, 1863-04-30
0he .1aruiG's Corner.
WAleA are tAs best Breeds Of Sheep
90 keep2

90 keepr
In reply to the above question Of cores |
p6ndent, the Gsnssss Farbssr remarks:
The answer must depend on circumstances
Ion the character Of the soil and the sys-
TEN Of agriculture adopted, as we'll IS on
the price uf mutton and wool, or the taste
and experience Of the farmer.
Duriug the past year, on account of the
great demnd Tor the army, cOarse long
WoDl brought an unusually high price. How
long this demand may continue is uncertain.
Il We might calculate on anything like the
present relative price Of long and fine wool,
We should be entirely safe in saying that
the long woOled sheep would prove the most
whare mutton is in demand.
In saying this. We do not wish to be under
stood as asssrting that, leaving the mutton
out Of the calculation, more wOol can be OBJ
tained q given cost lrcm the lOng.wOOled
skSep than isdln the MerinOs, for We do not
think such Is the case. Other things being
equal, sheep consume foOd in proportion To
their live weight; aud as the lOng.wuoled
sheep are fully dOuhleIhe size Of the MerinOs,
and as they do not yield double the amount
Of wOOl, it follows that, leaving the mutton
out of the question, pound Of WOOL cannO,
be pnnduced sfOm the long.wOoled sheep rs
chraply ~ from the Merinos.
There en- be 10 doubt Of the truth Of this
prOpIsiiidn, Il Il Is fact-whlch We think
wilinut be drnied-that ine wooled sheep, in
pFaporti0n tO their live weigh, produce mole
ulidl shph thslarRelOug- -WOoled nation sheep.
Bin hf conise il is not fair 70 leave the
mutton out Of the calculation. There is an
increasing demand for mutton Of good quail
" in our large cities, and the price Is aP.
proximting more closely 20 that Of beef
II the English market mutton brings fully
- high prics Is beef while with Us mutton
i generally msEhrd lower and frequently
ms.hllf he pres ~ beef As The quality of
our mutton improves, there can be but little
doubt that the price will advance. Now there
can be no question thattiIe large long-wooled
sheep will afford more mutton In proportion
10 the fbod consumed than the Merinos and
wher, the principal object isths production
Of mutton, the large English sheep are un-
queSiiODsbly The mDst p 0dable %, keep.
TAs Advantages uf .tbs MefiBOs are,
I. They produce mbre wool for the food
consumed; and 2. their wool usually brings
. much higher price.
The advantages af The lmgsW0Olsd sheep
are; !. They .nfprd more mutton FIR the
food consumed ahd 2, the mutton usually
brings much higher pFica.
Under ordinary circumstances Il Is not
oasy. 70 determine which Of these two Glasses
of shecp arecn DE whole most profitable.
AZ before aid. b depends much oa the char
ncisr Of he soil, on The location, the system
of agnoultuEe, the proximity 70 market, and
On The taste Of the breeder. 80 far q our
uun insls i e0ucsned, We should much pre-
e. u ll1ro lhoop, hecansS We are better
acquainted with Tie peCuliaFities, manage.
m1nt &c. Woare Of the opinion, too, that
ihey aro, N this vicinity, where there il an
increasing demand for good mutton, and where
= mixed systom Of agriculture Il adopted, the
mo1l proffabla We think this i the case
uhon their wool sells e the same relative
prio1 uDl1Iio11 10 flevaf. fFF
Al tie pro1ont time, however, their wool
commands nearly or quite Is high price Is
ihe Gns wool aid a. long as this is the case,
he long-uooled mutton sheep are much TIE
most pfddnbls breed of sheep.
d may Be- asked what We mean By the
lo1F-a00|ed sheep. IN England sheep are
rr1o11Ilr clnr.ud e Long Wuuls.r The
lnnnrf fnrlnda he Lelc. aieF. Lucnln and
01IsuoId he IalIer lhs different varieties
Of lhe South Down, such as the Sussex,
Hampshire apd Shropshire DpTnsf
n our nIsr|ona IGt1Fla ~ have not
nais Ills dlsilnction. We have alluded TO
l11m ns long uooled mutton sheep. In com.
parng them with The Msrinos Il may Be
uI'I q 0l1|rnalp IN he EnQlish nhttp :,
. raaI.l W6oli md De MdFinos hs 4 Fine
WooIa"
We think that % long Is the present price
ol coar.e wool \ maininineis he English
l1c1p aro most profitable. But We would
nol 1drI.1 those who have Fins WOODS to
dl.pq1l n hem and purrhase c1arss Wpels;
81 ~ l1l lIlh5 i1sf have raised . nock Of
Co1r1s Wools. ine wool may and probably
will b again in demand.
IN Iacl. even now American manufacturers
all aoppiug WORK On amy blankets and
el1lr cllI11 f.hEl1ny md are RAINING on Iine
uul a|r11mannfhclureF reconlly remarked
20 % lhal eshunid d. fhruiers great inids.
lce b. rsppulnrnilng cpnrse. vpoled sheep.
The censu tables lhr 1850 slale that the
total prudnrlI1l q vol l6 ~ United States
lur ~ year vas o0.5Il ,3l3, ahnvinK an IN.
e'lt \ Itott ciaht millions 6f pounds over
q. l1iuns q 1850. Large e tkii return i,
+ yol Gu o.005 I'D pounds below the de
mlndsol de manufnciuroru, and for this latter
e111llly W we're compelled 10 look 70 impoF.