Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-07-06

the ride of the back thus admitting the wet direct
" to the skin. until the animal IS chilled through
They are good nurses, and make fine lambs; then
meat originally coarse and long in the grain, and
white in lis COLOR was much improved by Mr. Bake
well, and under his management, became superior
to the other large, long wooded sheep. Some Of
the best flocks of this variety may, believe, be
found in the sheep folds of Mr. Dunn, and Mr.
Wilkinson, in Albany county, or of Mr.. Alcook,
Mr.. Musson and Mr.. Clark, in OstcCo county, all
OF whom have given much attention to this fine va
riety of sheep. Average produce in wool, should
think, from five 10 six pounds, though individuals
are found carrying fecoes of ten and twelve
pounds. Price of GOOD lambs believe, from ten
10 fifteen dollars.
The South Downs are as yet but little known in
this country, but in my opinion, arc decidedly bet
ter calculated than any other, for the domestic
purposes of our farmers They are of medium
size, beautiful in their FORMS large Joined, broad
chcstcd, fine in the head, small boncd and fine IN
the fleece, which averages lbs. IN the ewes; the
bucks reach 10 lbs. in quality it is equal 10 hall
blood Merino, bun stronger init hlamcnl, and entire
IN mpenetfable 10 storms of snow, slcct OF rain
they are regardless of our coolest weather and pos
scss hcarter constitutions than any sheep Know.
Tho wethers attain 10 about % lbs. per quarter,
and are allowed Ia be the best mutton sheep in
England mild III flavor and Juicy. They are
ccllcnt nurses and quick feeders. Here again,
beg TO be understood as abiding to the pure and
high bred South Downs such as it is found in the
shccp-iods Of the great sheep masters IN SUSSEX
and not the common, unlmproycd animal OF the
Downs, weighing II lbs. per quarter, and carrying
but y OF wool. As to prices, they are best aseer-
tanned from the sources of the respective breeds,
and must vary much according to the esiabhshed
purity Of the blood, and the excellence of the ndi
vidnals the u much more difficult point TO
certain than the other.
For the last three years, prcparaivc 10 COM
mcncing my own flock, paid much attention To
the sheep husbandry Of this district visited those
who owned large locks. and discovered that
they were all ON the decline: ! corrcspondcd with
others, and found the introduction of the Sasony
blood was universally followed by decline Of con-
sIitution, and all lis attendant evils excepting in
one instance, where gentleman wrote me that he
had Just purchased lock of Saxon Mcrinos. He
assured me that IN Oneida county, they were a har-
dy healthy sbeep-shearing on an average about
HIS. of WOOL, dadMe parcr the .Saton blood the
hTdricrhe fccer This was 80 contrary tony own
experience, having materially injured flock oi
nearly Two thousand grade Mrrnos by one ,nglc
cross oltle SaNony, that still continued my plan
of forming flock from the pure fW bred, larpc
Mcrno sheep ON one part, and from the hIgh bred
sheep of Mr.. Ellmans flock of South Downs on
the other. Assisted by the indciatiuablc pcrscveI-
ancc, acute discrimination, and previous knowledge
of Il friend, twhose father concerned with
Cob. Humphrey in his various importations and
sales of such shccp,) collected, after IL month,
search, about thirty nllbrcd Mcrino sheep, pure rs
imported, tnomn To be directly descended from
these mporatons Their quality of wool is rs
fine "a perhaps any Grade Saxony nocks of Mr..
Gilman, IN England, whose two year old wcther
sheep beat all Eng land last Christmas, at Smith
field, and took the first prizc. lie Judged To
weigh y lh>. per quarter; and am happy to say,
has been presented 10 me by Nh Ellman rs IA spc-
cimcn OF excellence, and will probably arrive in this
country before long rs he was to be shipped from
London the first week in this month, for New York.
From Mr. fllman procured six ycarng ewes
and a gedfine buck the cwrs have wintcrcd in
NWd with IN open fence and a, open she'd
closed only Al the back they LANDED there from
the 2'id 10 the 2slh OF February on which day the
thermometer rs low n, / deg. On the Isl, 2d.
3D. lth and 9TH oi March, the thermometer, in the
shade, was from zero to as low as deg. btiow re-
70, at sunrise; and yet my lambs, young rs the,
were, never showed the slightest consciousness of
ITS intensity and are allowed bN all who called TO
see thcm 10 be the finest lambs the, clcrSaw find
"A rapid demand for all can spare from both my
hockS, nj liberal prices. The engagements for my
South Down buck, for acu season, have been filled
Tor some months past and two days since, Mr.
NILSSON, IciccStorshirc breeder, called 10 see
him, when took the opportunity of requesting he
would weigh him-he very oblgingly did so-and
his exact weight was hundred and fifty bounds
and a hall. have venurcd on these mmulc in
regard TO the high bred South Downs, as these
sheep are very little known in the United States
ANA facts are more satisfactory than opinions -
And aetin must insist that do not alludc 10 the
W'mProrcd breed do not aude to the South
Downs OF Culls'> day, from whose writings have
seen various extracts descriptive of the brccd-nol
do Include the Hampshire Downs conGnc my
self TO the high bred sheep of the present day
and If any would oppose to them the fast rooted
prejudice OF high breeding being inScparablc from
dchcacy, | would refer them to the fact, above
stated, and ask Of them personal inspection. |
would further add, that Mr.. Eman'S flock turns
ONT more Lambs than ewes averaging 80 lambs
annually, Tor several years, from GOO ewes