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The wool-producing Merino (which came originally from Spain) was monarch of all he sur- JHttPWiMMWiMCO f PfiOPiM Ctt0 XAIS& hqms Efijjfll isamk BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBsVLv , . 'A V&3T-kt3ttKAftO' feyed on this side of the Atlantic for many years and many a farmer paid almost fabulous prices for sheep having no adaptation to anything except wool production. Perhaps .this state of affairs' was due to tho Impression that so long held sway that the American people were pre-emlnently a nation of pork eaters and had llttlo appreciation for good mutton. Whatever Justification there may have been for this In the past' it certainly ceased-years ago.' A depression In the price of wool some core of years ago was very Influential in bringing about a change of conditions, and once started the new movement in behalf of mutton sheep swept all before it In deed, In some years a single market, such at Chicago, has shown a gain of fully a million sheep over the twelve months preceding. Canada -ends great numbers of mutton sheep to this' country as well as considerable quantities of wool. The experience of later years has proven that the richj lands and 'abundant feeds of the United States are well suited, to the .economical' produc tion of superior mutton and the furthermore mut ton sheep if properly selected can grow a large part If not all of he wool demanded for Ameri can manufacturing. Experts declare that there is no greater error than the impression on the part of many people that sheep are suited only to In ferior land. To be sure, sheep, unlike some other animals, can get along on scanty ypgetatlon, and consequently will grate profitably on semi-arid , land, but on the other hand they render an es pecially large return for a liberal ration of good foods. As showing bow much more appreciation of this fact there la In other countries than In the United States It may be cited that recent statis tics showed that there were not to exceed 25 sheep per thousand acres of land In our leading agricultural' states, whereas in England the high prtoed agricultural lands sustain an average of MO sheep per thousand acres, and in Scotland there may be found as high as 1,380 aheep re thousand acres. The champions of scientific agriculture la the United States are Justnow striving earnestly to Impress our farmers with, the fact t&at it would be better to convert their surplus grain products Into meats, such as mutton (at least to the extent of supplying borne demands) than to export 'the - corn and'other grains as such. For example, It Is' claimed that to ralce S1.000 worth or corn takes from the soil producing the crop about 30Q worth of fertility, but the same amount of corn converted Into mut ton Is claimed not to take from the land more than $60 worth of fertility, whereas if sold in the form of wool it will not take from the land more than $2 or $3 worth of fertility. With mut ton as the primary consideration, how ever, snoop raising will return a satis factory profit year aftor year without very much regard to the price of wool. In later years the western territory known as. the range became the great breeding ground for sheep, and as far back as a dozen years ago this local ity produced about one-half of the total number of sheep in the United States. As our readers know the crowding of the cattle out of many section of the range by the sheep has been attended by much bitterness and controversy. There are three prin cipal species of range sheep. The old Mexico sheep are the direct descendants of the original Spanish Merinos brought -over two hundred years ago by the Spaniards In Old Mexico. They have --long legs; a long, thin body, and the wool is fine and thin. They are hardy, excellent travelers and will keep In good condition on the poorest and driest of ranges. Often they outsell all otber sheep, for the meat has an excellent flavor and the hide Is thin, firm and soft These original Mexican sheep have been largely graded with Me rino rams in New Mexico and southern Colorado. The New Mexico aheep, as they are denominated, are small-bodied sheep, and although they never grow veryjarge they get very fat. They bring' good,, prices, for the same reasons that obtain In the -case of the Mexican sheep above mentioned. Merinos are also to be found on the range in great numbersmany of them having been bred, from Merinos 'brought from the east The lambs are short-legged and not as good travelers' as the southern sheep, but they' need no be, for Wyom lng, Idaho, etc., have, on tho average, better ranges than are to be found In New Mexico, and It Is jn these northern states that the Merinos hold sway. Almost all range sheep are affected with scab, though it Is frequently so held in check as to be scarcely noticeable. As a remedy It la the general practice to "dip" all range sheep, and this opera tion, as carried on extensively on a large sheep ranch is decidedly picturesque Oftentimes It is deemed-necessary to'give the same sheep several dippings at Intervals of ten days, and occasional ly this dipping Is done in zero weather. On the large ranches there are specially constructed dip ping vats with runways for the sheep as they ap proach and leave the vats, etc. Various ingredi ents are used la the' preparation of the dips, among the most popular being lime, sulphur and tobacco. As Is well known, the American market has be come the most discriminating ia the world on A difficulty In mutton production has always been the scarcity of stock sheep, particularly sires, having sufficient merit to fill the standard of ex cellence. The Ideal sire, it may be added, should be Impressive, resolute and of noble bearing distinctly the bead of the flook In every sense of the word. This requires, of course, good consti tutional and vital powers. It Las llkewiso come to baregarded as essen tial, as above pointed out, that a mutton sheep should have a good fleece as well as a good carcass. This combination has been proven both practical and profitable, and it Is no longer re garded necessary to grow ono sheep for a fleece, another for a carcass and another for a lamb. An Intelligent, up-to-date flockmastcr combines them all In ono class. Some of the best mutton sheep are producing aa profitable fleeces as thoso kept exclusively for wool and their lambs are decidedly superior. As Is well known, one of the first es sentials in a good fleece Is compactness or den sity, this quality not only insuring a bettor ylold of wool, but also affording better protection against storm. This Indicates a