Sf I//- rim PIC CATJFORXl. I 
1? 
SHEEP INDUSTRY. 
Dots rr Pav? —A Pi', aotioai. Litteh os 
tef. SijiweOT, 
I PROPOSE to say a few- words to our 
people about sheep husbandry, illiis- 
truttn*. ils increase uni] profits, and t.lir 
happiness attending ils puniuil in this 
Kioto, ntjil particularly in Southern Cnli* 
forniii. For in ngy yanrw in California I lie 
pupnlnr branch utock-nuBfug w** liom 
• •r black cattle. It has conceded, I might 
say spceinl privileges, and spin ini legisla¬ 
tion wob invakod for its protection, And 
ninny ot these liuvs un still on out statute 
looks, Imt now of little use. The agri¬ 
culturist had no protection against those 
roaminglmrdnof long horned, long lugged 
and iil-shnpc'd bovine*, hut in a legal fence, 
mid when hiuiger-pn sued. it wiw hard to 
li ml n fenee l but would tutu them. Sheep¬ 
men were in had fin or, mid the lords of 
tlie rodeo in California, ns now in Texas, 
controlled legislation. <'attic might roam 
lit will over adjoining ran chon, hut. the 
moment n sheep passed (In- boundary line 
it war subject to hoiruic. Many efforts 
m ro mode from time to limn to curb the 
extraordinary demand* of cnttlf-nmii bid, 
without avail, until ltltil. The writer of 
tin- article for the first lime brought the 
mall'i before ibt legislature of this St. do 
at it« thirteenth KORxion in tin- following 
li mis Sec Senate ilournnl, fbirti mill ses- 
- "i*. lKilg, page I t ; ami in Hu- following 
forms. "The agricultural interest e .'.cr¬ 
oud to mi other iu the State- in import¬ 
ance, both a* a means of wealth, industry, i 
and good Older in society. Alreadt tin 
export* of oui cereals, after supplying our 
domestic wants, begin to awaken Hltentiou 
nl home am] nbroAd to this gmat icsource 
" f California wealth Tide, like nil other 
branches of industry , requiiOh wliolmimi- 
Icgirhilnin, adapted to it* natural .*«- 
to . and iiiKure it* encmnugi nn nt and 
growth The farmer in California labors 
under one great difficulty, that in, in Ilia 
procuring of proper and cheap material 
bn fencing Lis lurid. Ju many loculilina 
'■I thi' State it will require an ixpeuan 
threefold more to fenee land ami protect 
crops against Ircepasa of live winch than 
th« land ami emp will sell for. Thousands 
are pieientcd from eu]|ivnljng grains and 
fruii.N from Hum mime alone. I enn dia- 
cov< r no luiidship in eompulling the stock- 
r nner I• i lieo| hi* stool; uml prevent ihur 
tixpue- itreaU-i than (h,.< reutiiiina the 
bun... (o inclose hi* held to secure the 
pr.dd of his capital and labor. To 
equal importaueo with that of the great ' fleece If this course were penitently fol- 
cutth' interest, and after the great drouths lowed, we would get up our standard of 
of 18(13 and 18 ( 54 . Tim immense herds of wool and have the confidence of the fcust- 
long-horncd animals begun (o disappear era manufact urcr. 
from -mi valleva. The wheal-field, orrdi-! 1 contend that sheep will pay under nil 
nr.l. vineyard and fine Merino (locks took circumstances, uml will discount cattle or 
their place; gave employment to our la- any other stock, provided you have the 
bun-r,*, om sailor* and -hips, and added ! proper range, This is mv experience. I 
materially to the resoim and wealth of, have followed it pel sistcnlly, and I can 
tlm State. I recommend it on it stuall or largo Ronle. 
In lBt!« I received a letter from Mr. It ran be profit ably pursued by t lie small 
Kennedy, tbc superintendent of the Fed -1 oi large proprietor. The precious little 
rral Census, asking for informalinu about, animals provide you with everything: rni- 
our restiurn’s; and mi t lie wool qilcHtinn T | incut, food, and manure for your orchard, 
stated that our statistic* wire imperfect, vineyard or potato ground. Apart from 
but that we were not credited with raising the present boom in wool, 1 recommend 
more than three million pnundw of wool, sheep b» those who wish to thrive; but at 
and flint id inferior quality; lint I assured the snuin lima l recommend cafe, economy 
him that at the end of the next decade We ami humanity. 
