The Litchfield County post., 1827-09-06
LTTCHFIELD, SEPTEMBER s, 1877.

Aeman Of this County, The other, under the head
"Wool," from the American Farmer, published at
Baltimore, WILL we believe, be interesting to Our ag-
ricultural reader. We sincerely request that our
fiendsi the county will often favor with essays upon
the important subjects Of agriculture aud manufac-
lures The editor of the Post is neither farmer nor
manufacturer, in theory or practice and canHot unas-
sisted, do justice TO these Subjects He must either
be silent upon question of vital Importance to great
majority of his readers; and thus paper, published
in Of the most highly favoured agricultural district
in New-England, be devoted almost exclusively to
matters foregno the best interests of the people, or
he must be assisted by such both able to write
and also to understand the subject on which they
write. Such men we have in abundance in the
County, and we confidently trust that they will find
both pleasure and profit in frequently communicating
to us their experience upon subjects interesting to
every citizen of the County more especially would
we urge the matter now, just previous to the annual
return of the Litchfeld County Farmers Holiday"
FOR THE COUNTY POST.
Mr. Ssl1TH.--It is fact that Notwithstanding the
unparalleled drowth of the last season there not
much less than 500 OOOlbs too much Cheese made for
the consumption of our markets. If that was the
case last seasonI ask how will it turn out this season?
many who kept sheep last year now keep cows, and
those engaged in making cheese the last year,
have increased their dairy in consequence of the
high price cheese brought last season; and above all,
the almost unprecedented supplies OF feed, that COM
menced early, and has continued without ntermis-
sion through the season, and then must add from
5 to 10000 OOOlbs. that is expected from the state OF
Ohio (by the way of the western canai) more than
ever came to our markets before--In the town of
Aurora, only five miles square, there this season
1880 cows. Hence it is obvious that the people OF
this county most pursue new course Of political E.
economy" and give sufficient encouragement to the
growers and manufa; t1res of wool to enable is to
supply ourselves with our own woolens--and not
mortgage to England lands for this necessary and
important article which be manufactured and the
raw material raised here of as good quality and as
cheap in short time as in any country.
The Governments of Europe exclude the importa-
ton of every article Of produce that they any way
furnish within themselves; and the time has arrived
when this country must furnish WthHl itself every
necessary in her power, tho country is ruined: q
no article is so easily furnished within ourselves as
woolen as we are able raise the raw material and
manufacture iii its greatest Perfecton--and by CIV
ing sufficient encouragement to 1t, to encourage
competition less than ten years would be afford
ed cheaper here than could be imported from abroad
with a small duty as has been the case with coarse
cotton goods. want to the people more awake
to subject of such vital importance to the whole
people Of this nation Why is it that public prints
are so silent this subject? have no doubt howev-
er, that if something is not done by government to en-
courage this branch Of national industry, the
poverty and distress of the people will arouse them
to see where the difficulty lies and cause them to pro-
cure the remedy. A FARMER.
WOOL.
This ought be to the farmers of the United States
one of their most certain and most productive re-
sources.
What is fair and polite for the owner of manu-
factory who derives his profits from the labors OF some
two or three hundred people, to whom he gives work
and subsistence is surely as fair and polite for the
farmer who hves in a great portion OF our country
by the sweat of his brow, and that of his immediate
family. The policy which protects the farmer is, in
deed more benicent, because its effects are more
equally distributed amongst 'Sthose whom it ope-
rates, and because contributes TO the property OF
that species Of occupation which most conduces to
the heathiness of the body and to the soundness Of
the private and the public morals
That can abundance OF wool OF the
6est quality, is well known and generally admitted
Some months since, we received from MIR. Hubert,
of Connecticut, sample of what appeared to us to
be- wool of the very best quality-It was from one
of his yearling bucks, by imported Saxony ram,
out Of one Of his Merino ewes.-The sample was diV
ded and sent to several gentlemen known to us, as
carly and steady friends and improvers to fine WOOL
led sheep, and amongst others to Mr.. Dickinson, OF
Ohio-;justly considered as at the head of that i'm
portant branch of indusiry--From his remarks to
our letters make the following extracts
Steubenriiie April %, 1927.
DEAR SIR,-"I have received yours OF the 10th
inst. covering Il sample of fine Saxon wool, which
you denominate the "ne plus ultra" in its way-and
in the last farmer you invite the cutvators and
dealers in the article to examine the beautiful spe
cimen.
~ enclose herewith sample, Just taken from
one of my young Ohio rams. Will you do me the
favour to submit one half of what send to Mr..
Sykes, and the other to ME-, Sheppard, of Nothamp-
ton, with like sample from that left by Mr. Hull
written opinion to the relative value of each sam
pie; supposng them to be nell Uashed the sleeps
back
ain other words what will you give for 100 fee
ces of each sample, well washed on the sleeps
back 2 suppose them equally clean?
Pray let me k'so,c the result, or publish it if you
please.
"I have ewes Of iner.feeces than either.
j." Yours very truly, 7"W. r. DICKINSON"
lin pursuance of the above request, we addressed
the following letter toi MR. Sykes, MIR. Sheppard, g.
to Gorham Parsons, Esq Of Massachusetts, who
owns large wooen factory, and who5w knew
owned some of the finest wooled sheep, Of native g.
of imported growth. BY MIR. Sheppard we have not