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Letter to Editor
July 12, 1832
Lynchburg Virginian
Lynchburg, Virginia
What is this article about?
A farmer reports on the declining size, winter hardiness, and wool production of Saxony and Merino sheep breeds, agreeing with prior opinions in the New England Farmer.
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DETERIORATION OF SHEEP
Mr. Eessssmes - I noted in the New EngnJ
Firmer. No 2 of the current volume, a communication from Z Barton Esq. of Weathersfield
on the opinion of William Jarvis, Esq. [that sheep have] diminished in size and healthfulness; to which opinion
I fully subscribe. The lambs are less rugged
in the winter, mostly die. I have calculated to have
[some number] and meet [something]. Those which are dropped
late come in April [and] at some [age] take, the [feed]
before they wean and cut off [early?]. I have only four or five [survivors], and those
which cut [through] do not get
sufficiently grown to carry the winter [well]. But here is another fault as bad: the fleece is
much [thinner?] and of coarser [quality], and indeed
[there is] a less quantity of wool, and the [meat?] [quality]
to be the same [?]. When I had half Merino and half native and carry that
[wool] as that would suit our
[familiar] manufactures.
Begat P61
Mr. Eessssmes - I noted in the New EngnJ
Firmer. No 2 of the current volume, a communication from Z Barton Esq. of Weathersfield
on the opinion of William Jarvis, Esq. [that sheep have] diminished in size and healthfulness; to which opinion
I fully subscribe. The lambs are less rugged
in the winter, mostly die. I have calculated to have
[some number] and meet [something]. Those which are dropped
late come in April [and] at some [age] take, the [feed]
before they wean and cut off [early?]. I have only four or five [survivors], and those
which cut [through] do not get
sufficiently grown to carry the winter [well]. But here is another fault as bad: the fleece is
much [thinner?] and of coarser [quality], and indeed
[there is] a less quantity of wool, and the [meat?] [quality]
to be the same [?]. When I had half Merino and half native and carry that
[wool] as that would suit our
[familiar] manufactures.
Begat P61
What sub-type of article is it?
Informative
What themes does it cover?
Agriculture
What keywords are associated?
Sheep Deterioration
Saxony Merino
Lamb Health
Wool Quality
Farming Issues
What entities or persons were involved?
Begat P
Mr. Eessssmes
Letter to Editor Details
Author
Begat P
Recipient
Mr. Eessssmes
Main Argument
the saxony and merino sheep breeds have diminished in size, healthfulness, and wool quality, with lambs less rugged in winter and mostly dying, and the progeny not growing sufficiently.
Notable Details
References Communication From Z. Barton Of Weathersfield On Opinion Of William Jarvis, Esq.
Lambs Dropped In April Do Not Thrive.
Fleece Is Coarser And Yields Less Wool.