The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-16
Immense Flocks Western
Sheep May Be Transferred To
Pasture Lands OF South

results Of their observations to the
annual conventions of the National
Wool Growers Association and the
National Livestock Association, both
of which will be held in Salt Lake
City, January 1910. An invitation
was extended the Southern Pine As
Sociation to be represented at these
conventions.
Ten Thousand Wool Growers
The visitors, as soon as they as
sembled for the conference, had ex-
planned to them by A. G. T.. Moore
assistant secretary, what the South
ern Pine Association is, what it rep
aresents, and the history of the As
sociation's entry into the movement
to stimulate the live stock industry
on cut-over lands. They We're well
coined as an important factor toward
bringing these lands into prompt
beneficial use.
Mr.. Edgheill stated that the Ma
tional Wool Growers Association,
with headquarters in Salt Lake City,
comprises rs per cent of the wool
production of the country, and num-
bers over 10000 members, situated
throughout the United States. At
tention OF the wool growers has been
as offering relief from difficulties
they are now experiencing in the
west, brought about primarily by the
homesteading Of the public domain,
said Mr.. Edgheill. Through opera
ton of the homestead act, which d.
vided the Western land into 640-acre
tracts. the grazing territory had been
restricted to such an extent that the
sheep industry must now look else
where If it is to continue in it's past
proportions and develop further in
accordance with the needs of the
country. Mr.. Edgheill stated that
large tracts of land are essentiol to
sheep raising, and that individual
members of his committee are inter
ested in acquiring. preferably by pur-
chase in part and long-period lease,
single tracts comprising 10000 to
$50 900 acres or more. He explained
that this did not necessarily mean
the tract must be composed altogeth-
er Of cut-over lands, that it might be
largely timber lands, this being de-
pendent on the growth of grasses and
weeds as affected by the density of
the timber. Further, uninhabited
lands were preferable to lands dot
ted here and there with settlers.
Necessary Legislation Promised.
Hon. Harry Gamble, assistant at
torney general of Louisiana. ex-
pressed the opinion that no difficulty
would be encountered in having en-
acted at the next session of the
Southern state legislatures drastic
measures looking to the elimination
of the sheep-killing dog and other
retardant factors in the DEVELOPMENT
of the sheep industry. Mr.. Gamble
referred to the change of sentiment
throughout the South which had come
about with respect to matters of this
kind within the past fifteen years,
and old the wool growers that they
would find the public a unit in doing
all possible to assist them. by legisla-
ton and otherwise.
Mr.. Edgheill propounded questions
requesting information as to fencing
laws In the Southern states, range
laws. forage problems, and other fun
damental considerations.
General discussion followed. It
was recognized that the transfer of
sheep from the West to Southern
cut-over lands would involve the
same difficulties and would have to
be subjected to the same expert
ments that any radical departure
from an established situation entails.
On the other hand, it was pointed