Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-07-02

Another farmers clip which was supposed to
be as good as any, proved on stapling to be rel
k atively far better than either he or those who
I, claim to be judges imagined.
a This man will have to take wide range in
. making an examination of bucks to cross with
r his flock. He cannot use any Of his neigLbors
+. without endangering the character OF his
| fleece.
s We can now understand, probably, how i
: was that the celebrated focks of Ohio, which
: were raised at Steubenvile in that Statewere SC
+ rapidly improved The breeder was manu-.
=. facturer and his staples made him acquainted
with the characte OF the fleece Of every buck and
' eve he bred, and of every one he purchased
/ He could thus breed intelligibly and make the
precise crosses required to give his wool that
exquisite character for fineness and softness
, which it ultimately obtained.
Much is said about the comparative value oil
, sheep with light and th14e with heavy heeces
without the subject bei1 thoroughly understood
by the advocates of either. I have in my eye
two clips, each of which were well washed and
. clean, and weighed not quite l.2 lbs the fine.
ness OF each was nearly the same, but the value
. Of the one was several cents per pound more
than the other. The one was close compac,
: wool, free from that animal oil and gum with
Z. which the other abonnded. The advocate
therefore Of sheep with heavy heeces must dis.
! crlmnate between feeces which, though equal.
" heavy do not yield the same weight Of availa.
bic wool to the IN ,nufacturer. To some extent
f this may be judged Of by the hand and eye but
the securing liquor will tell the truth exactly,
; and every breeder of sheep should become &C.
qnainted with its effects upon the fleece of the
bucks he intends using in his crosses.
have seen statement ofthe relative shrink.
! age OF several clips Of wool, all well washed and
in good condition. Some shrunk 40 per cent.
!; others only 80 l-3. The buck have alluded
to above would probably overgo even 40 per
cent. reducing his pounds Of fleece to 4 4.5
pounds.
In word, every shepherd who acts understan-
dinghy in so important matter as the improve.
ment of WOO, must call in the aid ofthat inforna.
ton which has been developed in this commu.
nication. find that many breeders of fine wool
have enormously embraced the idea that the
weight ofthe fleece can not be increased be.
You'd lbs. without injury to the quality of the
wool. II the increase is to be produced merely
in using bucks with heavy feeces the position is
impregnable but il the increase is made BY
careful breeding, so as to give roundness and
firmness to the form and closeness and compact.
ness to the wool, then is the position unsound.
lean name Saxon flock of the purest blood,
sively of ewes and the proper proportion of bucks
that shear more than 3 lbs. per sheep
Should the length of staple be increased, by the
effect of climate or breeding, this excellent flock
will greatly exceed their present large average,
and this without any deterioration of its quality.
which is now equal to any in the country.
The Hon. Mr.. Nicholas, Of Genesce, whose
long experience as wool grower entities his
opinion to respect, informed me that after enqui
ries made among manufacturers and others, he
had altered his opinion on this point. He has,a'
Washington county, Pa. for the purpose of
crossing with his flock, under the full belief that
he could increase the quantity of wool without
materially deteriorating its character.
Mr.. Daniel Rogers of Hoosic, also an emf
nent wool grower, and one who Justly prides
himself on the quality and condition Of his wool
holds the same opinion, and has procured sheep
from the same place for the like purpose.
Mr.. MoreN, of Tompkins county, so we'll
known for his excellent work on sheep, holds
the same opinion. ] believe he goes so far as
to say that he can cross his Saxons with selec.
ted merinos, without detriment.
These must be good deal ofdifference in the
quantity of wool sheared from different fiocks,
owing TO the keep of the flock. DR.. Beekman,
after shearng, rejected forty ew.s from his ve-
ry superior Saxon flock ; twenty of these were
picked out and bought by 4 farmer, who so kept
them that he had but seven lambs. and did not
shear two pounds of wool from each ewe The
refuse twenty were purchased by another neigh.
Dor and so kept that he raised twenty lambs
from his twenty ewes and sheared over four lbs.
of wool from each.
The late lamented H. d. Grove communca.
ted to me, before his death, a statement which
tallies precisely with the above his belief was
in
would completely change the character Of the
animal.
One statement more and will finish this too
protracted discussion. have stated frankly and
tearlessly those facts which Inv enquiries solic.
tied, and which tend materially to encourage
} the grower of fine wool. have done So be-.
cause truth required il at my hands. But
must also state that the stapler has pointed out a
description of wool whichis sure to be much in
re qnest,and which must own appears to me To
promise quite as much profit as short stapled
fine wool.
It's fine soft wool Of long staple suited to the
} manufacture Of warps, shaws, and the finer
descriptions of fannels; it is also used for fill
ings, after having been sliced by machinery, and
thus been converted into short stapled WOOL
Some manufacturers say il answers their pur-
pose well, but the better opinion is, that for SUI
perior cloth there is substitute for short sta.
pied wool. Large and heavy feeces of this kind
of wool can be produced, but they must not be
COMPOUNDED with heavy wool that shrinks in the
} securing liquor fifty per cent. while the wool
! named shrinks only thirty-three per cent.
The specimens that have seen of the wool
from Lord Weston's flock, recently imported
by Mr.. Jewett Of Vermont, would seem to an.
swer admirably for that purpose.
Combing wool is also in much request, and
the great increase of the machinery employed
for this purpose leaves doubt that this kind of
p, wool will be largely in demand. The wool that
} is required by the monslin des lanes mannfactu-
rers requires staple Of at least three inches in
length. In fneness it wants to be between the
Leicester and the Merino. Those conversant
with this wool say that probably cross between
the Leicester and Merino would furnish exactly
the article. 1t however must have great strength
of staple, as well as length, or it will not an
swer. Those whose situation justfes the
breeding of mutton sheep would do well to look
into this matter.
Yours, respectfully, j. d. MOTT.
A Boy CARRIED OVER NIAGARA FALLs-A
melancholy accident occurred at Niagara Falls
on Sunday last, says the Rochester Advertiser.