Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-04-26
Rules Of Crossing Breeds of Sheen.

Dr. Randall, In his Practical Shepherd, cl SCI
his chapter upon this subject with the following
recaptulaton:
L. That 1t IS wholly ineIpedient to cros
Merlno sheep with any other breed to improy,
the Merlno IN any of the characteristics nov
songh, IN that breed
III. That while an infusion of Meripo blooe
Is highly beneficial to unimproyed coarse FAM
lies, 10 Increase the fineness and quality of tb,i,
wool, lhJures the improved mutton races NOR,
In s'Ie' eariy maturity, propensity to iat,en aud
proiineacy IN breeding than it benefits them n
respect TO the lie % OF otherwise
Ill. That no valuable intermediate family nj
permanent hereditary character has yet been
formed, or is likely TO be formed, By crossing
between merlnos aud coarse sheep; aud that the
only successful continuous cross between them
- when the o6Jsct is TO merge eoarse. wooded
iamliy wholly IN the Merino, and when the
breeding Is steadily continued toward the Merlno
H. e., when no ram Is ever used but the lull
blood Merlno
Nv. That an infusion of the blood of nns
ooarse-woOled breed has been supposed in yerv
lew Instances, to benefit another coarss-wooled
breed, bus that as u general thing it is muen
saler tOa'old al crossing between distinct breeds
v. That crossing between different tamihe,
81 me same breed for the purpose of OBTAINING
permanent su1 families, has, both anon, the
Merlno' anu English sheep, resulted hiphi, IA.
SJr'oy 10 mauy instances but that. neyertb,
les, the Instances ut failure have been much
more NUMEROUS; that it is not expedient TO cfors
even dhtent families oi the same lteea lot
THIS OBJECT, e1ceptln pu auance OF a wel-di,tstsd
an hni'v plau iuunaed On some experimental
koo"ledge Vt the supJsc- and finally, that eooh
cfo-ses luxe all othvrs) shOuld only be made
"he" tue n,cessafy materials for the desiicd I'M.
pr0Nehvn1 caGa0i be found within ont of the
families (iu other cases breeds) which il ~ MO.
posed " c,oss together,
Vi That crossing between different families
OF toe samc breed tor the purpose Of merging
one laaiiy an another il still more likely 10 n,u,,
socccSsiuii but that 10 attaining either t6,. ar
ne presiding object. it is desirable To unite
ianihes presenting the iesest difficulties. and ,
iimi' the cross to as ies families ~ the circun,-
siaoces ADMIT VI.
vi inaI Tor the purposes Of mutton pfo.
eA"''VH II 10 higaiy exp dent 10 breed ram. ol
'us oest nut On lami.le' VITA ewes Vt barlief
anu more easily y, local lamhes-but that m
soeo Cases, t Is almost uniformly advisable "a
ss"p with the inst ctoss That such s,.,ew
to procuee early lambs for the butcher On sterile
anu exposed sitdatiODs VI the mutton rrslon
proper, o. TO produce earlier and better mutton
on Tue natufai pastures aud corn oduoins s,l,.
oi 'he vest where lie production IN a leading
,oiect Is preferred 70 tne Production Of WOOL
w'uid Rebound enormously " individual profit
and TO public uuly.
VII. That with all breeds and hnilia.
crossing Tor the sake OF crossing. without a
o.nn's and well understood obrot-under the
segue Impression that 1t il in it.eii beneficial 10
h"s''h o. turiis, or that some benefit, the char
ao'er oil which oanno, be anticipated, is Likely
10 'pring rom ii--is IN the highest degree la.
proper aud absurd. That in uslnr rams OF ne
same trad and family taken from different a, 4