Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-08-04
AGRICULTURE NEWS NOTES
(By County Agent III. f. Eaton)
OF Interest To sheep Owners

OF Interest To Sheep Owners
| The Ohio State University, the
Ohio Livestock Cooperative Associa-
ton and County Sheep Growers as
| sociation are working on a plan
whereby centralized sales of feeder
lambs may be held in eastern Ohio.
We should like you to read this let
ter in detail and then send in the
enclosed card indicating whether
you would be interested in such a
plan, and the kind and number OF
lambs you might be interested in
putting in the sale.
1t is well known that lambs from
| this section do not meet with fa-
vor from many of Ohio feeders for
the following reasons: The lambs
must be drawn from small punches.
| Considerable time is usually con-
sumed in securing carlots. There is
decided lack of uniformity in the
offerings, and most growers insist
| that the purchaser take all or none
regardless of whether he can use
them or not Many of our Merino
lambs are too heavy hided to make
desirable feeders. Most Ohio lambs
are badly infested with internal
parasites unless they have been
treated. Primarily because of these
| reasons our western Ohio feeders
have preferred to buy western
| lambs.
At the Ohio experiment station,
native lambs, when treated for
stomach worms, have given good
account of themselves in tests with
westerns, and we believe that this
year we can interest many feeders
if we can give them what they
want. We believe that our eastern
Ohio lambs have certain advantages
as follows: That there will be less
danger of shipping fever in our ma
tive lambs because they will not go
through stock yards where they can
pick up infection. These lambs are
| already acclimated and will be ready
to put right on feed. They will be
fresh from the farm and not tired
out from a long haul. All lambs
will be sold on a guaranteed treated
basis. All lambs will be graded into
desirable feeder weights, and also on
the basis of quality. They will be
handled absolutely at cost from pro-
ducer to feeder.
No doubt many eastern Ohio
sheep raisers will have difficulty in
disposing of their lambs this fall.
,OIx ~ -.
sheep and lambs are selling in that
section, indicates a need for some
such plan as we are proposing. Our
idea is to assemble from 1900 to
5000 lambs, crossbreds and De-
LANES at one or more points within
easy trucking distance of the pro-
ducers. The lambs would be
brought into such points as Coshoc-
ton or Athens, for example. They
would be graded, sorted and treat
ed, all except the fat end which
would be sent to market and the
rest sold as feeders. The charges
for advertising, yardage, feed, in
surance, treating, ETC., should not
exceed 20 cents per lamb. Every
thing will be done at cost. If this
| fee can be reduced, it will be- These
charges will be in addition to the
trucking charge which should not
exceed Is or 20 cents per lamb eX-
cept on long hauls.
A concerted effort will be made to
get feeders from western Ohio to
| the sale. Some of them have al
ready evidenced an interest in such
plan. We expect to advertise
these sales daily over the radio,
and we plan the preparation of cir
culars setting forth the advantages
of eastern Ohio feeder lambs. We
will have a large list of feeder buy
ers to contact, and there is little
doubt that we can get them to the
sales. This will be particularly
true if we hold sales in late Sep
tember and again in late October.
While every effort will be made to
dispose of the lambs at the sale, if
some remain unsold they will, if
the seller desires, be sent in to Co
lumbus and sold through the feeder
duCClO1l luGIG DIT IL SllSuI duOlllOudl
expense.
All Camp News
Camp application blanks have
been sent to all All club members,
with instructions to fill them in and
return to county, agent not later
than Aug. 8. All relatives and
friends of club members are cor
daily invited to attend camp wheth-
er they be enrolled in All club
work or not. The cost this year has
been reduced to $4 for the week. |
The first meal will be supper Mon
day, Aug. Is, and last meal break |
fast, Aug. 20. AS an inducement |
to club advisors and parents to at
tend camp full time, and assist in |
the leadership activities and gen.
eral supervision of the camper, the |
county agent will allow all parents |