The sun., 1910-04-23
BREEDING SHEEP FOR WOoL.
How q man E,nGAged m % ReGards IN
npmmnld fog IIoNeP Dutlra

D1Nn0A1m Nor NoNer Dutics.
To TWK EDIroR ~ tbs srN ~ "a A.
cussing the tartn on wool seldom, l. A. s
heart % the matter reached IN. I.T,-
policy prevails In this country. ~ I.rc =.
u does prevail all clasasa should .har.
beneaes and disadvantage Mauuf,.r.-
ern and ciry workm-n should not hra,..
by the profits and the higher Way TN,
may accrue from a tariH u the fsrr,r trr
, the country worker do not sharr 'n.r
nor should country people have tr l..
articlea on . prOtsct-d mark., if tho. ,-.
Obliged 20 sell th~ir products In "uur.r ,.r.
With the world.
I.asa year there wa- a great astra..or .,.
fres hldes on the part Of manufActurrr- ,r,i
coasnmerA a. che sAme conv"u,for
which manufacturers demanded free. l.I.,
they alaO passed resoluti ions against -,.lg.
ing the tariR on the pTOducts Of the. r.d..
Caitlernea insisted that fr~e hide, -U.aIi
mean free products thereof. and whiI" 'a,.,
WERE not entirrly successful they did ,.,,.r.
q reduction Of the tariff on shoes. harr.>.
and other leather products which th-v g..,
The other day . shoe merchant told me th
. long face that English shoes were bong
Odered In this country at prices below N.
point at which they could be produced hsr-
! am . cattle BREEDER. and ! told hun that
" had to ssil my hides on an OD-n mark-,
h should b. my privilege 20 buy my sho~s
and my harness on exactly the same terms
Why mott
Take the case OG wooL The pro,.r,ioo
on this staple seems TO be Rrea, deal more
than 70 really n. - you viii nnd BY investi.
gatioa. Another matter worthy Of consld.
eratton h the unreliAbiiity Of sheep sIAiis-
tics In the old days the number of sheen
on farrns on January Z was fairly represea-
tstive of the number the year through Il
n not 30 to-day. becaa~s Of the prac,ice n
n-A
80 many years ago. To-day millions Of
lambs are born and slaashtsredi hstweea
January I of ono year and January I Of the
nsxt and thsv do not figure In the stats
,ics af all. Our national nock hAa actually
increased In rsoeni years much more than
the statisslcs quoted In TWE suN would
Indicate.
A. 20 wool and the tariff on 49, are
the manufacturers and the workmen Who
placed On an equAlity with the farmsrl
nome of them demand free wool but you
WIN nnd that they van, the ta5M 70 remain
lsso! me isr%sT va ip.ls' is sh.a a.
pTo,sciieS = The other ieiioS's product Ssd
labor isnI ths Suitable.
lsTiSli Over : Sen,ury Of the .LiiI o ,oIas
drfsins wool / must feed and shelter and
hanl 10 R@rEe, their wool j must srass
feed for them ON this valuable land ! musa
prevent burrs nom Rrowing on my land
ass s.. .eIs mnsS ss
manufacturrr's MASHED product. With nv
iqysstmsnt in land. Grain, forage. labor.
prosecsion prot sd - ss snytody / should no SS. nnSr.
be compeiied 20 compete with the breech
Sleu.sd native q An:,ralis rnGnlns sheep
wool workcT with che -o-cslled paupsr Labor
Of Europ~. II the duty on wool must go al
aeoi i must nus 80 aioSs With 4, We isrmsTs
With che world aud buy clOihihs on 20
One thing more Inc tsrln system n
this country hits the farmer in a few places
Y. SSS: s iaSE. On sH oip srSsss .aS Shch SS s.S.
amounted 10 little because We are ex-
Dorting patton We have t4rins on oar
htsd la little for tho same reason We have
iaTins on fruits that Ne do not prO'fuce. and
Our isria on dairy products Smounts 70
little since the nee Interpretation OF tho
duty on cream, whiCh OF course mean
help TO keep our own markets. but every
thing Ne buy from a nail TO a binder cOmss
TlaIs slursnnd~d 6y i. aud yea ue are
asked 90 give up what few benefits We have
70 reduce the cost Of living for maaufactur.
than se do oy the tarin
In dt.cus~tnE this matter rscenfly the
NgfOHai Sforkaan sad Fsrnsy told agri-
culturAl producsrs that NO industry could
pfolIsf Isfatansaily which sekls all its
Ptodncts In an open maIkei and buys al
Its supplies la q protested market aud ~
true The wool tAFtn may have 20 10, and
likes Ice all other iarIns on food and cloth.
ing. but the farmers Of America are not
likely to stand around and see them 70 with
out demanding that tariffs on things they
buy are put on the same basts What's sauce
'or the Rooas 10 sauce for the gander
PiTTanrho. April -. bhoQuOIs.