Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-03-30

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market and mentions several lots. ~ san Anto'
MO this wool brings from fifteen 10 thrty'hNe
cents per pound according TO eSan'insss mess, spJ
quality. That paper says, for the beneht OF
wool-growers, ''Tie each fleece in separate bun
die by itself and take pains to wash the heeeo
woll before shearing Clean wool brings hom
thirty TO forty cents more than dirty
In.and.in Breeding, !
A.. Ep,rons SOUTHERN CuLTyAroR - am gratitod .
10 see YOU have tho nerve q print the article ON
maze aga of the .Cutiyator for 1895, IN SPITE nl
The known opposition OF the whole mt'S o. paN'- /
ers, and stockraisers generally 'hr ush tie IN
tire South. say whole, because nhl near 'h'
sentimcnt-opposltion know friends 81 more
mind than dare lsy claim to. that would breed
an animal to one known to he Interior, rather
tbun 10 the hest If n near 0C kin. Whilst ! nN-
beet not to your Legislature wisely pre- llmunE
inter-marringe with cousius-in'and'i hfeedhg
In the human h,mily-yct would not have Su,n
a law. or such pedigree ~ 10 stock 'u".u
man have the permission from our Master 10
make selections us 10 mind and body IN tho M
man family | do not doubt, hut what lnind'
n,icht NOT Be- and the body Certainly improved,
but az tho law and the gospel forbid We w'uln
rot discuss that. ., -.
In the article on pages SO3 ana 3o4. we nave
Testimony from the practice OF Earl OF leicester
In the Bakew.ll sheen, in that Of Brothers to'-
lines. in the lordly Durham and we can addure
the Berkshire, the Su.fjlk hogs. pass on to the
race horse and show the hest stock have o'i'n
double or treble dip from ona source
To Robert Bakewtll-known = L'rd Dnrhum
or the Earl of l., icrstcr-is due much al correct
principle in breeding. lie was neEer known t.
have used any cross IN his famous Btkewcll sheep
and the fact that when ha first rontci out his
rams he only received 10 shilling, cay 81 pr
year, vet he coon iarmed out IL number ut ~
guineas, or Sl25 year.
The Ceilings beginning in the same way, inn
proving Durhum cattle--hrginninG from one COW
I think in so years sold II head; II under yenr
old, at S3h, 900. count, the choice bull, COM
manded 900 guincas.
Who would breed No l Sul,lj sow, 10
land pike, rather than to her brother or Sire!
Ifsuch there be- then he deserves not fine Il
hog Who would breed No. | Patton stock
Devon COW, to pirey-wOods Caro'ina. bull, IN
preference to No. |. bull--her full brother =
II such there he, law should b, passed to ar-
point him a guardian. | have known flock OF
sheep without any cross for 25 years, and they
were not worth over 81 to 81 so EACH but the
sheen were never worth more, and never any s.
lection; Il ram was turned ont, rs hany do bull
or boar, the first or the last, or ustas the per-
son thought ut the time, and, no doubt, forgot |
On at times to leave one No doubt but what the
most worthless stock can DO Improved by iced .
and sclec ed breeders; but would it pay IA the ,
question.
have only desired to aude to this so that
YOUR readers will no pass that article by without
4 thought. Many notions exist as to Agrcultu-
raj and Stock breeding matters which would soon
fall below the investigating mind, and it IL only |
necessary to get The attention OF mind 10 the !
matter. The great prejudice to innnd-in breed.
ing would vanish before investigation.
Yours with best wishes, NJ W. PHILIPS.
Ed,cards Miss, Dec. 1857.
WINE FROM THE CHINESE SUGKH CANE w
learn from Col Wash. Crawford that VT. Wood,
of Washington, is putting up u distillery for the
manu- iacture Of wine from the Chinese Sugar
Cane with lust enough of the Juice OF the native
grape to give it color. We received bottle of this
wine some time SINCE after so long an interval
from the receipt Of the letter. that we had for ,
got the description given us OF this wine, but t.
triIuted its superior quality to the ngo it had
acquired before it came to hand The truth Is, |
VIC suspected some alcohol, sugar, &c, had been
added. But We learn that this wine was made rs |
stated above, from the Chinese sugar Cane, ana
that nothing whatever was added bat Il little |
Of the juice Of the Mustang grape W Predict
Mr. Wood will meet with com pie,e succeSs in his |
enterprise, in which case he will he entitled to
the thanks of the country. Texas paper
CABBAcrs.-To prevent the growth of LONG
shanks, and secure true, solid head on those
stalks that manifest disposition to grow to
what are commonly known as long 'slanks. The
sGeneR2e Farmer Gays
uTate pen knife and stab it through The
stalk about he midtlle insert u small piece OF
wood to keep the incision open. which will check
the growth. By doing this, good head of cab
~. ~, stnltk ~
To MAKE YouNe PEAR TREES GRow-I was af-
ficttd by the sight. in my garden, for four or five
ware, oil the most luxuriant and thrifty Young
p.ar trees, which would not bear, but all their
strength ran 10 wood. Vexed at this, res0lved ,
60 try the effect of bending down the br inches so
as 10 check the aow ofthe sap, and cause them
to form fruit buds instead ofwood of huds Ac-
cordingly. the frat week in December filed my 3
poo cts with stout twne; drove down some
ANAL rcgs in the ground beneath my trees /
(which had hranched low, SO as to make dwarf e
ish heads:) ! hen ted string t, the end Of cv- .
cry shoot, and raduully bringing down thu end i
Of the limb till il cprved down so ~ to make 5
considerable bend bow, iastrned it in that, !,
either by tying the other end of the string To .
the peg, or to another branch, or part OF the
trunk. n
According to nv expectation, the tree next p
year changed its haiits Of growth, and set an d
abundance of fruit buds. Since that Il hays had
plentiful crops oil fruit withone tron"e' lake
good care not to let many branches grow en- the Y
upright system orticuhuriM. y
STARTING SEEDS FAIRLY Rev. Daniel Emerson, c,
Summit CO., o., writes that he has been success
full in giving garden seeds early start in the
following manner Having selected the quanti- 7.
~ needed, each sort is tied by itself in cloth, Il
the name being plainly written slip OF pa-sl a.
per, and inclosed with the seed. The packages n
are then buried about two inches deep in the til
for week or two. When ready to ~
mint the kinds needed for planting are taken -