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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-09
SUFFOLK
Richmond

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SUFFOLK, VA. January S.--Wiliiam
.Ii!lcr. OF flopcweil. was :. guest on
Sunday Of Suffolk friends.
Ais. susie rrentis is tho guest OF
Sufrolk friends
Henderson, llelrick .fr,. IS tho guest
81 judge ami Mrs James l.. McLcmcre
rr. aud Mrs. l.. W. White have con-
Guided i viSi, 10 Plymouth y q.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dudley Britt If CiariSs-
burg W. Va. and Miss Louise Britt are
spending several days in NLw York.
W. l.. Jenkins. Misses Amanda and
Virginia Jenkins have zone to their
new home at ClurchlauM
George L. Towncs, of IIal.guin, Cuba
who has been the guest OF L. Linwood
Lehman during the holidays, left on
Saturday with Mr.. Lehman for the Uni
vcrsity Of Virginia.
Herman 6. BottiGhcmcr, OF Rich
mond. were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. ~
Lehman for the holidays.
Misses Nancy Woo!for'l and Fannie
Stallinss returned on Monday 10 st.
Nary's College. Raleigh. y. g.
Henry l.. Nortle,t left on Monday for
Randolph Macon College, at Ashland,
Va
irving Truitt returned on Monday to
the Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
Lacy EdCcrton and Alfred Hall have
returned TO Davidson College TO resume
their studies.
MIR. and Mrs. Ross McNcal returned
city.
Misses l.cClair King and Margaret
Butler left on Monday for tn. State
Normal School at Farmvillc, Va.
Miss Lucy Upshur has concluded n
VISIT To her sister in Norfolk.
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GREENSBORO
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GREENSBORO. y. c.. January s.
One of tho first weddings pr tho new
yc:,r was that Of Miss Mary blackburn
TO William Andrew ilalslry. ut tic
home Of tho parents OF the h. idc. AIR.
and Mrs w J. Blackburn, on Wc,incs-
day evening. The ceremony "as Wit
messed only Ivy close relatives. hu,
there followed reception which was
largely attended by people Of the city.
In the receiving line were MIR. and
Mrs. w j. Blackburn, AIRS. Kat" False
ley. mother of tho bridegroom: Mr.. and
Mrs. Balslcy. Nr. and Mrs W. NJ. Eidcn-
hour. Miss May Gordon Latham and
Turner Balslcy. Miss May Eaisley and
Vivian blackburn. After the rcrcp-
ton. the couple left for "a trip - Miami
and Palm Beach. Fla. aftrt which
they will be at home iir Jackxouviilc
Twelfth Night" tho old English day
Of days. was observed with a unique
celebration on Friday evening at the
Country Club. Tho clubhouse vas dec
GRATED from top to bottom 70 resemble
an old English house crowd Of
angling singers. such AS Wandered
around In Shakcspcarcs day. appeared
before the door and sang number
OF songs that were modern foar or 1--WE
centuries ago. The yuia log was
lighted with one of last Years tapers.
after which a sure-cnough E:nclishman
sang an old English song. Later. tho
boar'S head was brought in. an apple
III his mouth. followed ny Christ
mas pic Of huge diameter and a three
story cake. In the dining room AN
old English feast was served. Music
Was furnished by an orchestra. There
we're games. dances and other forms
OF entertainment for tho large number
of visitors
Tuesday evening by Miss Frances
Shaw. at the home of her parents.
The Wednesday Afternoon Book Club
met this week with Mrs. G. y Grims
Icy.
Mrs. T. A. Hunter entertained the
Reviewers Club on Thursday after
\ New Years dance was given on
Monday evening at the armory.
Miss Margaret crater was hostess
on Monday TO a number of nor friends.
tho afternoon being delightfully."- spent
In n variety of entertainments
Miss Katherine Keith was the hostess
on Monday afternoon ut her home ut
card party.
Miss E,hc, Rove was ut home on
Saturday morning. complimentary to
her guests. Misses Bell Morris. OF
Townsville, and Margaret Rankin, or
High Point. Rock was played at four
tables.
Mrs II. a. Lundic was hostess on
Saturday afternoon complimentary to
Miss Mary blackburn. who Was mar
ricd this week to andrew Balslcy. OF
Reidsvillc. and she had rs her guests
a large number of friends Of the bride.
Mrs. l.. c. Elzcmeycr entertained on
last Thursday morning for Mrs. Balls
Icy.
