New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-29
masters might be supplied with acontinuus succession Of

masters might be supplied with contnuds succession Of
thoroughly bred rams Under this sym in place Of the
old native stock running the memo out; old stock and
new stock With soil and climate combined produced
class Of sheep and wool differing from either OF tie Org
nal stock and placed Saxony az The head OF the woogIoR
ING countries Of the world But when these Sayony
grc sheep ceased to be grades and became fixed breed
we leave for better Psychologists than claim to be to de-
termine We however, do that insisting pure breeds
of the greatest importance in every community where
there is disposition 10 improve their poor old stock con-
feng upon the woogowng interest of the United States
untold blessings while he who udicousy crosses the run
ont sheep with these pure breed coner lesser benefits
and sometimes inandn breeders produce the same results
as the iudicious crosser ofbreeds.
A German writer says that in 1921 compromise was
made by Of the most competent Scsian woogrowers
between the sheep and wool in Saxony and sesia lie
says speaking Of Sesan Shepherds MANY Of our Oldest
shepherds are yet possession of wool samples from the
Spanish Aocks imported into Sesa during the reign OF
Maria Theresa and they have always assured me that
majority of the flock were as newooled as those imported
into saxony in 1865; but that the second importation was
crossed with heavier neeced ram. cannot SIT IN judg-
ment on this point and only acquainted with tradition
in relation it, But know the following TO be fact.
There present at RAIL- in Monrova, flock OF sheep
which were originally composed Of the first importation
This Aock by uninterrupted inand-in breeding, made
extraordinary progress in producing a very fine and
remarkably even fleece In my second visit to Saxony
in 1921 took samples from this flock along and not
only compared il myself with the best Electoral WOOL but
submitted it to Saxon wool dealers and manufacturers;
and all agreed that my samples possessed ell the hneness
strength soiness and elasticity OF the best Eleetorals
Some days afterward, submitted these samples to Mr.
Landman, famous Saxony wool-dealer in Waldenburg
IL March, 1890 he visited at Rail- for the purpose Of
purchasing the entire clip Of this oek but 1t was already
sold to England through q Brunswick house MI. Land
man then informed that he esteemed this wool OF my
1ock fully equal in every respect to the best Eectora
and pointed out several sheep whose eeoes he told me-
were superior to any Electoels he had SEEM Here
we have the testimony ofsan n-andin BREEDER and all
that he desires TO prove equality with the production
Of cross.
In 1860 there were some focks Aannersdor in Silesa
tracing back TO the first Austrian importation from Span
without any admixure from any other focks whose wool
cannot be distinguished from the Electoral and the form
of the animals is identical with that Of the Electoral sheep
So much for travelling by different roads TO the > ne
point.
Both having had the object in view, yet one OBJ
tanned his result by various yet udciOus crossings, the
other produced it both in the wool and form of the Seep
bv careful p-and-in breeding.