Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-09-22


way. The important object of enquiry |
is TO know what woods are required and
what effect breeding has upon flesh and
wool, In his Investigations he found II
necessary to consult the purchaser as
we'll as the grower.
We Import wool raw aud manufac-
tured, whereas we ought to export
There are numberless fabrics OF wool,
even to the bunting which we use
throughout the country, for which we
are indebted to foreign countries,
In 1850 not single loom in this couh-
try was weaving broadcloth, and now
there is only one small one In the town
of Webster Mass.
Our rebellion has brought about
wonderful change in respect to the COM
parative importance of cotton and WOOL
so that King Cotton has been compelled
to abdicate in favor Of King Wool.
In reference to the management, the
speaker was understood to say that
there were three points that required to
be kept in view;-Large sheep, many
lambs, and good feeces. Fine wool,
good mutton, aud many lambs, cannot
all exist at once. With regard TO the
mode OF treatment, reference must be
had to the kind of market to be supplied.
II there is q great demand for mutton
and little for wool, then that course is
to be pursued which will produce large
sheep and many lambs, and vice versa
The speaker had come provided with
great many specimens of wool, long and
short, coarse and fine, strong and weak,
which he intended to exhibit and did
in part exhibit to the audience, and was
intending 10 show that all these differ
ences were dependent entirely upon feed
and temperature. He remarked that an
experienced wool purchaser could tell
by examining the wool when the sheep
experienced an unfavorable change of
TEMPERATURE. AS soon as the sheep feels
too cold, nature commences to push out
| q thicker and shorter coat.
At this point. however, the shower
was close at hand, and COL Needham,
after reading letters from Gov. Smith
and Rev. II. w. Beecher, eXcusing their
absence, withdrew in company with the
speaker in great haste from the stand.
In Mr.. Beecher's letter he says God
bless Vermont. She raises the best Of
horses and the best of men to ride them y
There was wonderful scrambling for
shelter. Umbrellas Went up. A person
who had one was fortunate. lie could
shelter himself over head, and be sur
rounded with an impenetrable wall of
humanity anxious to get a shelter too.
The receipts on Thursday were nearly
$4,000. The number OF entries up to
Thursday night were 600. The biggest
transaction in the sheep line that | have
heard of, was the sale Of merino buck
by Mr.. Charles Mason of New Haven, to
Mr.. Pierce OF Stanstead, for the snug
round sum of $4,000.
Take it for all in all, Thursday was a
very successful day.
PREMIUMS.
The following are among the pre-
miums decided upon and are all 1 am
yet able to give:
Daniel o. Gill, LIST premium for steel
clipper plough.
o. H. Human, LIST premium, $40, for
moving machine.
Sidney Smith, ST, I'd premium for har-
vest clipper.
RI Miller, SIS, Sd premium for now
ing machine.
G. W. Pease, So, LIST premium for horse
| pitchfork.
Crawford & Co., 81, LIST premium for
stump and rock litter.
Van Ornum, Bradley g. Co, SO, 1st
premium on hay and manure forks.
A. H. Wellington, So, LIST premium on
| root cutter.
r. Nutting, 50, I'd premium on root
cutter.
JIM. Richardson, 81, LIST premium on
churn.
whitmore, Belcher g. Co. So, 1st pre-
MUM on corn shelter.
J. NourSe, $40, LIST premium on fan
ming mill and separator.
J. Nourse, So, 1st premium on horse
hoe.
W. NJ. Sunderland, s., LIST premium on
field roller.
J. L. True, So, lst premium on potatoc
planter
The great champion billiard
match Thursday night in New York city,
between Kavanagh and Tieman, was " on
by the former with ease. The game was
1900 points, and Kavanagh was out 573
ahead of his competitor.
a19'The Tribune says that the resolu-
tions of the New York State Democratic
Convention are q cross between the Chi
cago Platform and Gen. Mcclellan, with
an effort to go in favor OF both.