Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-09-25

account Of ~ common sheep, part of the a.
boYs flock
! Keeping at l2s. of ~ sheep, 10 a 6
Fieeces unwashed 62l2 lbs. al
Is. Ga. 8 II
Loss. if lambs are not credited, l2
S lambs at l2s, co q @
Two thiEgs Will require explanation IN
the above statement. lst. The qaah,y Ut
wool given by my Mcr,noes, and next The
low price at which sold the wool Of the
three garter bred sheep
II Will seem extraordinary tia, I've meri.
noes sho uld have given twenty eight lbs.
aud three quarters Of wool which is near
six pounds, aud would probably amoua, to
about four pounds Of washed wool pr
head. BIZ. it is TO be considered that
these were chosen, or bred from hose that
were chosen with care out Of Aoek of
two hundred lha, were themselves All ina ;.
proved stock. For IL is an undoub,ed
fact thar the merinoes Of The na.,ooala pck
have greatly improved 10 France b, care
aud attention tina, they are larger and
yield more wool with the latter having dc
Perforated than the msrnoes Of Span -
This is very encouraging circumstance
aud the rather as can add from mY own
experience that the French rneripors in
prove here when well kept. Thar there is
no error in my statement IS clear from
this circumstance. Mr.. Boob purchased
lhr wool and weighed il second time
himself, after it had been weighed by my
o.erseer, their acccuoss agreeing exact.
y.
Though the wool Of the fourth breed Of
sheep was only sold a, five shilling. yes il,
was worth at least eight, since il was IN
most The Access, nearly as fine as sha,
ct full bread sheep. Rn as this vas the
frs. time | had sold ,be WOOL, ADD Mr..
Boob took all had, gave il 70 him at
the Price that he pu, uponthat Of the haif
blood sheep. | should men ion here that
Mr.. Dean informs me that the FIVE lambs.
he Mad Of me, have gwen him FIVE pounds
u washed wool per head, which he can sell
TO the Ra',ersat eigh, shiliings per pound
so lha, bad they been purchased only tor
the wool they would have yielded about. 80
per cent. on the capital.
Though in the above Statement, have
credited the wool Below i.s real value, and
a, The price al. which; Isold it, YET even a,
hese prices, the contras. between the me-
rino, aud The common sheep is suG cienly
Obvious TO induce every iotelllgen. farmer
TO change his srock as fast as he can doii,
with convenience, and without 10, much
expence 49, With =, speakins OF the full
bloc which it would be diiScu! as yess
procure, | WI contrast the hall hisods With |
the common sheep kept with them, and fed
exactly alike. My halt bloods gave 10 |
wool lis 1oa per head profit after paying
.12s. tor their keeping whereas The KEEP.
ing OF the common shsep, amounting 10 a
traction more than Is. and 1Od- pei head (
beyond the value of their wool msking q
difference OF 13s. and Sd per head, between !
The prc6, ct half bred metinoes ADD com
mon sheep. -supposing the Lambs both e. |
quail IN value, thou8hln fac, the difference
in the value Of the sheep inas, necessarily |
exceed to the lambs, ard render he coz.
tFas' si'!l more striking. Let any agEi.
colturaIist make The calculation On fock !
ct ooe hundred weiher. OF each sort. and
conviction mast stare him 10 the face
Cnc huodsed common we,hers wou,d !
gsa if wsllkrps25c,bs washed wool worth |
IS. Per pound. 52l. los. The same nun.
b@r Ct half bed merinoes would yield a,
least 4oOlbs. worth S.. or .6Ol Dsduc, the !
keeping az IFS and The Eerino hock affords |
a clear profit of 1901. while the loss opon |
the common sheep amounts to r. los.-
They are then losing stock till spld sothe /
butchers, and hen if killed ats years old,
do not give 7s-ayear profit pr head. Thus
if sold ia, they IRE worth 1901; iron this /
must be deducted he ANNUAL loss Tor three /
IA 4 o., L. 4 II.