The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-15
NADD|NCTON
FARM CAP lures
MANY PRIZES
CLOSING DAY OF TRI-STATE SHEEP
AND WOOL GROWERS ANNUAL
SESSION WELL ATTENDED.
TORY OF ORGANIZATIONS
WOOL FOE 1920 URGED.
wADDHGTON FARM TAKES MANY
PRIZES IN ONE OF GREATEST
EXHIBITS EVER SHOWN.

Tho Tri-Statc Sheep and Wool Grow
crs' association closed their annual
meeting at the Mcclure hotel yesterday
afternoon after holding the largest and
most successful meet in this history Of
the organization
The second day opened by an address
by Prof. F. NJ. Marshall, sheep cXpt IT.
United States department OF agriculture.
and his subject was The Estimated
Wool SunpIy Of the World for 1920"
and the amount consumed in 1918 Prof
Marshall said the 1890 supply will be
used. and urged more wool for the daily
comforts OF life, which would consume
the laa0 clip and there would be no
uver-suprly il everybody used their nor
mai quota of wool. which went Into
wearing apparel and blankets.
The growers were getting dawn II
finer basis or sheep and the prices would
have a tendency TO 70 lower. Hr SAID
ia. sheep supply cf the country was. i'll
good shape and advocated high enough
prices for wool to justify the raising q:
florks Tt a profit.
\ strengthening demonstration then
took place. three sheep being uS'd. TiI'
first was Il fleece or fin" WOO! and III"
other two Of medium wool. The s;hrar-
were handled by Oliver Wendell Ecch""
nc Columbus. Ohio. Mr. Ecchc" has II
record nf shcarng 2.07S sheep. with =
helper. IN nine days. or. 3io sheep da%.
Mr.. +, cbrc has bcrn in'thc military ser
Vic" for nine months and did not shaw
any extraordinary speed. as this is lhr
;irsi hr has done in that time and Is
not in form fer fast work rn;.
T.. l.. shaw Of MurEautnwn. sheep 500
cialiSt IN extension work Of tho S;nIc
university. talked on the car" and NAH
agrmcnt of the fufm flurks and f"sirr"1
n" plea to keep the florks in good r"n-
dition with proper feed and car" % i:"t
tho greatest results.
W. H. TumhHr". brad OF tho animal
huSbandry department. Of the Pcnnsri-
vania Stat" college. outlined tho inrcsti-
gat ion and work At Tho state college in
crossing sheep with FIN" wool on NUT
ION sheep IN produce better wool and
better meat from tho same animal, and
said the results had hecn very good.
T. w: Hammond uc Wooster. Ohio
talked on Ohio Wool ShrinkaErs" ard
the invest igational work At the Ohio en-
perimental station. lis talk consisted
af feeding Of sheep and securing Of
wool, showing shrinkaGc in tho different
typos after being washed and cleaned
and tho loss in grease.
Tho election OF officers for tn" COM
ing year thnn took place. and the fol-
lowing wcrn selected:
Alexander Hamilton. Washington. Pa.
president: VIII. Nichols. Leathnrwc"d
Wheeling. vice presidents: Charles T..
Crothcrs. Taylorslown, Pa. secretary;
Frank Cole, Waddingion Farm. treas
urcr
The board Of directors ar" one from
each state and are as follows:
S. VI. TINKER. sHlrvilln. Ohio: T.. l..
Shaw. M0rgantown. W. Va: X. l."
Muncr. Washington. PH.
TIL" date OF tho NEXT. annual meeting
was not decided. hut tho new board will
meet shortly and will name tho piacc
and date
1t was decided To call another meeting
Il Columbus. Ohio. March 6. Of repro
S"ntati""S from al fl"f.c"- growing states
cast Of IN" Mississippi river. All grow
crs' organizations. market bureaus ard
AGRICULTURAL. colleges. both federal End
statr. nr" asked to attend.
Tho prizes awarded for III" "Nhll'lit"n
Of the best flccccS wore:
Merino Ram Fleece.
FIRST. No. II. G"orS" g. Paxton. llouS.
ton. fa.: second. No. 81. IT," Il. Scott.
Pennsylvania: third No. Is. Leo H.
Srnlt. Pennsylvania.
Merino Eve Fleece.
FIRST. Nh. -. Arthur Titus. Car
michael. Pa: second No. %. George
Paxton. Houston. Ia: third. No. -,
G"nrEr l.urr. Carmichael. Ia
Tho m"rino cup went To No. IS cIhIh-
ilnr. George Paxton. Honston. Pa; Cross
bred cup To Waddnrtnn farm: meriro
wool cup to Washington farm.
Braid wool.
First. No. 9. james Barron. slippery
Rnrk Pa: second. No |. james Earron,
slippery Rock ia.
Quarter Blood.
First. M. 81. WaddinCtan farm: Soc
"nI !" 80. WaLltlinEton farm: third. No.
-. WI"1d.uri"n farm.
Thrse-Eirhths Blood.
FIRST. M -. Waddingtnn farm: soc
and. 20 IS. Waltlin-tnn farm; third,
NJ. g. WaGdinGtru farm.
Crc-Hslf Blood.
fIrs; No -. WaddimEton farm: 200
orh "" Sn. Wilmington farm; th'rd.
-. =" "'df'nT'"n far'".
Ely WAR sATlNtis STAHPS.--