Litchfield enquirer., 1866-10-25
L1TCHFIELD..


 would get to heaven some how or 'another.''' L1TCHFIELD. -: -,;.E., a~' ~ The first steam whistle, has this week been sounded in our old Town Lirchfeld echoes have walked up to the music of our progrss- sive times. We can not speak avorshly of its dulcet tones for it sounded very much to our ears like the agonizing shriek of sn inva-: ded past. Az -rs --..s. ..:..
 The Peet company have now fair,yba com menced operating successfully. An Engine of 2s tons power is now on the grounds, and with this force, the new Peat machine, inven- ted and patented by MT. J. B. Lyons is cape bleiof making its 2Oorsyolutions per minute in grinding, and at the samss time compressipe and moulding the peat into bricks ss fast as two attendants can dispose of them. The ip- ventor confidently afirms he can thus grind and mould 20 tons per hour. This machins is simple in its construction, and very far in ad- vance of any other machine used for this pur- pose. 1t consists of B Hopper with cutting knives upon horizontal Iron cylinder hwsth a revolving wheel of three spiral .asnges through which the peat is, worked tos fine paste then an endless chain carries. it to ths machine, which presses it into :crm. As brick making machine using elsy for peat, 1t possesses great advsntasss over any now in use. IL is ap entire success and does great credit to the genius of the inventor, snd to the enterprise of ourlown eisiseas, Mr Me Neil, Mir fIolister and Maj, Brovnsn, who have enabled him to .develops it We can but regret that the fall;is 50 far advanced; for the chance of Peat ss fuel, both fer economy and convenience, is desirable for the approach ing Winter. Success, to the enterpriss,, and honor to those who have 50 fsishfulls lsborsd to deveiope sn6 hitherto sunkuown soures os wealth in our midst v i AS
 Hs4soi s4 Is .faa'I iifoT 9a fisi9 c ! s7Fl On Wednesday atraia of nearly e chunr dred yoke of,oattls Left this place for the Tor. ington Cattle Fair. Tho Liteh6s1d Brass Band was in attendance 4 wIeloeettyills Ie e also
 -we haves at last, positive ad vices that the new organ for St Miohaels Church win r.seh here next week, About : week will be ,oeeu- pied in putting it up. after which there will probably bs.s0 public <exbibitisno which all lovers of music will dc we'll to attend '' a s- On Wednesday of last week the Foreign and Home Missionary Societies of this ooun. ty met at the Congregational church in this village. The old officers were reelected. f.
 We are glad to learn that the Rev Augus- tus Smith of Washington has commenced | singing school in this village. He is an ae- icomplished musician and an excellent, expe. rieueed teacher. s.l@ ns a9IiE .aEseE .tif ig----------- .----------.--iTa, t, ,-, a.,, ias sdss SALIsBuRY, Oct, Is, 1866. MR. EDITOR 15-.. naa t4la% a;7's351tT GE -d4i F'7" As you generally have sa column in your. paper devoted to agriculture, it has occurred to me- that it might not be uninter- .estiug to some of your subscribers, to read of the practical results of sheep culture. .s' i,i
 For several years, lived in the aeighbor- hood of Hammond, the celebrated Vermont breeder of Spanish Merino' sheep, and became very much interested in that branch of farm, ing. a.+ ...i .sf...F I;s-" leis-sG t..P .!s.sr
 Last April Il removed to this town, and brought with me small aockof the Hammond sheep, composed of three bucks and seventeen ewes. They, were sheared in. May, and ayer- aged ten pounds of unwashed wool per head, I sold the wool to the Washineei Co, of tbis place, who usually purchase washed wool. The agent. for the purposesof ascertaining the sbriukags and comparative value, cleansed 1t separately from his other purchases, he says it yielded forty per cent of clean wool, fitted for the manufacture of all kinda of 6ne woolsu goods. but is peculiarly adapted for the ~arps of. cassimeres and cloth, on account of the length and strength of the fiber. iscs' sadr I
 He paid me forty three cents per pound for it, being at the rate of sixty-fve cents for wash ed wool, which [, was the ruling price ot rdne wool this season. i9 : .se'ias-aaz s1ia97f st
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 Twenty Sheep produced POO ibs. of wool st 43 cents $s6.oa averaging s$A 3osper hsadsa larger sum than many or my neigh6ors rsceiv: ed-fpon 50 sheep, costing, the same per head for keeping. This demonstrates that the farm CT shou d pay more attention to the breedof his animals, and this he could do af . tri6ing
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 The Hammond sheep have 'becslns axsd' race, and are remarkable for Rthsn visot of constitution, length of staple. eonpactnsssal sl and eveuness of fleece; covering the whale body; even to the hoof 1; and in the mixed has6andfy ot ? New England ias1psr. should eeeapy n important place, as git zfuruishes hinsths most wholesome meat,g and 2 much gre6tsf prodoct ia wool, than any ethes breed .saa, ~, as s2s2 m l;Gqorq otn2f1sI,a s5s 9dEsoN ,As sIAz1 !: G5iiTi s--.rs -s.-ss4. 75ae 70,
 b6a tgs3aag IaWINsTED..9aia sror d sss -a:'~a tsq ef sW1ssrsp, rassd.y Oct qsa, At about 3 o'clock this noraaiaass MT wisssss Haolabird. son of the late Hon V. s. Heisbird of this plaea eged a6; Nas hillsd by Inc sacsi- ientaE dischares Of | fewiing riscss sHe Mss A:ar- .c..TQCefu hrlS xksrTf,.s sf 4rer5,e,