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Letter to Editor
May 19, 1807
Alexandria Daily Advertiser
Alexandria, Virginia
What is this article about?
A subscriber reports superior sheep shearing results at Northampton in Prince George's County, where nine sheep yielded 72 pounds of fine wool at Mr. Osborn Sprigg's residence, and laments the lack of widespread adoption of such practices for domestic manufactures' benefit. An editorial note mentions a past ram lamb yielding 12.5 pounds of wool in the same county.
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FROM THE WASHINGTON FEDERALIST.
COMMUNICATION.
Having observed in your paper an account of the Arlington sheep shearing, I am induced, for the reputation of my neighborhood, to inform you that there was sheared, at Northampton, in Prince George's county, the residence of Mr. Osborn Sprigg, from nine sheep, seventy-two pounds of fine long wool. It is to be lamented, for the interest of domestic manufactures, which deeply concerns us all, that the laudable example of Messrs. Custis and Sprigg is not generally attended to.
A Subscriber.
*.* We have it from unquestionable authority, that in the same county a number of years ago, a ram lamb was sheared which yielded twelve and a half pounds of wool.
COMMUNICATION.
Having observed in your paper an account of the Arlington sheep shearing, I am induced, for the reputation of my neighborhood, to inform you that there was sheared, at Northampton, in Prince George's county, the residence of Mr. Osborn Sprigg, from nine sheep, seventy-two pounds of fine long wool. It is to be lamented, for the interest of domestic manufactures, which deeply concerns us all, that the laudable example of Messrs. Custis and Sprigg is not generally attended to.
A Subscriber.
*.* We have it from unquestionable authority, that in the same county a number of years ago, a ram lamb was sheared which yielded twelve and a half pounds of wool.
What sub-type of article is it?
Informative
Persuasive
What themes does it cover?
Agriculture
Commerce Trade
What keywords are associated?
Sheep Shearing
Northampton
Osborn Sprigg
Prince George County
Domestic Manufactures
Wool Yield
What entities or persons were involved?
A Subscriber
Letter to Editor Details
Author
A Subscriber
Main Argument
reports impressive wool yield from sheep at northampton to counter arlington account and urges broader adoption of such examples for advancing domestic manufactures.
Notable Details
Arlington Sheep Shearing Comparison
Mr. Osborn Sprigg's Residence
Messrs. Custis And Sprigg's Example
Editorial Note On Past Ram Lamb Shearing