The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-03-22
The Fa n nm e N
NH AGRICULTURAL MEEliIHu a
49, THE STATE HOUSE.
Sub;eet- Sheep Husbandry.

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,aon name not known, said he would
q, few questions as TO The most prontaple
.hoon. There are few South Downs
800 there are Spanish Merino and Saxony,
n'uS uod The Irish smutty faced and white
<eOUU Ihr muiton-which is the most profit
| y" r,rb, Of Sheffield, replied, that il the OBJ
I'd ''., 90, wool, the Merinos and Saxonies are
# Inf irmulton is wanted the large, long wooled
M .ho chosen. The Saxony is from the Merino.
( ,hiec, aimed at in Saxony was fineness OF
~ .n AT present prices, the Merino is more
"a .tnble than the Saxony taking weight oil fleece
IA IA constitution both into the account. They
b o1uce almost twice as much. Saxonios VIII
N ,o fleece of 9 IA lbs. which will BRING 80
Il MA flock Of 40 Mcrnos, in necticut,
"A IN which he is acquainted, gave 200 lbs of wool
Al. ,hs each, worth from 80 10 40 oents;-the
Il N. sock gave 40 lambs. The sheep have every
" ,,r,,on and are we'll kept. Has himself taken
II N. or wool from Two Merino bucks. The
\ IeruO is more hardy than tho Saxony-bears tho
winter better and requires less attention at the
( me orIanlbiog. At birth the Merino lambs are
n Olbcd-whie the Saxony are almost naked.
y neucss of wool is generally an indication Of de-
S.sency-and fneness of hair on the human head
,drates the same.
q The fneuess of Saxony wool has been produced
4 breeding n-and-in. This course brings degen-
4 my. These sheep require a close houso and
4 gh care. The Merino will do we'll with much
|B|ssueuton. Thinks sheep manure good; and
kmwopcrly Uttered they will make more from
pm quantity OF food than cattle. They i'm
fields more when feeding upon them.
y At Tdd, of New Braintree asked whether MIR
nhhd been speaking OF pure Morinos.
# MFiNh. Yes. The Merino will give as much
Was anu other sheep Of the same weight The
banse Of keeping is in proportion to size: the
Jv sin uroportion to surface. The solid con
HIS OScyNnders are as the cubes of their diam
ANs. Ne sv&ce is as the SQUIRE So that if the
beOp are Of equal length and round, tho small one
#WhaIe Me most surface in proportion TO weight
.el the diameter of one sheep be 2,and Of another
81 The square of2 is d; Its cube is 8 The square
ISIS Otis cube is 81, The surfaces in those cases
kGl 10 0--whle the bulk weight, or solid
BHsnts is as 10 27,--.showing that there is OBJ
#M'y good ground for Mr. F's conclusion, that a
Ege imOunt Of sheep surface Of wool ground can
maintained at the same expense on small sheep
Fm0n large oncs.-Reporter.
Wool IN large sheep is generally looscr than on
pail ones. The small have the most wool in
MOton 10 size. Merino and native cross give
<Edslock Of fno constitution, better than Morino
Ei@yony cross.
Nj Elunkett, said his experience is not much,
aho thinks that sheep should be suited to the
Small ones are best for hills and short pas
FNs, large ones for rich pastures and meadows.
can make about many pounds of fine wool,
coarse on the Same quantity Of feed. The
NOS sheep has not been very good bust
aaely, owing to the low price of wool: but,
ENp,t has been as good as most other branch g
inning. cause Of the low prices and ofneed
better protection, may DO found in the following
idsliCs
Inc growth OF wool in the United States is prob
Wy not less HAN forty millions of pounds. 1t
N oe assumed that one half Of this amount is
nAea uPaa our manufacturing establishments
~ VI lHl5 DTduCu dS'
"''"y, sno' only great, considered Of itself, but
"A 10 'Aee' on the other branches of agricultural
TO- ~ Inc farmers are driven from the wool
:""s business, by low prices of wool, then the
~ a'u Oeei growing business will become de-
'''u from over production of those great sta =
Ma ' WEI known to the farming interests, that
PRESENT time, the price OF wool is very much
MI. 'u' ana that our wool growers gener
a, '"0us Of getting out Of that kind of farming;
uh. ~'sn' DC useful to enquire into all the causes
'''s tended TO this depression. iyg o ayarl7
NJ %' compromise of the tariff question: in
s,n,. '0'e'sn wool costing at the place from
imported, less than eight cents pound,
A. un'''ed free of duty. There was imported
Mi year ending Sept. 1889, 5,452, s3slbs.; out
,h, nu'Uuns were exported ,227 ,956lbs., leaving
"an three millions of lbs TO be consumed in
country. - ''' '' 'onSuneu III
N,,ba y: of wool has gradually increased
@ ,h.. n'' In the year ending Sept. 30lh,
Boz. 'e was imported 696s 1875 lbs !; { ,551 >
and;" en were imported free of duty, In the
la sdos sept Both, 1889, there was imported
keors i' 'os' 1888, $40 of which were imported
sr s4'y' Only $500 lbs. were exported du.
Bse,aiD s %A year. Mr. r., has not been able to
Importation of wool in the years of