The enactment and enforcemonkof laws 
compelling men to provide feed and shel¬ 
ter for any and nil Block that they oluiin 
ownership of, ami particularly that runn¬ 
er id, docile and useful little animal the 
sheep, tlmt princes have been proud to 
owu. ami kingdoms gracious enough to 
protect by salutary laws. 
J. G. D. 
“SESJjl 
t&TOK ISSi 
i r, v 
-. u..- r * hr* .• 
eew .1. lined t„ ,, l„. cl,, 1 - «*«?»}« 1 
In. owu laud or cujuvuig the .wont |,f, j' r|u ''"' fl1 ' ul " 1 "" 
ov.1, ,,i„,(, • Tl.,- I,. ' K . u l' 0, "'"": ,lf, -. r *n, l ik. 
would show thirty-six million pounds, as 
California was peculiarly adapted to sliceu- 
raising, and that our people would rapidly 
improve the bleed. 
He thought I was extravagant, but (lie 
facta and figures show I was right in my 
nuticipfltiou* Not only hare the number 
of pounds been thus increased, but the 
quality lias progressed in favorable ratio 
with the weight.. As an industry it lm« 
paid, and always will, w ith those who give 
it Ninel attention; and as we can observe, 
those who have followed it are all comfort¬ 
able and happy. 
it is like compound interest; it. pvo- 
gi.’NHtm night and day; and in our happy 
elimnte only calling for small exertion 
from the huslmndinnu. While those eon- 
ditions exist, wh should not forget the 
slovenly mntmer that sheep interest baa 
i lain)eil and received the rare of that 
high-toned exactness bestowed upon it in 
Spain, Saxony, England, ami in our own 
PaiNtcrn and Western Stalra. 
»' should be proaceuted by the. human 
NOciwtioH established foi the protection of 
dome.-.lie animal*. We simply provide for 
their coming into existence; if the year is 
good, all light; if not. we let thoui'nlarve 
oi jinnsli in the h tonus. A good and 
huuiuno Leg Million bliouhl provide Hint we 
only should have the number we are able 
to find and -lo iter It would be better in 
the cud, a- we would dcimiml and receive 
a better prion in the market, „ud only, 
raise such aa were profitable 
It is an easy niattei bi rnnke shedding 
to provide a little bay. two or three’ 
pounds of bay will keep a sheep in good 
condition Tor twenty four hour* duriim The , r, 
of "is, when (hey are d,y and ' ' US 
(h.in. i hern l a notisfarTain in tin* be j aittnlos in Southern Call 
yomn.li. Ii.imanity insolvuil, ami uu ooou- fornia, at the vm y 
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U. il. FEERY & CO., Dctroll, MJchc 
R. G. CUNNINGHAM, 
DENTI 
ST. 
7 1 Main Street. 
Uofn..., „-, Hollaing, Lo> AngreloH, Cal. 
DRUGS AND CHEMICALS. 
lowest ponalblo 
ptloos 
'j.eiiy, * * * This Wmomn.mlit- 
i, n w,i- ueich ni»»nilx*vl but i, mu i ial 
Mi iiKory,orating tb. ide.u* wu:, p„- J,| f 01 " , ”‘ r V lM,n "" i 
“■ w-ikt-d to a chioni, and E ld ; 
hnvii.g k. ,.,,„i, witnesaed the . . dilb i. nci , and thw 
Dills of similar inuiort f..» i. .o'., ah'in in eouMid'-nibb 
‘.ountw * 
from 
farming 
Iuj import for nearly ulT the 
tins date Bgrieultur. uml »hc«p 
eommeii' dl to aasuuie at huat 
pi tags, tildes nuil Ih-i eea reparate and 
apart, and if burned I Up marked it. The 
me live cunts a pound 1 
iu the item of freight 
"ny that might be 
|,,a A8enta for Humphrey a Uomeopathio 
t I have always SnsHfi™ »n.i u-,_. , , 
Liver Pad. 
1 Would go further if I could, and have 
all our eherp-ui. wash the,, sheep l.efor,. 
si,earing have thmr clean-boa, d..,I thjora 
and brush „,,l ih, box aft.., tving every 
SpoolIioB and Holman’ 
i*n*sciniPTiox* a spkoiaxtv. 
I'ut up at all hour* the ,| Ily au ,| lligllt . 
UlilNZEMAN iV: Kidds, 
7*4 Main Street, 
L>h Aaiit.i.1.-*, I'.vl,. 
