Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-10-29
IMPROVEMENT OF SHEEP.

lMPEOVEMENl OF SDEEP.
Nm. SAiirn: LUCKY M Farm, AHg. %, 1882
Dear sir,--Yours Of the l7th ms, has been very
lately received. The ram you wish to procdre for
Col. - can he delivered in Alexandria in the
course of September His price VIII be equal to that
charged Col. Freeman u year or TWO since, 100,
with the incidental expences OF IS.
Nv uniform price for ram is 80, after the first
ieece is removed when consider him i,,hy in n.
sa,eable state Much may be inferred lhel rs to The
future turn oui of the animal. Much uoye ~ hen
he shall have yielded his second aeece--then $40
will be required When the third is shorn, $50 ut
which period ram will have exhibited his excel
iancics or his defects when no breeder would think
of selling animals with materials faults since
il would be too late 10 apologize for them
By the rca. imaginary suprosiIlon, they
viii ouu,row H. o. hi up n some particular point,
&c SC. Ii VIII ttcn be matter Of no little impot
sanee 10 4 purchasing breclsr who can make pro
per distinction between very good animal mud
very superior one to obtain such rs Will be as free
from, defects as possible, although he pay small
additional price. have SAID somewhere III The
Farmer that it Is ic,1nssiblef 'r any one 10 pre-
nouncc with certainty on the general quantities OF
an an m !, merely o nh.s yoashiul exhibition Lam
confirmed by further experience IN tho tfuih u tins
assertion particularly 10 relation 10 shaep. But IT
they have been uniformly disposed TO keep IN good
order on moderate keep nnd continue to Sustain their
promised repu,u ion by an exhibition OF p,omnen-
CIV in the uutlrial. ;io.a.s. ani DO not degenerate
in their co! The, may well be trusted AT or about
three years old Ibacve ! may chiefly attribute
nv success in sheep breeding, to the circumstance
of .urniny on! all my ram lambs, mAra'n with my
eye half dozen or less, oi the most superior
at tbs FIRST shehrlng when The best opportunity Is
atf,rdel of examining ana comparing their wool
then undergoing Amos, every day an ext NINA
ton and comparison, until second shsarins tests
more fully ;heir value in regard to wool aud affords
a further and more critical examination OF the
frame. carriage &c. Sc II sometimes happens in
the course of,hc third year, that one point
meets with ueelinc how. or why, is more mat
ter Of peeuaton tan certainty, o3i'evr, hnwever
sope OF the learned may investigate il with phil
esophical precision, aud decide on il with sn air Of
absolute ,r,ah) & Oh .h- contrary that where there
las been defect, time has SO remodeled il, us to
bring i, iu,o sy,ume,ry With the rest. | LEesd
something's two or three years from tho same ram,
on as on rs he is decidedly superior to any other,
and his progeny 81 him increasing credit, hut this
is not often the case 10 increase chances Of lni
provenenl by CROSSES, | occasionally Introduce
some half bred fom my ncstGoss' hocks, gotten
By rams loaned or the espcralpnrpnsu OF stiectins
few to get ctoss or two iron-,hen turning 'hcui
away. and breein~ in AMI IN for W.ile accor-
ding tn circumstances.
have thought IT rfopef TO say thus much Tor sho
convenience and benefit of purchasers and breeders,
and i, may be we'll whsncver application IS made,
thh, the views OF the breeder be signiHed not only
in regard to preronderanco in favor of mutton or
wool but any hints which may BIZ adgantht,eoasiy
npnlird IN respect to form n matter Of taste will
no, he neelec;ed-for instance, thne MAJ be two
animals OF the same real value but differing IN thes
apnsna tho one having longer body, tho other
m kim up in breadth for tho deficiency IN lcng,h-
but here an advantage may be derived added to
ta,ta f,hc Hook to b, inlproye have short bodies,
us. the ram to give them more length long, 1t
follow, Of consequence TIA. bulk will be the most
appropriate cross. But ! mus. stop, and you T,li
ner;yo, sir how difficult; tits for me 10 ia. IN non
nsvlah!..s only, whenever this subject Is touched
FROM abroad Long & frequent reflections OH ITS cx-
,ensve importance, and tho,nduIssnce OF v's'd
and happy nuginution on It's practical benefits,
aud the enchanting scenery OF beautifully white
a.cas spread over the deep green fields, trus,
win be accepted as apology ior my dciann5 you
so long ON tho simple question, VIII you furnish me
with FIRST rate ram and also Tor the request 70
riye this note u corner in the Farmer am, very
respectfully, yours, &c. &c. r. Is MEApt.