The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-07-28
AGRICULTURAL.
From tas American AgrIcaltarist.
Wool G. owing ana other Msner..

We visited the farm Of J. Mcconnell, ESQ.
about four miles from this city, on 81 ,nday. He
was then engeged in shsaring his sheep. From
his own flock and those Of his sons, he will clip
some nine ions OF wool the present season. His
wool IS generally OF a very foe grsde-sOme of il
can scarcely be surpassed ,or fneness and beauty
Mr.. IA COnnell, WHO'S most intelligent, and, live
NAV so express ourselves, scientific wool grower,
communicated several iacls, VIII prove the
pFIioI sdssutsseof this country for growing wool.
Ills flock of sheep are OF the MerinO stock. By
proper selections Of breading animals be has been
ior several yesTs increasing the hneness Of his
wool and the SIZE Of his sheep He vas q wool
grover in the State Of New York, and well under
stands the cost OF growing wool there, the sEs Of
tie sheep, the labor OF skIng care OF them, A.
well as their cOst-ihe siZs and The quantity Of
wool yielded By them. He tells US thai The MeTi-
10 sheep here are about one third larger Than they
in New IOrk-thst they yield PrOpOEtionsliy
larger clip Of wJOi snd equally as good qualify
aud that they are not subject 70 diseases common
10 sheep in the Eastern states. these facts all
were apparent BY glance al his sheep. They
were bright, active, laIge-lust such flock a. .
man who un serstands what good foek Is, and
knows the care and labor TO procure such flock,
can look on with pleasure. There were large
numosrot feeces weighing and 3 pounds, Of
the finest qualify.
Agriculture is the gTes. interest of our ststs-
We wish 10 see Il PrOsPe;. The raisirig Of sheen
heTe is a pleasant, cheap and safe business. n I.
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& Co. sent the FIRST Consignment Of wool from
Sanganon county TO the Eastern market II wns
a small shipment, collected from several faunerG
Nov single family grow nlne tons, aud nov
many tons are growing BY other farmers, will not
% known until the Census IL taken next season
Now IL this wool could be manufactured in our
own town,-if the freig1t and commission foe
sending Il east in ITS unm snufsctured state could
be saved; il The profits Of manufacturing could be
saved 10 our citizens; II the expense OF bTinging Il
IN he eh aF MAJ red 1nla
also be saved 20 us and sili further II cur labor-
eTs could be paid ioT the coal 10 run the machin-
cry Of manufactures, hands be collected here 10
DO the work, and mechan es 10 put up the build-
ings, build the neutrality-suspicious. 10 sell
the goods, and farmers IA iced al would not all
these things give sImulous 10 industry,
increase our population snd wealth, and open q
career Of prosperity 10 all professions inter-
eStins 10 think Of, and grsuying 10 be TealIEccf-
and yet this Is precisely the manner In which
aouEishing communities are built up in the East
Our True policy IS 10 place ''the PiOw and The loom
snd the mechanic" side By side Of each Other.
1.-THE risk OF making This article Of unreliable
length, We will add iew other uems- DIR.
NC9nneil has been here some nine years. When
he took possession Of bis ground, i was a naked
pfaifie. He could rot get a sick lsrge enough
tor whip stock within iva miles. He has nov
some SOU acres Of land enelOsed-meadovs, corn
ieles, with groves Of lO,susts, good orchard IN
bearing comfortable dwellings, out houses, yards,
pens and every thing around. looking like the re-
suit of the labor Of quarter CT q century. All
this shows what De done in Illinois oy indns-
Try directed by inlellIsence and perseverance,.
No. AZ ConneIi has a considerable portion OF his
immense farm surrounded BY hedge, newly pant
ed out OF the Usage Orange. Il now looks WELL
growing fast and being OF a hne eolor- a failure
in obtaining good seed the present season, vii
prevent him, the coming year, from having all his
fam surrounded BY hedge, and cross iioes 70 laks
The place OF his division sences. We will add 70
these remarks in reference 10 his hedges, thafte
Usage Orange plants OF the growth OF lsst sn11-
meI. sustained The IigoTs Of our last most unpft-
eedented winter, unprotected, Without inluy.-a
fsct of-vsst Importance 70 NE famefs Oh AZ
Tns crops on ihs sreund were promisins-larer
mao us1szi, BAT looked well ,-uowirg hand
somely and Of good color The wheat VIII Dc
more han ~ sye5sSs cE0ps-lsssess yss.ss~