The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-02-11
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EXHIBITION OF AMERICAN Woods AT
THE WORRIES EXHIBITION AT VIENNA
The Boston Culiivaior publishes the fol-
lowing letter:
My DEAR Sal notice with satisiac-
ton that You have been appointed chair
man Of the Committee on Agriculture for
the Vienna Exposition, for hope to see
the United States well represented there
in every branch, and feel especially de-
sirous that there shall be as full dis
play of the woods Of this country as pos
sible. Undoubtedly, in this branch of
the agricultural department, the Vienna
Exposition viii far exceed any which has
preceded it. Austra, being the great
center OF the wool growing world, and
producing in her own limits woods Of all
classes, from the coarscst to the very fin
est grade, will not only have her own
woods represented, but also those Of France
Prussia, Russia, Turkey and Italy, and
probably England and Spain. All these
countries have breeds peculiar to them
selves, besides many crosses with other
breeds.
Vienna has, too, man of great learn
ing, who has written the most complete
classification Of the races Of domestic
sheep, DIR. l.. Fitzsinger Of the Imperial
Academy, who will doubtless be one of
the Committee on Sheep and Wool. His
classification is most thorough and accur-
ate for the sheep of the Old World, To
North America he devotes only I lines,
and says truly that the sheep there arc
descendants of the various races found in
France and England but adds, " In many
places they have attempted to improve
them by introducing the nobler Spanish
races, especially in the provinces of Vir-
ginia and Kentucky"
Now, sir, | hope that our sheep grow
ers will at least send specimens of wool
from their nocks Of various races, that
they may show that, although we have
no native races, we have done much to
improve such as we have had, and by
skilliul breeding have developed charac-
teristics which make many of our sheep
worthy OF the attention and consideration
of the world.
If our wool growers should see fit to
forward specimens Of their wool, | hope
that as far as possible they will be accom-
panied by the pedigree of the sheep which
produced them.
1t has long been my desire to prepare
cabinets of wool for some of our scientific
and agricultural institutions, as the first
step in the direction of the study of the
influence Of climate and soil upon wool
study which | deem Of vast importance,
especially in II country possessing, like
ours, every variety OF climate and soil.
I'hoped to have made the commencement
this year, but the fire which has devastat-
ed our city destroyed not only my own
cabinet, which have been % years gath.
ering. but lskewise those | had prepared
for the government, for the revenue de-
partment, and large number of samples
which gathered in Europe for this very
purpose. Prof Fitzsinger, out Of LOG
races Of sheep in Europe, Asia and Afri-
ca, recognized 40 as the result of the in
fluence of soil and climate.
Though we had no original races, may
we not yet find that we have some thus
formed, worthy of place with those Of
the older countries OF the world? Yours
very respectfully, GEo. WV. BOND.
To Hon Marshal L. Wilder.
Boston, Dec. 81, 1872.
Job printing neatly executed at the
Register office.