The COtillion Club gave dance at
the armory on Friday evening. which
was largely attended aud enjoyed By
tho younger people Of the city.
Miss Kathleen Price entertained SOW
crni Young people on Thursday even
ing at her home complimentary to Miss
Cameron Pearson. Of Norganton, tho
guest of Miss Mary Wilson.
Miss Miriam i.indau entertained =
number Of friends at course dinner
on Wednesday evening. The dinner
was followed hy an informal dance.
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HARRISONBURG

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iiARIiiSoNBCRG, VA. January. s.
state Senator w. T.. Andrews. Of Roar,
oke. was a visitor In IIarrisonburr this
week. '
Mr.. and Mrs. Hatcher Gibson and
two children. OF Washington. are guests
OF Mrs s. Il. Mar,z. on Campbell street
Miss Gladys Yates. OF Front ROYAL
Is a guest Of Miss Martha Harrison. al
Daphna.
Mrs. Marvin Nint, OF Front ROYAL
Is guest OF her sister, Mrs. Wade
Berry
Mr.. and Mrs. Gillespie sprlnkcl .,
iiope"e!i. are guests of the formers
parents. Mr.. and Mrs w y. Sprinkler
MISS BESSIE Arthur, of N-inchcste-
is guest of her uncle. Rev. u. T.. VII,
son. d. d.. at the Presbyterian manse
Mr. and Mrs Stuart B. Tulloss ~
washington. We're recent guests OF Mr.
ana Mrs. w. n. Todd. Mourt Scion.
ASHLEY Shuler. of Winnipeg. Canal,
is guest Of his aunt, Mrs Winfieid
Liggctt.
Mrs. ". G. Baer. OF charlott..v,n.
is guest of friends In Harrisonburp
Mrs Herbert Doilins. OF Petersbure
- visiting her parents. Captain and
Mrs. X. III. Sherman, on Franklin
street Nm
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COURTLAND
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COTRTLAND. VA. January S.-Mrs.
Antoiact,e *. Sebrell and daughters.
Misses Anne and Grace ScbrcIl, re-
turned home from Norfolk last week
where they have been spending s.me
time.
\. W. Pulley returned from Black
stone On Thursday.
NisscB Lutte ,;rizzard and Claire WILL
liams spent few days In Norfolk last
week.
Miss Anne Scorell returned to Rich
mond yesterday to resume her studies
in The Richmond Training School for
Kindereartencrs.
Henry Z. Bailey. OF Newsoms. was
the guest OF friends here on Tuesday
evening.
DR. T.. T.. Reese has concluded a visit
to friends in Brookneal.
John y. Scbreli. Jr.. of Norfolk. was
in CORTLAND this week.
Miss Page Sebrcll gave n New Years
dance on December II.
w. II. Smith and c. w. Parker spent
Thursday in Norfolk.
Mrs. r. Is. Joyner ana children. who
have been visiting Mrs. S. It. Whit
field. near Sedlcy, have returned home.
Miss Charlotte Crowley entertained
fw Of her friends on Thursday even
ing.
Miss Gertrude Many was hostess at
her home, near kcre, at a NV Years
party.
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HANOVER
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HANOVER COURTHOUSE. VA. Jan.
uary S.-Misses Gay and barbara
Lewis on Sunday gave an old Virginia
Those present enjoying the Misses
Lcwis's hospitality were Misses Kitty
Christian. Lucy Taylor. Ruth Baker.
Mary Newton and Mildred Newton, and
Wcndall Skillman. Guy Anccll. Fred
Baker. CLAUDIO Lee, Vincent Ancell.
Dalton Taylor, Richard Cardw ell Bar
kcr Christian.
Mrs. c. l.. Markesan gave n house
dance on Saturday in honor 81 her Sis
ter Miss Ruth Baker. of Athens. o..
who is visiting her. A delightful sup
per followed the dance. Those dane
ing were Misses Lucy Taylor. Harbnra
Lewis. katherine Marsh. Mary Hutch
inson. Kitty Winston. Gay Lewis Kitty
Christian. lone Collins. 10 Winston.
Grace Edmunds and pearle Collins. and
Dalton Taylor. Claude Lee. Richard
Cardwell. Fred Baker. Dixie Collins.
Guy Ancell. Howard Taylor. Waverly
Collins. Vincent Ancell. Sam rcatross.
