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RURAL NEW-YORKER 
August 10, 1918 
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Delaware Co. (N. Y.) Sheep Growers 
They Meet and'Sell Their Wool 
The morning of .Tune 20, lOlS, men 
from five different counties assembled at 
the bungalow of A. W. North, near 
W'alton. N. Y.. for the annual meeting 
of the Delaware County Sheep Growers’ 
As.sociation. This organization, probably 
the pioneer of its kind in the North, is 
unique in that it is not a body of pure¬ 
bred breeders, but an association, in .a 
notable dairy region, of farmers who suc¬ 
cessfully run small farm flocks mainly 
of hardy grade ewes headed by pure¬ 
bred rams. With its splendid pastures, 
cool springs and high hills. Delaware is 
an ideal county for wool and mutton, and 
in early days before the extension of 
dairying supported over an hundred thou¬ 
sand slieep. For the past three seasons, 
through a wool pool and auction, the as¬ 
sociation has solved successfully the mar¬ 
ket question for the small wool producer. 
With general uncertainty concerning the 
new government regulations controlling 
wool, this year’s meeting brought about 
a most serious and earnest gathering. 
Copies of The R. N.-Y.. with its resume 
of wool conditions, were lianded about and 
considered, and then at 30.30 the meeting 
came to order. 
After serious discussion resolutions 
were adopted pooling the association’s 
wool, authorizing the a.s.sombling of the 
fleeces in four different villages and con- 
Warm wool for blankets and for sweaters, 
And from valley up to hillside 
We’ll pass the word along. 
Sheep ne’er are found among the slackers.” 
Refrain. 
(Same as fir.st refrain.) 
4. 
When the bloody war is o’er, boys. 
And you come marc'hing home. 
Strange lands no longer you’ll be seeking. 
From the hillside and the plain. 
You will hear a glad refrain. 
Ban, haa and haa will be your greeting. 
Refrain. 
We gave you mutton, 
We gave you lamb. 
We gave you blankets 
To win for Uncle Sam. 
We had only flesh and wool, boys. 
But that we freely gave. 
Bleating for Uncle Sam and Freedom.” 
This was followed by an address upon 
flocks by Prof. Mark Smith of Cornell. 
I’romptly upon adjournment President 
North and Secretary Barlow entered into 
an agreement with a government licensed 
wool firm of Boston to take over the wool 
and then set themselves to the serious 
task of assembling the fleeces. 
The association wool was assembled at 
Delhi, Hobart, Downsville, Franklin Sta¬ 
tion and Walton. Trucks were assembled 
at eac'h place and the wool finally brought 
Before They Go 
Out to Pasture 
Were you ever annoyed by ONE Fly? 
Think what a cow is up against with my¬ 
riads of ’em after her All The Time, 
Out in pasture or in the bam, horses and 
mules lose flesh and cows drop off in milk 
flow. T'hey can’t help it. Flies are a real 
menace. 
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solves the fly time problem. It’s a money 
saver. It rids all stock of fly worry. Spray 
it daily on your stock. It is absolutely harm¬ 
less, but flies don’t like it. Used and en¬ 
dorsed by leading stockmen for 
over 18 years. 
Ask your dealer for SO-BOS-SO KILFLY 
by name —in handy sized containers, or 
send us his name for our special Trial 
Offer. 
The H. E. Allen Mfg. Co., Inc. 
Box 60 Carthage, N.Y. 
