The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-05-12
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End he yra prices OF the staple commodities
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tom the Index IL one volume, the references
lodcr one, out OF t~5 hUndrtd heads;
SHEEr--on feeding with roots; about ten
pounds per day--their average consumption
q food, page Sit is thought, cannot be
pohtabiy reared by grass farmers, ~
Pe Wurtzel excellent food for; surprising
aclease Of weight fed on 5I-have been The
fclims OF extraordinary cap' ce--merinoS
hdtAced for want oi know led low 10 man
'5e, 7n--the culture of the turnIp iHdlspcnsa-
lie III the profitable rearing Of, o9-how to
cleanse and shear, 9j--a composites tor an
outing, e6-breeding to feed safety on OF
/ lover, ll0-cWes should be kcui IA" alter
liking the ram, tlI Just before lamhlng, 10
ilery respecting IA disease in, described vai-
"fe called ten, cock spring, incurable but
may ho pregenfed, 10 exhibited al the Ma
A@Nd cattle show General Mason leiteft TO
'e edNW announcing his intention TO sehd
par he Is 0i opinion th0t high tcedinS OF,
ends 10 The production of coarse wool, 10
ask' N, how to destroy, l44-aHptchence
NJ tue Hcnno las been too generally shHeF-
- % mongIe with common hoChs, lo7-the
md &aag6crs IL, oocasioned by an insect, goo
" ealrd hsaasl 2H7 may they not be man
'sfa 10 profit on grass farms as large hocEs
;. raised IN Coultrlvs where the thrnip ana
'H'r green food are unknown il would iol-
Nv mat they may what quantity ct nay
''''9 be consumed by "A given number OIL ~
."eoy Tor disease in, TO which they are tH
s'ea i'om travelling and exposure, 40
''5 sou aud climate Of South Carolina adHp.
10; 30 the health OF yeann5 ewes, aud
s''1 OF lambs, depend much on sacculehl
w, asS-how managed on the king OF hhEI
"s AnFt4lk turin l25-points nt geea, ana
~ TO handle to select should never he
asal by the wool, 4oG--Diseases 80. OF,
itGeed enquiries respecting, and RENE
- 10, IA, ao6, 2O7, 270, 4l2-ca1ses
9mpioms &c. Of, 34l-reports on, eAh'h'
y, cattle shows, 1913, 3s3--repoFts OF an
al aefecs from, would, by instrnctlne III the
narrative merits Of diferent breeds, tend
Improvement, 373--ihe Dish'ey or Bake
Ggei, a cross of the Lancashire and feake OF
s9e9{slirc, l74-their superior value in
a.'l and fleece, 4u6-for sale 10y the Editor,
also ais by A. Clement, o63--the Tnn's'an
S,9 tailed, an inexplicable fact RESPECTING
history of their introduction into th.'