Braxton Voolfolk and Boxley Vaughan.
Miss SaiIie Voolfolk has returned
home from Mulberry Place" near
bowling Green.
Mrs. Lucicn iIau. or Washington.
j.. G.. who spent tho holidays with Mr..
and Mrs q. r. IIaw. mt Dundee" loft
on Monday for several mouths stay
in Atlanta.
Misses Kitty Christian and Lucy Tay-
Tor have returned TO school at Chat
ham. Va
Tom Winston. who spent the past
week with Mrs. +. r. Winston, at
Wilton" has returned to his home
in Mcchanicsburg. Pa.
Edmund Voolfolk spent tho week
end In Williamsburg. Va.
Miss Sue Herring has returned to
h"r home In Richmond. after short
visit TO Misses Taylor 1T .Triiby.''
Miss Grace Edmunds returned home
on Monday.
Mrs. G. L. Cardwcll and daughters
have returned home. after visit 10
Mrs. Antrim. In Richmond.
Rev. w. Il. Leo spent last week with
his parcuts. In Gloucester, Va.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Poole. who wero re-
Gently married In Washington. arc now
at the Colonial Hotel here.
Mrs Richard CRrdwell Taylor and
baby have returned home from Har-
rlsonburg, Va.
g. l.. Cardwcll and boys have re-
turned home from hunting trip In
stafford
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Campbell and
children spent SUNDAY with the formers
parents, in Carolina.
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ASHEv|LLE IS ENJOYING
SPR|NCL|KE WEATHER
Guests at North Carolina Resort Arc
Still Enjoying Outdoor
Sports.
GOLF LINKS ALWAYS CROWDED
Mrs. George W. Vanderbilt Closes
ISiltInorc House and Goes to Wusi,-
ington-Sir Arthur and Lady Her.
bert, of London, Leave for East.
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ASliEEILLE. y. G.. January s.
Sprinslikc weather. which has char
actcriZcd the :irst week OF the New
Year In Ash"viilc. Is Keeping society
outdoors most OF tho time. Guests at
the hotels have been playing golf,
motoring. riding horseback and play
inS tennis ~ &c spring were really
here. Dancing has continued to en-
HNcn the evenings. but the daylight
hours find tho golf links crowded and
tho country nllcd with people enjoy
ing outdoor sports.
Mrs. GcorE" W. Vanderbilt. who
spent tho holidays At Bilinorc House.
where she entertained number OF
EucStc. has again closed the mansion
temporarily and with her daughter.
Miss Cornelia Vanderbilt. has gone TO
Washington for an extended stay. Mra
liarald Rccs. who has been one Of
Mrs. Nanderb!lt'$ guests. left for her
home IN New York Monday. Mrs
Mackay. % New York. aud Mrs. John
Nicholas Brown. who were also guests
Of tho Vandcrbllts over Christmas. have
also left for tho East.
SIR Arthur ami Lady Herbert IF Lon
don. England. who have been ut Grove
l'ark Inn for tho holidays. left Monda.
Tor the East. aud viii perhaps return
- .Ash.yillc later In IN" season Sir
Arthur and Lady Herbert entertained
extensively during their stay ~ the
Inn.
a"Sustua y. Shepard, Of Now York.
~" joined MIS-. shepard at the homo
OF her parents. Mr.. and Mrs Arthur
N'cs. on hiiinore Avenue. and Will
'na'n Tor week or more. Mr.. and
! -hrs, SheH3id always takc mn active
n"l. W IN" soc;ai ne OF Asheviil", and
their arrival is always welcomed by
society and the various hotel colonics
among which they have M extensive
acquaintance.
hc mrs; Leap Year dance OF tho
year was given Monday night by so
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BOWLING GREEN
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BOWLING GREEN. VA. January S.
Miss Alice Richards has returned from
Il visit 10 friends In New York
Miss l'attre Carey and George Carey
OF Richmond, We're guests this week
of Miss Annie White Ut the odd Man
sion"
Misses Florence and Helen Bronddus
nave returned to Blackstone after
spending some time with their parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. w. Broaddus.
Miss Mary Hawkins, of Richmond. is
soil.
Mrs. Arthur Chapman. of Surry. ia
visiting her parents, DR.. and Mrs. t. l..
Butler.
Misses Frances b. Broaddus and Ell
len Broaddus have returned to Tazc-
well after spending some time with
their mother, Mrs. Kate Il. Broaddus.
