, 1858-04-09

There are acres upon uereS Ot Ina IN tnis
country admirably fitted for raising sheep. Very
little attention, however, has yet been paid 10
this important branch Of productive industry.
There are few animals more useful to man for
food and raiment than sheep, and any informA-
ton in regard TO their Improvement or the means
to prevent deterioration, deserves careful atten-
ton BY those who may intend to embark In the
business Of sheep raising Dr.. Brown, Of Penn
sylvania, divides sheep into two classes-the
wool-beaEing and the hair-bearing The struc-
ture Il the fibre Of the wool on the former ap-
pears 10 be essentially different from that Of the
hairy substance on the latter, when both are
viewed through powerful microscope. These
are distinct species, and should be kept 50. Yet
no attention has been paid TO this fact and the
races have become 90 crossed and confounded,
that tho sheep bears fleece Of both descriptions
on different parts Of the body, which are incaDa-
ble Of such separation as ought to take place.
The importance Of keeping these two sorts Of
wool apart will appear, when It Is understood
that after being wrought into cloth, the texture
Of each Is quite different On the hair-bearing
sheep we end plant-like appurtenance growing
out Of the skin, eliptical and hollow. When sew
cred BY q sharp instrument the section presents
the appearance oi an Hane p nasng 'ne lOnse,
diameter one-tnlru longer u.n 'ne snO,'ei' Snu
having . central eAnal nom ono emu y 'ne 0..s.'
through which The cOlOring matter flows. Il is
made up Of great number Of ibres, running
lOngitadinAlly' and neld .ose'ner oy : eOI'ez Oh
bark Ihe nores are 80 o,spO.eo arOuna IN open
central canal tna' TWO Aoe., 'oe oPPOsi.e 70 s.en
otner' nave more o. tnem .nAn nO intervening
sides. giving 70 tne'r nair tne shape Oh na''en-
Cd tube. Inc eortex OF DARK y NOT cOnunuous'
but made up Of scales the END Of eacnsca,e pro
jecting . little beyond tnAt ABOVE ana 'ne 'eI
mini Of these scales are not Polnseu O.. 'ounui
and they he close 70 tne OOoy ., .ns nal,' 20 Us
to produce little roognness ana Cner no COsruc;
ton when one nair y cra~n or seOse1 Oser an
other Tnat tnere are no snAsp, Oe,san.e PO.I1 %1s
TO catch ana nOld ilas 70 ancner O1Sec. Inns
we shall SEQ py and oy' s tne reason why nA,f,
however hne, Wiii not mas-eannos oe wrought
into fnlled CLOTH nyou press y togener u "ul
not stay pressed there Is nothing % hold y M
On the woOEbear'ng sheep We nnd also .
plant-like appurtenance, having its root IN inc
din and % much like that Of the hair-bearing
shesp that The unaided eye cannot dessct AisPe-
ciac dasEsnce On applying . microscope o.
hieA PoweF Z Is icund . oe about twice as much
6at.ened . have no central canal % DC made up
IKE the ether Of . great number o. nores' % ar-
-. a.. - - r.. - -.
rangse - % produce me nAttened iOrm Of sn
tsalcs' httle longer ana narrower man .ne
Pssntsr would make y ana y % covered win
cortcAl scales Inose sc.es are ennrely nAe
sAcse o. halr. hAch scaie y pom'ea instead o
being round q me end and instead o. lying nat
on NE oody o. tne nan, .ne pom. tIfns OuswAta.
% that esey poruon q more 9. woeln .nOrousn,
bearded = One PC,On = J eonss -, N cO0@e'
with another, eeepatAuon cannot easiiy oe euectr