The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-08-18
AGRICULTURAL.
Cotssold sheep.

This animal, now extensively Introdnced into
one OF two sections OF Virginia, through the IN
strlInenialily Of Col. JOSIAH W. Ware, Of Clark
county that State, Is highly pnzed tOE both the
excellence CT is fesh and the extIaondlnaTy size
VI lis nocC0.
The WOOL OF The Cossxoid sheep Is that chiefly
used IN Europe nov toT Ihe mannlactuEe Of NOUS
line dc lanes IL Is d long ore, very stIong and
me enough Tor the purpose ioE which II Is used.
lnguInes with reference u this valuable animal,
We observe, are now on loot in w ashIngtOn eoun-
ty, Pennsylvania, and Muskinglm county, Ono.
A letter fIom Israel hOge Of GAINESVILLE has drawn
from Col NaIe a Iepiy, Which communicates
some interesting facts about the COtSwold vanety
OF sheep.
Col. W. states that the flesh Of tins sheep, at
the age Of one year. Is so Alshly valued BY butch
els, Inst tLey viii not buy even the SOulhdOwn
lOT theiT shambles whea they can get This At
The age VI iouT years, they give the preference 10
the meat Of the SOothdown- Inc feeces Of the
COtswOld vary iron 9 los for sucking ewes, 10 Is
lbs foE large weLheIs. And the GAINESVILLE Ga
n tie says:--sWe have now before Us a ceTtIhcate
signed BY John Reed, eeftlfylng thai on the 23d
OF May last, he sheaIed elshisea pounds ami
three QuarteEs OF wool iIom one Of Col Wares
bucks
The following Is an extract fsom Col. Wares
letter 70 Mr.. H0ye; -.rHe--r
'YOu wilI seoI he demand ioE my sheep has been
AMI IS over a wide extent Of CountEy- lexpecta
heavy draft Will be made nom my nock this spnng
OF summer by Kentucky; II she does not take all
can spare. fancy l am the only person m the
United States Who has gons 70 me expense OF I'M
posting Royal pnze sheep observed IN my lale
Ioamey westward, that the OHIO faImers seem
TO have fancy for Memo sheep. doubt much
whether a Menno sheep could be found IN all
England. A gentleman IN THIS county once
gave $500 lor Memo ram, and one would not
now be received in this county as present ~
breed fIom. Breeding such sheep deem a waste
Of time and means Ny assat whites me frOm
Engiaad that The gentleman who supplies my do
mand has two muttoas 10 exhibit this year al the
Royal FAN weighing nov four hundred pounds
each
| The Cots~Od would seem frOm tbs, and other
notices wehaye seen OF II, 70 be eminently worthy
the attention, not only OF the larger wooi-gFOS-
ers OF the West, but also OF me tanners near
our principal cities who raEse sheep fof the sup
ply OF our batcheH.-Csz- 6asstss-
Farm and Head Hsrs.s
Mr.. Edieor;-ThsTe Is noihing like the attsn-
ton bestowed upon The breeding OF good farm
i and road HOSES thai there should be. i mean
the horse Of all WORK One that possesses reqal-
site strength, combined with endurance and do
cility, With a WALL OF four mlles and an cay
| trot over goodleyel road OF seven miles an hour
4 I have occasionly seen match horses with which
one could plow two acres easily In day, and do
/ any kind Of farm work IN proportion, such as
hauling manure, wood, transporting produce,
&c, 60, At the same time making handsome
appearance, in q buggy or carnage, performing
II their nine or ten miles hour without much IA
i ugae, or city miles in oas day, and were also
easy under the saddle. Such ANIMALS, however
are rare; yet they should not be- for with proDer
II attention bestown upon the breeding Of horses
farmers might generally as easily produce those
have desenbed as the mlssrable animals that
now pervade the eouatry, and are handy worth
the cost Of rearing. II one half the attention
that has been gwen to the rearing Of the race
horse, had been devoted TO the roaister, all this
might have been accomplished For stock in the
place Of the little plney woods studs now preva-
! lent, and which are aot much better than billy
goats, We mnst Substitute the good blooded trot-
ting horse that 10 male ior seTvlcsI
We don't want horse with head as large
as -four barrel; legs as large as mill posts; a
Il back IS long as fence ran, and thin as a shsd-
We want hose fourteen On fifteen hands high,
! with a small head and shot back and hump;
/ never mind if II dropping nor if his NIB touch
his hip bone, with small clean leg, that when
he lifts it you can see the frog and foot, and
when he puts the foot down. ID VII be past the
track of tho fore iool- Not short steps that you
can travel IN The shade OF an OAK nee al day.
q CLovxk SxsD S0wS wrrH BUcKwHkkr.-In a
e late visit to Hyde-Park, We were shown several
e fields OF heavy clover on the farm Of j. w.
!. Wheeler, ESQ which w2s sown last season, with
8 buckwheat and timnthy. The soil is gravely
|. loan, and tho grass exhibits burden superior
a to that generally sown in the spring. This We
! believe, 10 tho Hactcs Of Judge Van Bergen, o.
&c Coxaeis, who NJ one q eaz most successful far
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