weld up to more than 900
oon Sounds owing to the conditions r.
1900 Wv r. in the foregoing, the cup 70
~ northern part Of Arizona VIII ne
, .ue than usual this year, because the
annars Of the 1ocks prefer 20 aWais
= ,.te elm rather than risk tne ioss
of the lambs.
" pr,ces for wool in Arizona this year
..naed around the prices OF last
1sar Agents paid on the ground Pc
.waor 20 and % cents for the clip
~ az ner cent. of the sheep snorn II
The salt River valley. The buyers
that were in the field were represents
tives of Dewey, Gold & Co. OF BE-
ton. Brown & Adams. OF BOSTON, az
salter brothers, representing various
houses In Boston. Workers Were
scarce and wages were high. Clip
ners that formerly received from $1b
70 s4O per month now receive from
s35 to 500 per month, ana most g
these laborers are Mexicans.
Goat raising in Arizona has proved
| nroAtable, and this years prices, paid
| nv the Boston markets. were the nigh
est ever recorded. For kid mohair,
Edmundson of Yarnell received a
cents per pound, and this was paid ter
the grade known as No. 2. This $40
was made through the National Mo,
hair Growers association, organized
recently in opposition to the Wooa
combine. The new association mas ~
| agency and warehouse In Boston. ana
lost no time in getting into the An
IONA field.
The shipment netted EdmundEon ~
i cents a pound after paying transpoN
tation charges and association 81
penses. Not only is the goat proving
profitable from the sale Of the
but recently Arizona goat mutton SAf
in the Kansas City market tor $Ss
the hundred.
Owing to the warm climate ID this
territory. lambs come into the mar
ket at a very early season. which gtves
the focks additional advantage Cves
other parts OF the country. One ship
ment Of lambs was made from TIN
Salt River farms by ]. A. Pitts Of Ash
Fork. as early IS March Il. This cen
signment consisted Of four double eas
loads Of spring lambs, which were cent
to Kansas City. This was the nrsA
attempt ever made In Arizona ID shlp'
the lambs SO that they, might. arrive hi
Kansas City before Easter. While this
shipment was made In the nature b
an experiment it proved profitable
, and next year It Is probable that Ar
zona lambs will find ready early sale
in Kansas City stock yards. The
lambs sold were raised on Pitts farm
and fed on hay raised ON his farm, hi
stead Of leaving the lambEins on the
, ranges.
: The shepherds In Arizona have b.
} contend with the wild animals To al
: extent greater than is necessary in|
, any other part Of the country. Fol
} protection against coyotes, dogs which
are often half-breeds between the col
lie and the coyote are used with greai
success. The forest department ard
the local officers distribute poison VI
y |
) mas proved effectual in many cases.
AS an instance Of the number Of
Wild animals that have to be guarded
: against In Arizona 1t is pointed out
J. that at recent hide day. in Tomb
! stone. the capital Of Cochise county
: which is the most densely populated
= county In the territory, bounties wera
paid IN one day On 500 pelts Of ant
mais OF prey. About $1,000 Ii paid Out
I annually by Cochise county for boun
Ties on the pelts Of coyotes. bob cats.
wolves. lobos. mountain lions, beara
ana skunks. It may also be- cited
u tnat one night recently lynx got intc
e 2 corral owned BY Charles Sands =
i the vicinity of Douglas. In Cochiss
: county. and killed ri goats. The Sans
: man reports that Altogether 200 goats
ana kids were killed by4lpx and bob
g cats this season.
ALOYSIUS COLL