Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-09
WHY NOT RAISE SHEEP?
This Business Was Never More Inn
portant Than Now.

This Business Was Never More I'm.
portant Than Now.
W. j. Clark. in Manufacturers Record.
\ very brilliant and much esteemed
friend of mine. DR.. Issa Tanimura OF
Japan. delights in saying food will win
the war" and sheep will save the
world ! believe what he says to be
entirely true. And / believe that II Is
tn" duty of everyone who dabbles In
agriculture, Ia no matter what extent.
great or small. To keep a few sheep
Ind 10y doing so help save the world
from the wool famine We are facing
and that will most surely be very far
reaching. even Ia pulmonary plague.
Thos" who have no sheep should pro-
cure a few. at no matter what trouble
or cost. and those who already have
ilocks should enlarge them as rapidly
~ possible. 1t is the duty Of every
farmer To raise "A few sheep. even II he
did 81 ut certain loss To himself.
which. of course. he naturally will not
do
We must have wool whcrewith to
clothc our own people and the half
nude thousands who have fallen victim
to the most scoureing and devastating
war that the world ever knew. II
will be Il long time before the folds of
Europe can be restored, and where is
the wool tn come from 10 ensure any
thing like comfort TO the worlds pop
ulation?
To what extent Australia can con-
tribute towards the deficiency over her
normal contribution to the worlds
wool production it is hard to say. The
same IL true OF South America. No
one can tell what has really happened
10y way of defamation to the fiocks OF
Europe. The situation is serious; very
serious. But not nearly 80 serious as
it appears. Not nearly 80 SER .
~sA>n--re -t5oh-et- tiains1 tiseff true
light: when we think Of this vast
country and its latent possibilities.
We (the United States) are looked
upon as the savior of the world. We
are going to save the world so far as
military power is concerned. But we
must 20 further than being instru-
mental In striking the decisive blow
that is to free the world from auto
cracy and make 1t Il pleasant and safe
place to live. We must raise those
necessities for half starved. half-clad
Europe which she can not possibly
raise herself until reasonable time
has elapsed after the great Prussian
dream comes to an end. We can do II,
and We must do II by covering our
thousands Of hills with sheep; hills
which have never known the magic
touch. and influence of the golden
hoof."
There are possibly millions OF acres
of land in the south that would raise
good sheep and know that very good
ones are being raised here. In the
| ozark regions alone there are in the
| aggregate millions OF acres upon
| which millions Of sheep could be
raised without any very serious difn-
| Guilty.
The one great drawback to stocking
all these superb lands is the furnish
ing Of the ewes whcrewith to stock
them. But this should be no very
serious obstacle. Notwithstanding
that some OF the western sheepmen.
for purely selfish reasons no doubt,
have taboocd the idea OF conserving
all the female ovine stock OF the
country, that is the one logical way
OF creating stock with which to stock
the idle. wild lands which common
sense tells us are we'll suited Tor
sheep raising. and in many instances
Of very little value for anything else.
The gates of opportunity for the
American nockmaster and the would
be nockmaster are wide open and In
viting. Among American agricul-
turists are to he found some Of the
most skilful hockmasters living, but
their numbers should be increased. 1t
Is n fallacy to imagine that only those
having the good fortune to be brought
up where the most intensive live stock
breeding conditions reign can hope to
become skilful fockmasters. Preachers
or teachers having clear mental visions
would make good sheep husbandmen.
| We have in mind a priest who has
been very successful with his Ram
bouillet flock A Canadian Presby-
terian minister has made considerable
money out Of his hobby little Shrop-
shire flock. One Of the most success
full breeders. importers and exhibitors
of sheep in America today commenced
his career as a school teacher. Those
who can read and assimilate the teach
ings Of practical fiockmasters and
shepherds can not fail to become ca
pable and successful fiockmasters. The
Literature being disseminated by the
United States department Of agricul-
ture II carefully and thoroughly
studied. will make successful sheep
husbandman out Of an astronomer,
peddler or clerk.
In the face Of all the facts, Is 1t
not our sacred duty to produce all the
wool we possibly can to meet as far
as possible the wool famine that is
bound to come, and possibly come
soon?