Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-14

Interest In the sheep industry
throughout the State is showing a
decided Improvement, according to
statement given out Friday by c. H.
Crawford. sheep specialist Of the De-
partment of Agriculture and mana
gcr of the Maine Sheep and Wool
Growers Association. Mr.. Crawford
stated that the effect on the owners
resulting from the grading demon
STATIONS given by the Maine Sheep
and Wool Growers Association in
cooperation with the Federal Bureau
Of Markets is convincing proof that
standard of quality or grade of wool
produced through the State is con-
s.dcrably lower than is necessary or
should be.
\ decided interest in the questions
Of breeding and selecting is evidenced
~ the fact that meetings learning
the correct methods in breeding, sell
cction Of breeding mules and sires
10 get the desired Improvement Of
quality OF both wool and lambs, are
being arranged in several localities
throughout the State. some being as
the result Of requests from the real
sheep owners themselves. The first
,necting viii be held at New Port
and, Tuesday. October II. at P. NJ
where the above questions will be
discussed Other meetings will be
scheduled to be held later on.
Mr. Crawford is now making plans
for series of meetings to be held
in another month by the various To-
Gals of the Maine Sheppard Wool
Growers Association for the purpose
~ discussing and formulating plans
for the Improvement of the fiocks,
the necessary and correct feeding.
the proper time for breeding. better
methods Of marketing both lambs and
WOOL with the end in view of in
Teasing tho quantity and improving
tie quality in the sheep industry
throughout the State
MI Crawford stated that is to be
regretted that the short hay crop
resulting in high prices. hard finan-
isAA ''iAllilbH VI tNt IdI IlltIS,
many thousand sheep to be turned
unto the market to be slaughtered
Turing the fall and winter months of
l9el ana l922. The conditions dur
NIX la22 have reversed the interest
~ tho sheep industry with gener-
aus hay crop which at the present
time II marketed at all must be at
IN extremely low price, and an in
creased demand and price for native
wool Is causing farmers 10 again try
~ increase the size of their fiocks
Numerous inquiries are being recelv-
81 from men who wish to make a
start in building up flocks.
This certainly looks like a sound
and sensible movement on the part
" tho farmers. Mr.. Crawford asserted
adding that the profits from a good
Wcll-Cared for and well managed
lock of sheep have netted their own
IFS az much or more net profits dur
ing the past year than any other in
dustrv in which they have been en-
Iaged Tho demand for wool is grow
,ng stronger and the demands for
'hc finished product OF the Maine
~h''p anu WOOL tfoWefS ASSOCld-
ton IL rapidly increasing and there
- every indication that through mar
kctlng projects as carried on by the
association. there will be more even
md satisfactory price maintained for
wool than has been known at any
time ~ the past
The producers realizing more for
The wool than can be obtained in
any other way and the consumers
hcing kcenlv interested in the move
mont because they can get strictly
native grown virgin wool fabrics Mt
very reasonable prices. makes the
work OF the association valuable to
al people either as producers or con-
srmers declared Mr.. Crawford.