Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-12-13

MARX X. CoCKRIII., Esq, OF this county,
whose fame in the production Of fine wool is
worldwide, and whose success in all the other
departments of agriculture is well known,
makes achallenge to the world in our columns
of this morning. We call the attention of
our excbang in this country to the challenge,
and hope it will also reach the eyes of stock
raisers in Europe. Mr.. CockRnL believes
| that he has established the fact that finer wool
can be prCduc. d in low latitude as that
of Tennessee than in high latitUdes, and pro-
vokes in this challtn ge, test of the fact.
A Ranter to the W orId p ubifc Tests
for the Good of Mankind.
have said that the culture Of Fine Wool could be
successfully carried to low sttudes, to tie cot
ton climate, "a N, and think that soft climate
Will produce more soft and perfect wool than the
far famed German province, Sllesia- This doubted
by many. J. therefore, propose TO select five Sheep
| from my flock. three and two bucks, and show
fer 81 600 side, again st any five sheep selected from
| one flock. ewes and bucks as above. ALI the world
requested u com pete, making many entries
they may think proper. The sheep to be healthy
ma Ike a fair comparison; each party entering
having right TO select fair and equitable share OF
the Judges who 10 number not less than five. The
| premium 10 be awarded 10 the party who has three
sheep out of the five that have the and fine
nbre Of wool Entries be made with the Secretary
! Of the Tennessee State Agricultural Bureau be-
fore the 10th day Of April next, but the exhibition to
ta&e place ON the Nashville Track, the second
Monday In Mays I660, giving time for importation,
&c
z It appears that the 'fIst boys about to trot
down all OF the blood stock Of horses creation and
| fl.Ir HaI4a fh.,ft the
great blood boTse the proper horse for cavalry or
express for other long continued work, hold him
be the best breather and the most active and strong
Of all the horse therefore, propose for the pu-
bic good, to compete for s. 600 side starting
blood no. ses, (ls accident might happen against all
the trOttng stock in the world. But the parties
tending not start than TWO, and clearly
/ establish that they the blood horse,
animal half of that blood. Each Iarty Car
/ rying one hundred ana twenty five pounds, any
mode they think lit. The animal travelling the great
est distance in two hours, around the Nashville track
| Is to Like the whole prize. Camels and Dromedaries
| are requested to compete, they said to be
| p.ess animals.
3. | believe that the Mule is a better animal for the
/. Dor Of army and the general drudgery of the
country, than the camel dronedary. But little
| be effected by animals without water. l am,
therefore, opposed the great expenditure OF the
Government for the importation Of those animals. l
propose, test Of value, compete with two mules
against two drOmedaries, each TO carry six
hundred pounds, (the weight 1t is said the camels
transport they think proper, upon wheels not,
5 900 L side. Tie party take the whole pr.Z.
transports the above weight the greatest distance
around the Nashville Track successive hours.
propose starting animals for fear Of accident.
All entries to be made above Oh or before the goth
ApTii next, but the to be made during the
week May, 1850, con tnuipg from day to day
Ih,se tests proposed to be ali made upon fair
principles, for pubic good, upon the Nashville couise
a good sandy soil for such test Ali the world
respectfully invited . forward and make the
trials.
All papers that wish these tests made, will please
publish tree.
MARK R. COCKRIIL-
STOCK PLACE, near Nashville, Tenn, Dec. 0, 5S.