. Sheep husbandry in the South: comprising a treatise on the acclimation of sheep in the southern states, and an account of the different breeds. Also, a complete manual of breeding, summer and winter management, and of the treatment of diseases . lment v( this inlinntion, 1 have been en-gaged since I returned, in measuring the diameter of the ditVerent 8ta|)les which I procuredwhile at Cortlaudville, and which I have compared with others obtained of our mutualfiiend, Luther Tucker, , of the Cultivator. The ditferent kinds are indicated by nund)ers. I have prepared a scale which is equalt
. Sheep husbandry in the South: comprising a treatise on the acclimation of sheep in the southern states, and an account of the different breeds. Also, a complete manual of breeding, summer and winter management, and of the treatment of diseases . lment v( this inlinntion, 1 have been en-gaged since I returned, in measuring the diameter of the ditVerent 8ta|)les which I procuredwhile at Cortlaudville, and which I have compared with others obtained of our mutualfiiend, Luther Tucker, , of the Cultivator. The ditferent kinds are indicated by nund)ers. I have prepared a scale which is equalto 100 millitiieters ; a millimeter is equal to OO:?!) of an inch. The hundredth of a millime-ter,* and the fibres of wool, are all subiecled to die same magnifying ])ower of an excellentChevaliers coni[)oimd microscope. The comparison is both absolute and relative ; but it ishighly interesting to see the perceptible tliflerence between the different fibres of wool. Themicroscope also reveals other difterences; some of the fibres a|)peared rather uneven or flat-tened, and destitute of a clear and distinct jiilh or tube; and, in fact, I may remark that themicroscope is really the best method of testing the real quality of wool. . Fig. No. 1, Mr. Randalls; No. la, fibre of Mr. Randalls prize Merino buck ;t No. ]/>. fibrefrom one of Mr. Randalls fleeces; No. 2 and 2a, fibres from Mr. Seth Adamss wool ; , Remilles wool, Shoi-eham. Vt. ; No. .5, fibre of S. O. Burchards fine wool. Shoreham ;No. 3. fibre of Charles L. Smiths wool, Shoreham ; No. G, fibre from Collinss Grandee. Thelast five were taken fmm wool left at the Cultivator office. In all the fibr(^s examined thereis a great unifonuity in the jiarcels; only slight differences, in fact, could be detected in theseveral diameters. No. 7 shows the stnicture of wool as seen under the microscope. Inthe corner is the scale of measurement. The finest fibre as magnified in this cut is equal toabout eighteen-hundredths of an
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