The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-06-10
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THE SOUTH.

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4 correspondent Of the National utsllisenecr.
over he Signature 81 Acconlac" calls The atten-
lion 81 The Southern people 70 some scfy skle
lc'isIs nhsh haze Eeesn'ls aTesrcd in the :. Far
meEs l.ibaaEy." uIon the rearing 81 sheep in The
souih. d Which isllers lie gives he following
summary - a. i. ..nA....s. 1851
The fact That . wollen fabrics constitute
IN important item IN the imports Of the
Southern States aud thai >. Tor these they
exchange the prncecds Of no ineensstlera-
ble properties of their industry with the
Northern States AMI with Europe IL
clearly ineon,rnrerilble: nor does il seem
10 admit Of any question that an immense
disparity exists in the growth aud manu-.
faelure ofwool in the Northern and South
crn States "A disparity not satisfactorily,
in my lEtgInrni. 10 he accounted for by
any circumstance in The relative roadilinn
nj thc latter as IN soil. climate. or resour-
res, when compared with the former. II
being. then. conceded that tile aggregate
mnmbernl sheep. and The aggregate amonnt
of wunl in HE single State of New NoTs,
with population 81 two and a half mil
lions anil mn area OF 10000 square miles.
exreed very considerably the same pro-
ducts i'm Tie ten States South ofihe Pelo.
mac and ohio, and West OF the Mississip-
ri, tincintiing louisiana with popula-
tinu of over six milIiens, and an area of
$4,000 square mics, Mr.. Randall enters
upon an examination oil the causes and
reasons Of This state Of things. lis there
anything" he very properly inquiries, "ln
their CLIMATE which renders them less IA
| sorable 10 the health or wool producing
qualities OF the sheep. or is there anything
in their typographical features, soils. her.
! bage, or other circumstances which nuiils
them for natural and easy adaptation To
I sheep hushandfy /! Or have they o.asr
staples so much more profitable that II is
not an object 10 grew wool I" .e*
1 With reference TO climate and its effects
j upon The health and wool producing quail
/ tues of the fines, families Of sheep, he has
! satisfactorily demonstrated thai on this as
we'll rs on The Eastern continent The most
healthy sheep haye long been reared an
4 der every degree Of latitude adapted 10 the
/ hahiiaiion OF man" from The equator 10
the six,y-lillh degree OF North latitude,
from the burning plains Of Africa and Asia
10 the almost perpetual lr0s,s Of Iceland, I
ON the Easter u continent, and in the low
i est, hottest, and most unhealthy paris oil
the Southern States. lie hence legit-
mately, as think, draws the conclusion
thai, so far as health is concerned. we
are assur-dIy authorized 10 assume The po-
l.. sitiBn tina, no portion OF the United States
) is too warm for sheep" As 10 the wool
producing quality Of The animal. Mr.. X.
takes issue with The deductions which an
examination Of The census of 1910, IN
, this particular, might be supposed to au-
Q thorize. and institutes vigorous and close
: cross examination Of the returns OF the
. matshals, resulting in the conclusion that
: there is no great difference in the ave
rage product of wool per head in States
separated by from ten 10 fifteen degrees o
latitude. and no more than is clearly re-
| ferabe iu Incidental OF extraneons causes
: unless we come 10 The conclusion that thu
difference is in favor of the Southern
). S,ates.'' lie adds that the comparative
4 statistics of the extreme Southern States
themselves shows lha, in q majority o
Is eases their best products of wool come
1t from their Southern and warmer coun
r ties" Warmth Of temperature, IN IN
c Judgment, so far from being injurious, II
81. on the contrary absolutely conducive IL
the production Of wool" His ressonln!
: on this head seems to ,he conclusive
"Warm climates afford green and snccu
len, heritage during greater portion Of ih
= wear than cold ones.a Sheep plentiful,
t supplied with green heritage keep IN high
y or condition than when confined To tina
y which is dry. High condition promote
= those secretions which form wool 4dg
= In his second letter Mr.. r. admits thai
"other things being equal, the epelage
I'd the SHEEP and some other animals become
"a =, finer in cold climates. and eoaser in warr
y; ones, The. effect he is disposed 10 a
10 tribute chiefly 10 the smount and quaint
he of the nutriment. fes AtEs. .x<..}
IL After citing the opinions Of loaatt, ID
Parry, and various English staplers IN col
Elaboration of the tendency of Brush WOO
: to deterioration from the effects Of arllt
cial and TOO stimulating food, he confirm
.."i the result thus Obtained by his own exp'
H. rience as q sheep breeder, and adds: "
.Sl the sheep-breeder in warm climates GO z;
49,, take advantage Of the tendency 10 prodnse
greater quantities Of wool, following hi
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