Mrs Maria Moore and daughters.
Misses Ruby and Lucy Moore, after
spending several weeks with Judge
and Mrs. l., {. Moncure have returned
to their home In Norfolk
Miss BrookinE. Richmond was Il
guest of Mrs. w. w. Rains this week.
Mrs. John G.. Broaddus has returned
from a visit to her parents. Rev and
Mrs. w w Lear. in Emporia
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Chandler. OF
New York, and Mr. and Mrs. A. b.
Chandler. Jr.. of fredericksburg, have
returned home after spending some
time with Mr.. and Mrs. \. b. Chandler
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WYTHEVlLLE
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WfTHENiLLE. VA. January s.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. NJ. Johnson entertained
Mt cards on Thursday evening. About
thirty couples were present
Mrs. ii. NJ IIcuscr entertained on
Thursday, the occasion being tho or
Eani2ation of a second chapter of tho
DAUGHTERS OF the American Revolution
III WytheNillc. of which :Irs. ITeu<er
has been appointed regent. II was
irrccd that this chapter he called Tho
Wilderness Road Chapter and should
meet tho second Saturday In each
month, the next meeting to be with
Mrs. G. g. Williams Tho charter mem
b"rs of the new organization are: Mrs.
~. NJ. iIcuSor. regent: Mrs. J. T. John
st"n. vice regent: Mrs. &. Il. Crockett.
recording secretary: Mrs Waller
Browning. corresponding secrtarv:
aIrs. NJ. VI. Davidson. trcaeurcr: Mrs.
J. l.. porterheld, registrar. Mrs. w.
iIcus"r. historian: Mrs. -. C. VIII
liams. chaplain.
Tho Misses kahle have been tho
guests of their sister, Mrs. ROY Sex
ton.
Mrs. stephen Putncy is spending some
:inc with her daughter. Mrs. Page
Dame. in Baltimore.
Miss Willie Wither is visiting friends
in Charlotte. y. G..
Mrs. Josephine Reed is the guest or
relatives in Martia.yillc
mrs. W :. Moore chaperoned 4 part.-
"i Young people to q dance in Roanoke
on Thursday.
IRIS. Francis Craiehill leaves on Mon
da% for Savannah. ia. where she will
attend the marriage of her sister. Mis-.
Louise Reese, TO Mr.. Stuart. OF that
city.
MISSES jamie and Virginia C;ihboncy
arc visiting relatives in Fayette. Y. G.
.iisS Margaret Stuart. Of ALinrLo,
has been the guest of Miss I:lizabe,h
Simnicrnan.
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NEW CANTON

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NEW CANTON. VA, January s.-Mr.
and Mrs. J. +. Pu,ney have returned
t. Gi!!iarnsvillc from Suffolk, where
they spent tn" holidays with the la,
,"r.s sister, Mrs L. H. Martha.
Charles = Barwcli has returned Ia
Fork Union Military Academy. ana
George II. Rarwcll To the Arvoni:,
hich school, after spending Tho chris,
mas holidays ~ their HON" at MI,
Zion
Ashby Mahan has returned 10 Rich
mond, after two weeks visit to his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. y. l.. Mahan.
n Mt. Zion.
Miss Ruth narby. OF Richmond. is
visiting her mother. Mrs John Ragbv.
n Nj. Ida.
Miss Willie Bryant, after two
weeks visit at Red Honsc." her
fathers home. near New Canton. left
this week for Richmond. where sho
expects 10 remain during tho winter.
MIS- BETTE NJ. Boatwright. OF Gold
!iill, is spending the winter months
n, Westhampton, with her SON. Presi
dent f. w Eoatwright. OF Richmond
College
The construction OF sand-clay road
between New Canton and Mt. Zion
Will be begun this month
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BOYDToN

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BOY DION, VA. January S.-ArIss
Margaret Reckless has resumed her du-
ties at the Franklin High school af-
ter spending the holidays with her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles 7.
Reekes.
/ Mrs. Morton G. Goode AMI children
'have returned to their home. at Din
widdie after a visit of several DAYS
to Mrs. w. +. Homes.
Miss Alice Baskerville. who liz teach :
ing school In South Richmond. spent
the holidays with her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. c. T. Baskerville
George Baskerville. of North Caro-
lima, has returned. after n visit OF sew
raj days to his people here
Y. -. Smithson, OF Petersburg, spent
the holidays with his people here.
