The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-07
MEET AT HOTEL IOWA.
Unity Club Responsible for "Schoel'
Addressed by Experts-Lamb
Dinner Was
Served.
BLACK sheep, black sheep,
Have you any wool?'
yes, yes, yes, yes,
Three bags full"

Farmers ana Sneep DTeeueIS IL SOA-
ritory contiguous to Keokuk inform
ally pledged themselves as patrl-
otto and permanent measure to grow
more wool, not only during the
period of the war, but for all time
to come, when they met at the Hotter
Iowa Tuesday night. :.
Representative agriculturists and
sheep raisers of Lee county and OF
Hancock county, Illinois. as guests
of the Unity club, discussed the pos
sibilities of increasing the wool yield
Of the immediate vicinity.
A roast lamb dinner preceded the
program of addresses and open
forum, giving more realistic touch
to a meeting devoted solely to the
topic of sheep. The dinner was
shirt-sleevc affair and some of the
farmers drove directly from their
fields to the hotel to participate in
the SCHOOL" US. Glare, Lee county
farm bureau expert, presided.
Opportunity For Sheepmen.
E. L. Quaife, Of the Iowa State col
lege at Ames, told the farmers there
was not only opportunity to help the
country in a wool crisis by raising
more sheep, but there Is chance
also to realize largely in q financial
way from the business with the pres
ent price of wool at sixty-five cents
and more. Four years ago, he said,
wool sold at eighteen cents pound.
The various grades of sheep, the
best manner of raising them, pro-
cesses of feeding and pasturing, and
an entire accountant system were
worked out on a blackboard by Mr..
Quaife, with the farmers and breed
ers supplying the figures from actual
experience.
County Is Third.
Lee county is the third shee2-grow-
ing county in the state, said MT.
Quaife, with an annual combined
flock Of $4,000 head. Davis county
leads with $4,000, and Van Buren,
county is second with 81, 900. South
ern Iowa is better adapted to sheep
raising than central and northern
sections of the state, he said.
There is going to be great de-
mand for wool after the war;" said
the speaker. Naturally the price
will become lower again, but we
must expect that"
Eat More Lamb.
Mr.. Quaife advocated the eating OF
more meat of the lamb.
81 don't know why people in this
section of the country do not eat
more mutton and lamb he said. I'm
the east it is largely used as food.
There is a great chance to cultivate
habit that will benefit great in
dustry."
The dog problem is probably the
most serious that sheep raisers have
to contend with. Ten million dogs
in the United States should be taxed
to the point of reducing their num-
Der, said Mr.. Quaife. There should
be some manner of Kidding sheep
raising communities Of this menace.
use your shotguns, too" was an
other bit of advice advanced by the
speaker.
Supply Below Demand
The statement was made that every
soldier in the American army re-
quires 120 pounds of wool for cloth
ing. With an ultimate force Of four
million men in the service and 10
millions in population in the United
States, the requirements for wool
will exceed the supply, it was pointed
out The demand for the present
year will be for 1890, 000,O pounds
of wool, and this will fall short in
was estimated.
Irwin Vaughn, of Omaha, salesman
for the Clay Robinson company, one
of the largest commission firms in
the country, told about the selection
of ewes by prospective breeders on
the Omaha market.
]. H. Lloyd. county agricultural
agent for Hancock county, and A. ].
Secor, county agent for Van Buren,
county, spoke upon the subject of
wool increase by more studious applf-
cation to the industry.
A vote of thanks was extended to
the Unity club for planning the meet
ing.