Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-12-29
.'ROUNDABOUTTHE>S STATE.
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but Nearly All Interesting Reading.

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Harris 4 Harris, from the upper
Nueces river country, in Texas,
arrived at Winona, week before
last, with q train load Of sheep,
In the lot were 1000 ewes and q
good number Of thoroughbred
bucks. These gentlemen have
established a large sheep ranch
In the northern part Of Oregon
county. This ranch is located
near the Peter Fairbairn sheep
ranch, which is just oyer the Rip
ley county line, and which is now
ranging 2200 head, and more are
expected early in the year. From
the present outlook the raising OF
sheep will soon be one Of the most
profitable industries Of the Ozark
country. Stockmen and dairy
men from the northwestern states
are learning that this Ozark coun.
try offers a milder climate, just
as good pasturage and much
shorter feeding season than they
have in the colder climate, even
II it is not go dry. In conse-
quence many are coming into the
Current river Ozark country with
cattle, sheep and dairy cows, and
hogs naturally follow. Something
over year ago q man Toved in
10 Shannon county, near Winona
and brought with him 1000 ewes.
The first year he clipped 5000
pounds OF wool, shearing some OF
the flock twice, and raircd 1000
lambs. He sold his wool clip for
80 cents a pound, realizing 81 800
and his lambs went on the mar
ket clean and in good condition,
and brought him something over
S11 90 apiece, aegregating~ S11..
00U for the thousand head sold.
He fed his flock one carlsbad OF
prairie hay and an average per
head OF half q bushel OF grain;
while there was sleet and snow
on the ground, the feed costing
him about S1,S00. He says he
cleared $40, 900 on his one thous-
head of ewes, and his figures
show it. That looks like a profit
able business. Since his experi-
ence several other sheep men
have come and more are coming.
The same thing can be said by
those who have tried cattle breed
ing, and hog raising, and the
stockmen in this Current river
Ozark country are all making
money. And now the dairying
men are getting ready to push to
the front. Well, let 'em come.
Nun Lawson, rural carrier OF
route four, Dexter, Mo-, recently
deserted his family and left the
country. A letter written by him
and mailed on the Iron Mountain
train, to his wife, stated that he
never expected to return to the
county. His daughter, q very
estimable young lady. IL supply
ing his place on the rural route.-
/ Bloomfield Tribune,
/ j. A. Bush, 4 Nodaway county
man living at Elmo, hada unique
experience while out motoring re-
Gently when q hog feeding along
the highway attacked his auto-
mobile. With it's tusks the ami
NAL cut through both outer and
inner tubes Of D front tire and
then raging wildly chased the
limping car to the nearest repair
shop.
I, Josh Tally had been losing
chickens and eggs and he decided
to get the theft and have revenge
and accordingly set steel iraI
Tin bis chicken house. He caugh
the thief all right-a blacksnak'
more than six feet long, and thil
all happened this month Of De-
cember. in Lafayette county, a
told BY the Odessa Ledger.