Miss Hattie and Laura Homes spent
the holidays with their mother
Professor and Mrs. Harry Faulkner,
Of Charlottesville, were the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. G. ]. Faulkner during
the holidays.
Camillus Frances has returned to
columbia University. where he is a
student.
f. c. Redinger left for Kentucky
on Friday to visit relatives.
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APPoMATTOx
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APPOMATTON, VA. January s.
The new County Board of Supervisors
held its first meeting yesterday. Willis
Ilgan was elected chairman OF the
board.
Miss Marguerite James. OF Amherst.
who has been visiting Miss Willie
Smith, has returned to her home.
Mr. and Mrs. Jeter Palmer and
brother and sister have been spending
some timo ut Mrs. j. b. Atwood's
Miss Frances Shearer and brother,
william. OF Rocky Mount. ~. c., who
havo been visiting Miss Virginia Fer
guson. have returned home.
Robert Z. Woodbridge and Miss Sgd
ney Virginia Ferguson were married
yesterday at tho Baptist parsonage, by
Rev. g. W. McTlray.
Tho Missionary Society of Liberty
Baptist Church will meet ut tho homo
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LAWRENCEVILLE
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I.AWHENCENII.IlE Va. january s.
ON Friday afternoon Mrs. 1iowerton
kasey was hostess Ia the Afternoon
Card Club 1t tho residence Of Mrs. ].
j. Pond. Mrs. kasey's guests wero
Mrs. Nicholas Purdy. Mrs. Rurdcttc
LOWS, Mrs. Herbert Lewis, Mrs. Ma
thaniel Turnbu!l. Mrs. W. L. Starke
Mrs. Charles Hall Sebrell, Miss Lizzle
Turnhull. Miss Caroline Bayley. Miss
Mamie Wimbish. Mrs. Ruben Owen,
Mrs. ]. ID. Barklcy. Mrs. Marie Heart
we'll and Mrs. Frances Whittle Davie
Mr.. and Mrs. =. l.. Smith and daugh-
ter, Emily brewery, have returned TO
their home at raGrange, y. C., after a
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turnint; TO his studies mt Emory and
Henry College. Music and an evening
1T the theatcr were cntcrtainin:. fca-
lures aftcrward. The guests of the
occasion were: Miss Margaret Laniis.
with Maynard Butler: Misc Alary T,ol-
niger. with O. L. Jordan. .ir.: Miss Mary
Ecistcr, with David Lnugnon: Miss
Pierce Lyon. with Billy Wysor: Mics
Margaret Jordan. with James G.. 30
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ems work in virginia. was among tho
visitors at the college this week
I.oonis Kelly. OF Norfolk. IS spend
ing two-wccks' vacation with Mrs.
Kelly. al the home OF Colonel and
Mrs. w. ". Erodic
Miss Emily Randolph has returned
TO her studies at Hannah Moore Acad-
envy. Reistcrstown. Md. and Miss EliZ :
abcth EEclcston TO Agnes Scott col
lcge, at Decatur Ga
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L. :. Minister Hrnnd WhitIocI< nbnn ri
the :. :. ltottcrdnni. an which vessel
he und his wife smiled from New York
on Drrcmhcr -. Nr. Whittocli and his
wife cnnic to thr United Stntcs for n
short visit 10 his mother. md lie In now
returning tn tnkc up his duties again In
belgium. Dn the same vessel with the
minister. Captain Duy-Ed. the recalled
GrrmHn Naval Attnchc. IL sailing. ms is
MISC Colonel House, b6und on n mission
for President Wilson.
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or atrs. ]. r Atwood. and a large
crowd IL expected.
Edward hbhitt and Miss Frances
Abbi,t OF oxford. y. ., have returned
home, after a pleasant visit with their
mother. Mrs. Julian Abhit,.
Miss Carrie Xix, Of Richmond; Miss
Annie Fare, Of Meherrin Miss Edith
iiarw ood of the Eastern shore, and
Mr.. Ernest HARDWOOD .! Washington
and Lee, were among tho visitors at
IilAburg during the HOLIDAYS
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and Mrs. J. H. Thompson. during the
christmas season. have returned to
their home at Dublin. Ga.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-01-13
FEEDS F0R BREEDING FLOCK
Resvits Given BY New hampshire sta.
ton WITH fearlin1 Lambs-Flve
Good Winter Ratleus.