hardier animal and one better able to withstand exposure. It is desirable to have a close, even, dense fleece, with no breaks, cover all parts of the body, Including the head, limbs and under parts, and tho tendency in latter day. breeding Is toward carrying the fleece more complete over the head, face, limbs and under parts. The far-sighted sheep raiser Is also coming to guard against neglect or undue exposure of his flock, periods of sickness, or Indeed anything that will Impair ,thV vitality of tho animals, for it baa come to be, pretty well understood that such in fluences diminish both the length and strength or fiber and fineness, whereas, length and strength of fiber are essential qualities in a good fleece. Well-fed sheep always produce the best wool and the greatest quantity of it and expert opinion is to tho effect that a fleece almost invariably begins to decline In, value after a sheep has passed the age of four years. The best grade of wool is Invariably found on the rear part of the shoulder, and wrinkles or folds of the skin about the 'nock or other, parti of the body are detrimental, Inas much as the wool that grows within these folds is unllko other parts of the fleece and there la a consequent lack of uniformity. The proper feeding of sheep Is one of tho chief responsibilities connected with the Industry, in some localities the "self-feeder" Is extensively employed, but In other localities it Is not In much fasox. Properly cured alfalfa has coma up won "derfully in popularity as a food for sheep and 'many sheen feeders have purchased extensive areas of alfalfa for use in this connection. Many of the large feeders In such states as Nebraska, Colorado andjtfinnesota havo no shelter forthcir flocks, but lc la generally concoded now that prop erly constructed sheds aro an advantage, al though, of course, involving considerable outlay In the coso of large foedlng yards. Some, of the most progressive sheep men now rocomtnend feeding three times a day, although othors. still cling to the old. idea that It is not necessary to feed more than twice a day. Along with all these other requisites for success In sheep raising there Is tho necessity for the good shepherd of ludg ment and experience, Even on the rango where sheep are supposed to be able to shift for them selves there I a tendency to empjoy a better class of men as sbcep herders. The Genuine Article, I don't know about this picture, Bobby," said the visitor,..! he ran. over specimens of th youngster's camera work. "1 am afraid a doc Innumerable Numbers of Them Along Southern Coast and Around the Cntallna Islands. Los Angeles, Onl. Along tho coast of southern California thero nre almost Innumerable numbers of flying fish, Es pecially Is this the caso around the Catallna Inlands, which lie about 30 miles off shore. In 'point of site, these fish range from 0 to 10 Inches. They skim along the surfaco of the sea, and, at brief Intervals rlso abovo tho wa ters and Indulgo in short flights through tho nlr. In length and height these flights vary, much depending ipon the state of the weather, the -mjth A Flying Fish. wind, and the size of tho waves. Some times thoy will fly from five to ten feot abovo tho surfaco. With the wingllko fins they throw themselves swiftly forward and up ward and thou dart ahead, sustain ing and propelling their course through the air. All this Is done with groat rapidity; then tho creature sud denly drops bnck into tho water. An instant later it is ready for another flight. These brief excursions in the air nre genorally mnde Just ahoad of vcssols and along tbo sides bb thoy advanco through tho sea. Somotlmcs thero aro great schools of these crea tures rising, darting ahead, following and falling and rising again, just like a flock of birds. It Is a very curious and Interesting fipectaclo to watch these schools of fish from tho, deck of a vessel. Thoy are moro frequently soon early In the morning than during any other Umo. It often happens that tlieso fish drop on the deck of the vessels and aro captured. The flying fish aro not deemed edible. TREE IS A FREAK OF NATURE Grows Around an Old Qunbarrel Left In the Crotch Many Years Ago. Murfrecsboro, Ark. -A curious natural phenomenon of Pike county is a wild cherry tree on the Ellsworth farm two miles north of this place. The tree Is about sixteen inches In dlnmetor and twenty feot to the first limb. About ten feet up, at what was probably one timo the fork in the tree, since grown into a solid trunk, an old musket Is grown into tho treo. The barrel sticks out at one side, the stock protruding from the other. On tho stock Is cut the Initials "J. P." The general belief is that some one left tho gun In the pld crotch of tho tree and forgot it, and In the years XT swi&. 1 r f I . . WM sfe i9ssr wm wttmm mmm saiBBBamMMBWisisMamaBBsamBBi beef products and ,1s rapidly comlnc to demand , with a propeller Instead of a tail la soraethlna of w wiioiiwiwui, uiwmri ui uiuiioa. vuair a IBHC. quently farmers 'and ranchers realize the. neces fly of selecting the best sheep, The value of Im proved blood 1 sheet has some to be realised. "That ain't a propeller," safd Bobby. "That's his tall. HerkBt waggln' ltwbIe hlatcUre waf .being toekaatd.'WIarper'a Wwkly. Qunbarrel In a Tree. that have elapsed the tree has closed on It completely. Mr. Ellsworth, the owner of the farm, has refused fancy prices offered' for (he tree by several curio collectors. QUEER VISITATION TF FATE Wealthy New Yorker, Who Cast Kins folk Aside, Visited by Strange Prank of Fate. ,, New York. Jly a strange prank of fato Arthur J. Maco, tho wealthy man ufacturer of refrigerators and toys, woo refused to permit two crippled brothers to remain in his bouse in this city, now llos himself a hope less crlpplo in his splendid mansion. Just a year after bo ordered his broth ers out he fell and broke his back aud is paralyzed fromtbe waist down. The two brothers, Henry D. Mace and Edward U. Mace, have been suf ferers from a peculiar nervous trouble since they were boys. It renders them practically helpless, and they are obliged to be constantly attended by trained nurses, When they go out. they have to be wheeled In roller chairs. Their lower limbs are useless for- purposes of lo comotion. These two brothers, how ever, have the Income from 1300,000, eo that they are amply able to main tain themselves. "Do giraffes catch cold when they et their feet, papa?" "Of courso, my son but not until the next month !" Holtoro Welt. Bean Porridge Hot. "Would you call soup nn edlbleT" "Yes, an audlblo cdlblo." 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