The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-06-16
FARMERS HERE
D RAISING I
SHEEP | | J J BRINGS
FINANCIAL, gain.
High Cost Of Wool Encourage.
Increase 81 Industry in ii
Beltrami County. +

BRIEF HISTORY OF s.s=.,.. :. Y,
SHEEP IN MINNESOTA
5ol Growers' Org anization
e 6 BE Perfected at Meeting !
Here Saturday Next Week !
I Farmers Of zBeltrami & county, en-
couraged by the high: price &of wool
III addition to the numerous other
advantages Of maintaining i sheep,
focks; are devoting much attention
to sheep raising as an industry and
the next feWs months will see many
sfocks established The formation of
sa Wool Growers association has
created much interest and at the
meeting to tbe held In Bemidji June
rs at which the organization will zbe
permanently perfected, It is expected
that a large number Of farmers will
be in attendance. On this day the
first wool sales day will be held and
it Is expected that at least carload
will be sold to the highest bidder.
The cooperative market plan of Bel
trami county is attracting much at
sfenffon throughouts i he -state: Sheep
SaTe coming back sin Minnesot an
farm factor livestock,
men declare, and & ther estimates
placed the number Of sheep brought
Into northern Minnesota recently
from the western ranges at 100000.
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4 =, b,,t ~ NJ aan,a .,nssshi;t+;a.
se,nd - = ha.ds sie z, n,a1,rr.f % shaar ase
- - ~ ~ tata,e - e. o
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nm nno ,rhtnh o.,1d e WI SSs'ovo.n -
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3 Soss :. ,;,s.aG nrad,,n
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mnnS ss -, nMP ars ysars 1os 80 q 81 - % in'ntba
time Of low prices. Back in 1903,
when low prices began to- cause the
decline Of the sheep industry, the
United States had the largest flock
sof sheep In its history, about 64,-
100000, worth on the average $2.7O
g head. In 1913 there were but 49,
100000. sheep, but they averaged
$10.75 a head, From these facts it
lis easy to figure why pair Of WOOL
aen trousers costing Sc fifteen years
ago, cost s g. now. r. ~ g,
Etsl Il S1F;rr ..o+o rar+h nro.~g
x3s,h -. . A4h s' TT.,tss c.s.s
80 no,,Iat,.,oins 10 g. onn non .eNx,,
k eto ptm bad aha,yt ~ y1oOHToVVo, szn NNn ~ NJ ~
ta,sth +hat os -. oY,ySo' a,+tse on,,,tr., -
Tha.a - - oa,,r.+ ~. +eInto ~ sha,,,
,.,hat ~. s+otn,s shaan .n no,,,,ot;o,, ~ onTm
/ ~ ,,.,,., 80 - h,,4s; 20 = 6, er. tha,,r enn
$nom -, ..s,a yus - uo.s = t san wv,
i s,s,. 80, oc,,na u +,,,oi, e,+.nr"nn9. -.
~ iooI:,, =, 20 +o,nos - ~ 80, HHE b,;shn,an+
se e sSaan ;J,,e4s,, - - ~ ~, tha ohaana.
~ =, I, a. eep - :, nr4hs.n NJ r. ;s
:ha1iavod +his a1uar+ising hos hro,ght
snta+s,a s4ae s4atsat aa Ioa ast.9nn onn shean
t1,at moro a'" esa..daJ ~ tI, antes,, stp
80 80 "S. ~, az I.o%uS 49,, ~ - drn,t,,
- ees 'sss " - .Ao ~" =. = 1'
:, SUeVel0Dlng Land. s.
Much stumpy, brushy agricultural
land In northern Minnesota can be
D brought we'll along toward tfllability
4 by the unaided work OF the sheep.
G9ats are recommended for such
work. and they do make good SUD-
Sduers of brush. But they are not as
profitable in the market as sheep.
Sheep products are as staple a.
wheat, while goat products are more
or less of a novelty and must have 9
salesman along when they go TO
naaAs.s :, - go, ...n,unahar 80.
s!s$ AZ a. se+tIanaan+ ~ the crt.
$anar @ aonSs 10 AZ Ana S vt thore arc nm.
>s,eda ~ f.rmar. xnho. >hsve >prown
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,,n W. tnUu st,,ns WINS ciovar c IN n % th;s "a. ~
p p;nn W. ~ s.uPs' "vaod os re We 81, hoast and
s, to ,s;,, = "e. aat 90 aro"uda y st,,mn - %
snsup sass,p " ca suat vhere It was
% n,,Ii.d 90 Sbeen Sh III S.Ye % made farmers m
pua,er p,ahs.,,,,,o onp laws .rara roftfns
aicn W1ie me ss9mps nus we're - i'''ins :,