Five lots of>liye yaafiing lambs each
.s7src fed per day during three win.
ter montha. sayF report from the
New Hampshire station. as follows,
Lot /. alfalfa nay. natlVe hay. 0.25:
roots. Us. and cracked corn, OPS
Z iouuda Los 3, native hay rs roots.
y cracked corn. Ol25. and oil meat
90 pounds lot 3, aifalia hay. ii
naive hay. 1s25: corn siIage. =. and
cracked Norn, o26 pounds Lot 4.
nnti5e hay, 1875: corn silage, Z: oil
meal. OF. and cracked corn. 0.12s
pounds. Lot 5. native hay "a llbitum.
roots. pound ana oats and bran.
LIP,
The FOLLOWING gains we're made per
head 7g, ~. a., f5. aud -0.2
pounds. respect,yely IN duplicate
experiment the following year the fol.
towing eains were obtained Az. 20 i.
---0g. y and pounda. respectively.
the first ionr fativna are recon.
mendad Tor winter feeding OF the
breeding floes but the iffh ration was
Unsatisfactory
Lambs On roots made slightly
larger gain sian shose receiving eli.
age Native hay and allage appeared
20 be a. satisfactory as alfalfa hay
and siiage.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-01-13
MORE SHEEP NEEDED


prepafed BY the United states Depart
inent 0f AEficuifufe.)
More and larger iiocks OF sheep are
necessary to the full Development OF
profitable agriculture in the middle
nnd eastern states. Under present
conditions sheep raising Il this coun-
try has not proved az attractive ~
N Australia and New Zealand. and IN
consequence the department Of agri.
culture has recently conducted an In
vestlgation, the results 81 which have
just been published IN Bulletin 3Is.
into the basic principles % the IN.
dussry in those countries.
Ia New Zealand. says this bulletin.
sheep raising II conducted on lines
midway between those followed In
our farming states aud those In the
range states. In Australia the sheep
industry IL, IN the main, what would
be called IN America a range pFopo.
altion With total land area Of
little more than the state cf Wy0.
ming. New Zealand has about 24.s0e.-
900 sheep 40 asainst 4.E0o.0 600 in Wyo-
ming The average size OF the New
Zealand iioek II now LIZA and seven.
elghths Of tho sheep are IN noeks OF
moro than 900 head each. In Wyo.
mlnR the average size of the flock Ia
nearly 5000 head From ons 10 eight
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-01-13

unaer the caro- pf horders. but are
fenced into tpaddocksy which vary
from 5000 to 10000 acres IN size. Here
they are left to run at win under prac-
tleally natural conditions IN many
cases they are only rounded up once
year Tor shearing. Even at lamhlng
time there IA little necessity COR az.
tenflon This plan not only lessons
labor "A difficult problem IN ell parts
Of Australia -buk puts the sheep into
better condition than when they are
In charge Of eyeu the best herders.
On tho other hand. the fencing Of
the sheep run Ii. OF course, an added
expense, but this Is considered as less
Important than the advantages al
ready nance
The greatest difference Of an, how
ever. between the American and Aun-
tralinn sheep industries IL probably
to be found IN the handling Of the
wool after Il has been ehorn. In Aus.
fralia and New Zealand the wool al
most invariably remains the property
OF the grower until II is sold to the
manufacturer Under this system the
cost OF actually shearing the sheep IL
only about one-haif Of tbs amount
which the grower expends In prspar.
Ing his wool fof market He himself
divides tho clip into various lots. and
the grading IL done with uniformity
and exHctness Oyerclassing, however,
is avoided. Ia one Queensland shed
10000 two-year-old wathers we're
shorn and the clip divided into II
classes Ia = New South Wales flock
OF 1000 bead composed Of ewes. year
ling ewes and rams. 2S classes we're
made, but this Il probably an instance
Of oyerclassing.
Despite the expense that this prac-
tice involves. the Australian IL Arm
" convinced that he realizes more for
his WOOL BY selling Il il. such . mum.
Der 81 distinct lots that the manuaac-
turer can find exactly the kind oi
wool he needs for particular fsbrie
and can buy that WOOL alone An add
tionai advantage is the opportunity
that this system allows 0s enabling Che
grower 10 determine the profit that he
makes from each sarticular type OF
sheep and wool