Rarehred Two-Ycur-Old Shropshire Ram at Mass. Agriculture College; Weight. 
of Fleece Ilf Rounds 
centration thereafter by motor trucks iu to W.alton, where the government inspec- 
a shipping center. Walton, for grading tor wms to l(x>k it over. The official 
and shipment, and placing the entire grader was delaved, and did not arrive 
matter in the hands of the executive until .Tuly 10. ile finally graded on the 
committee to be elected. On resolution, following classification : 
A. W. North of Walton and J. Q. Bar- 
low of Beerston were unanimously re- Thi-ee-eightbs, ^ staple, and uu- 
elected president and secretary, with graded ..$0.GS) 
II. A. Clark of Delhi. II. L. .Jackson of Delaine.62 
Andes and E. D. Ireland of Unadilla as One-half blood, clothing, low and 
further members of the executive com- % clothing.60 
mittf^e. The committee thereupon dele- Fine clothing, black, dead, locks, 
gated its powers to IMessrs. North and tags, cotted, burry.,50 
Barlow. Mohair .40 
Meantime Mrs. North and her a.ssistaut 
hostesses, who had been advised by A part of the wool was left ungraded. 
County Agent Brougham that 35 or 40 but shipped in small sacks as consigned 
would be a large gathering in harvest hj’ the shceifinen, the owmu's to be cred- 
season. amazedly and hospitably sought ited with the top price allowed for any 
to collect their wits and perform the wool graded at alton. This grading 
loaves and fishes miracle for the number, involved a vast amount of counting aud 
well over a hundred, who were readv to figuring, efforts being made to give every 
welcome refreshments. They met the mcluding the smaller shippers, a 
emergency. Meantime there was music— square deal. The grader expressed^ him- 
even an original song of the sheep, as highly pleased with the quality of 
follows: the wool, .some of it being very superior 
The Patriot IIymx of the Sheep. in grade. Of course,, all this threw a vast 
(Air: “The Battle-Cry of Freedom.”) amount of work upon the committee hav- 
2 ‘ ’ ing it in charge, but they carried it 
■ , through as best they could. At the meet- 
Oh’ the Delauare flows down jyg .June Mr. North thouglit it 
I lom the mountains to the sea. might be possible for the committee to 
Through dark and lonely '"a.^s it passes, gpjj unload the wool at 1^ cents a 
But its waves they dance with glee pound, that being the sum which the 
M hen tlie open lauds they see. goverumeut allows growers for loading on 
M here feed the sheep among the grasses, tioard ears. The sheepmen generally 
Refrain. thought it could not be done on that price. 
It’s “haa" from the lambics, but Mr. North and Mr. Barlow wmre able 
Aud “haa, haa” from the sheep, to handle the wool at cents per pound, 
"We are the patriots. without charging anything for their own 
Our nation’s faith we keep. services. About seven tons of wool have 
We have only flesh and wool, boys, been shipped out by the association. The 
But that we freely give, farmers are uow a little anxious over a 
Bleating for Uncle Sam and Freedom.” market for the lamb crop. The associa- 
2. tion wdll try to handle the lambs as it 
Our beloved Catskilf land. wool, with the idea of obtaining 
With its happy farmer band. ^ better market by liandliiig the combined 
Lies safely hid among the mouufaius. product in this way. 
How we love its sunny hills, _ 
Its clear pools aud singing rills. 
Voices of birds and bubbling fountains. Butter, 45c per lb.; milk, lOe per qt.; 
npfrnin >nixed colors. Hay, !}:20; straw, 
, 4 , . „ . 4.1 1 t • $15. Potatoes. $2.75 per bu. Corn, $2 
lt^ “pive" fi’om,the Iambics . ^ats, 90e. Beef cattle 
f/K e. iu; c fiom sheep, average about $20 per cwt.; calves, 22c 
W e are the patriots, ^ hog-dressed. Poultry, high and 
Our nation s^ faith w’e beep. scarce. Farm conditions look fair; have 
M 0 flesh and wool, boys, plenty i-aiu. Ilaying and harvest- 
But that we freely give. , , „ ing goes very slowly, owing to the rains 
Bleating for Uncle Sam and Freedom. having almost every day. Fruit 
3. of all kinds never has been so scarce aa 
“We will give our ribs for chops, boys, this season. Berries bringing 20e per qt. 
To make our soldiers strong, Ulster Co., N. Y. E, G. 
