Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 195, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 August 1916 — FARMERS SHOULD RAISE SHEEP [ARTICLE]

FARMERS SHOULD RAISE SHEEP

Recent Embargo Placed Upon Wool by English Government Will Cause Shortage in United- States. As is the case in many other lines of, industry the price of wool has been sent skyward by the European war. The embargo placed upon wool by the English government has caused a shortage of wool in this country and American manufacturers are facing a most perplexing problem. America’s finest woolens have been obtained from Austrialia in the past years, but with the coming of the European war the English government found: it necessary to place an embargo on wool to other countries needing nearly the entire output of wool for their own use. Next to cotton wool is the most important material in the production of clothing. The quality of wool has been greatly improved in the last few years due to careful breeding and crossing of fine wooled with long woolen breeds. Wools are graded on the basis of length of staple fineness, luster, elasticity, color and etc. In talking to a Rensselaer professional man we are asked why Jasper county farmers did not carry on sheep raising on a greater plane. The gentleman in question is not a farmer, but has made a careful study of the different lines of industries that have been affected by the European war, and ventures an opinion that Jasper county farmers would be well repaid if they would give sheep raising a trial.

A clothing merchant stated that the price of wool was at the present time about 35 cents a pound and that it would probably go considerably higher, and also stated that when people came to buying woolen clothing in the future they would be confronted by higher prices. We are told that a single will produce about 10 pounds of wool in a year, which would net about $3.50 a head to the owrier at the present time, which added to their market value would give the farmer a neat little sum from each sheep produced. The upkeep of these animasl is small, and they require but little attention and we believe that the farmers of Jasper county wil find sheep raising a mighty profitable venture in the future.

pointed by Adjutant-General Bridges as recruiting officers have been fired by the wAr department and real recruiting officers placed in their stead. There are some vacancies among the officers in the Indiana brigade, and these are to be filled by Bridges and Governor Ralston, but there is a check on them. An army examlng board, made up of regular army officers, has been formed and this board will pass on the ability and qualifications of the appointments made by General Bridges and Governor Ralston and those who can not come up to the requirements of the war department will not get commissions.

Company I, Third regimen};, of Plymouth, carried off the honors >n Major Healey’s battalion yesterday. After an hike it received a perfect score and Captain James H. Cannon, the company commander, who has been assiduous in putting the company into shape, was complimented by all his superior officers. The Plymouth company rapidly is becoming the pride of the Third regiment. When First Lieutenant C. Arthur Tuteur, adjutant of Major Healey’s battalion, Third regimetn, came here longed for his dear old Rensselaer. Now you would hardly know him. He is getting fat, is the picture of health and likes the work immensely. He has a photograph from Madison on his desk and declares it to be his Inspiration.