Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1865-03-24
WHOLE NUMBER 481.

OF late he had been travelling and pur-
chasing wool of farmers in Ohio These
sheep farmers learning that he was buy
ing for manufacturers in r. l., would
inquire very minutely concerning Gov.
Sprague or Gen. Burnside, but after
learning that he was native of Vermont,
the question would forthwith come, "Do
you know Mr. Campbell? how about his
sheep Y If the gentleman could have
heard The various stories extant about
him from the same catalogue Of that of
The three black crows" he would be
astonished at himself The f ct was,
Mr.. CampbelPs sheep, and those which
he or men of like notoriety, might select,
alone would command remuneratiye
prices.
Mr. Campbell answered that he should
recommend this class of sheep 10 them
either as sheep-sellers or wool,selers.-
II e then gave some very interesting
statistics, showing that by the purchase
of buck for $1,000, whereby flock Of
100 sheep was reared with feeces in
creased in weight by the amount of ID.
per head, most profitable investment
was made, one which would yield them
ample returns wool-sellers. Again
he said, all farmers in Vermont, who had
improved sheep, could command good
prices. 1t had been Sole cited nu--
merous cases. No one had entered with
judgment upon the keeping and breeding
OF the pure Merino sheep in this most
favored State for sheep-breeding, who
bad not been well repaid. If man had
good sheep, people would find it out.
Mr. Goodridse spoke of the oil and
shrinkage in the feeces of Vt. WOOL
The difference between the VT. wool aud
that from other States was often not so
much in its increased amount of oil, as in
the imperfect manner of washing. The
Vermont wool-growers bad many of them
got bad method of washing their sheep
so as to leave the wool heavier and more
liable to excessive shrinkage than before.
Again many Of the sheep had an undue
amount of oil in the fleece. One fleece,
he instanced, sent from Mddetown to a
factory in Woonsocket, r. /. 1t weigh
ed "a lbs. when taken from the sheep
and sent, and when cleansed it weighed
4 lbs. Such feeces are not valuable 10
purchase for manufacture on account of
the shrinkage. This however was n
extreme case. Manufacturers like a
large fleece instead Of small one. He
explained ibis by describing the various
parts into which the fleece is divided by
the manufacturer. b e parts assigned to
SdCu Shu tHclT use. hUUi secured Twice
is harsh and does not work we'll. So
with pulled wool. Wool washed often
as by rains is harsh and if used alone,
does not full well, is puffy. Wool is best
for use from sheep kept in shelter from
all storms and receiving but one washing.
1t was better that the washing Of the
wool be done wholly by the manufacture
er. Mr. G. wished to inquire of Mr..
C., what, how g re and how rapid
changes could be made in improving the
quantity and quality f wool upon
sheep by careful keeping, breeding, &c?
also, if our common flocks of native sheep,
so termed, were not equally as suscepti-
bic of improvement, and whether il was
not as we'll for farmers to improve their
own flocks by judicious selections there
from, and keeping, as to cast them aside
and purchase at high rates the pure Meri-
no ? L. +. W., Secy.
Falls Times.