New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-22

- gum IL the name Of gIstioons secretion ifs
The Akin Of the sheep which coats ard aeheres 70 tne
wool II is true potash SOAP and " u we're n2t Tor
the presence of free animal oil with which II u mixed
,sod m;ohi be warned withou. the use OF scsp. IL
most abundant in fne-rooled sheep, ard u more
largely secre.ed IN fat sheep than by ham one.
4 Ia very desirable TO grow sheep thar VIII have IN
equal degree Of 6neness o. wool ovss large po1o1
h,e er. HTrueness" is a terr used to indicate the
~ meas of FIBER in size throughout its whole length
w nen the sheep, from disease or want OF food, be-
'son es poor, the wool i5er rs rendered weak ana al
easily at this weak point, being what is termed
" breachy," and the wool is called +" unsOuDd." It's
value is greatly deprecated by this circumstance Let
those who stafve their sheep take the hint The best
health ia obtained by neither overlooking nor starving
The lecturer gave sketches of the various out
landsh breeds of sheep found in various parts OF The
world, among which were the " faf-tailed" family,
| the fat rumped" sheep Of Asia, the many-hornsd
sheep of Cyprus and Iceland the Siberian, Tartarlan
Russian and others. II 10 not snowl If the Merioo is
native Of Spain. Beside that breed there is in Spain
anOtber-a coarse-w0oled, large variety, TO improve
which number of Cotswold bucks were imported IN
the fifteenth century. Royal ordinances in time were
paest favoring the improvement OF the Merno, anu
great progress has been made in that direction Inc
number OF Merinoes in Spain is estimated from tonr
millions upward. The naive sheep OF France were
coarse, Informed animals, but IN 1850 me Coy
eminent purchased 376 sheep, selected from the
best hocks of Spain, and placed them a.
Rambou llet in the neghborhOod Of Paris, where
there was an establishment devoted to breeding Oh
animals. George Ill in 1871 introduced the henno
into England; but although found TO improve in szs OF
earcaes and in other particulars, they had gwen place
TO the true English breeds, because found less pro-
bic. The "middle woos," embracing the South
down Norfolk Dorset Ryland, Cheviot, and others,
are famous for their mutton. The Chevots are the
most hardy sheep of Great Britain, and any one who
would try them in w.England would be public
benefactor. They thrive on bleak hui sides and poor
Al Ia M Tl.a &anfIf N
Il native of the chalky hills of Southern England, on
which grows short nutritious grass, well suited 70
mutton making BY skillfu breeding they have been
brought well nigh 10 perfection "a regards shape auo
their meat il most priced, combining IA 1t does itnes
with tender, lean meat and having flavor equal 10
| the Highland mutton. r Mill,
England undertook the improvement OF tne @
| ard created mapnfcen; family known as the BAKE
WELL OF Dishley sheep. 1t was ms am ~ c'eiul se
lection and breeding to combine, II possible hneness
of bone beauty and symmetry OF form, tendency 10
fatten, with weight Of carcass and good yield OF
wool His success is shown in the fact that while he
let his fret ram for l7s 3d. in l76O be got in l1S for
one single RAM 600 guineas, and cleared more than
S3O. OO0 in that year by letting his rams.
Beside the sheep, Mr.. Gold had samples Of wool Of
all breeds which he exhibited 10 US, and number
of ergravngs Of famous sheep, taken from various
| works.s
bis treatment of il good Considering the aggregate
value Of oor neat stock any information this subject
shonld be gladly received. Especially when we
hear an experienced say that by keeping better
class of cattle our farmers might add over UOJU Oo
annually to their receipts by saving that value OF hay
straw and grain DOW consumed by our common Scrubs
Mr. Allen estimates that we ere annually losing
s4S 500 coo in keeping unproducve stock, beside the
other sum srent for unnecessary quantity or food 10
make the meat we send TO market. If the food con-
sumed on the majority of farms by ordinary stock were
charged at only twOthrds ts market price, and the Ia
Dor taken into account in Ike proportion only the
ynuld aapi
are none the less in reality because they DO
not know H. but the lecturer contended that our COM
mon cattle would not pay for their keep, as he had
found after wears of experience Shond there not be
a Society for the Promotion Of Farm Bookkeeping 2
think co. for wellkept profit and loss account would
alter bad management sooner than the personal inter-
ference of even Cncinnatus or George Washington
himself. The empty pocket weighs heavily upon the
mind, when the real extent of its emptiness Is APP
parent.
other animal to inherit the bad qualities of
of their ancestry, explained by the lecturer and
used TO show the necessity Of choosing thoroughbred
animals alone for breeding, and bulls of pure blood
alone for getting grades for farm use. Good mixers
not got by using common runt Of a bull on good
milking cows but the bull himself should come from
established milking family. Farmers will cav
about pay ing few dollars extra for good bull and
a punishment get worthless calves, whereas If il
not for this "peDny wise poundfo olish" pars-
mony, their profits might sometimes be quadrupled
and even more.
Mr. Allen read from an agricultural journal paper
on "The Red Cattle of New. England which con-
ined some of the most glazing bunders and ridiculous
assertions imaginable. Mr.. Clay remarked to me
after the lecture that it was the most complete
tissue of IDLY he had ever heard. Among the other
startling propositions set forth by the writer were
these: That some of the New England cattle weigh
$500 after being slaughtered; that soils, rich
~ phosphate OF me great growth of horn Is stimuli
lated, and as the soi becomes impoverished by crop
ing, the horns gradually drop of; the Galloway being
an instance OF horness race made hOrness from de-
biIty ard deterioration; that breeding bulls should
always be worked like steers; aud Numbers of such
startling discoveries the enumeration of which caused
peal after peal of laughter, and successive rounds Of
Applause.