Sheep husbandry; with an account of different breeds, and general directions in regard to summer and winter management, breeding and the treatment of diseases . ect feo-He and lagging sheep, &c. In the Memoirs of the Pennsylvania Ajrricui-tural Society, there is a, communication from the well-known John Hai oTowoil, Esq., of Philadelphia, from which the following are extracts : • The first iiiiiim-tiitious of Merino sheep were accoinpiiiiied by some of the lai-je ;ii dfMwerliil dogs ofSiiiiiii, p()«iii£; all the valuable ciiaiacteristios of the English shephenri dofi, willi sagacity, iide
Sheep husbandry; with an account of different breeds, and general directions in regard to summer and winter management, breeding and the treatment of diseases . ect feo-He and lagging sheep, &c. In the Memoirs of the Pennsylvania Ajrricui-tural Society, there is a, communication from the well-known John Hai oTowoil, Esq., of Philadelphia, from which the following are extracts : • The first iiiiiim-tiitious of Merino sheep were accoinpiiiiied by some of the lai-je ;ii dfMwerliil dogs ofSiiiiiii, p()«iii£; all the valuable ciiaiacteristios of the English shephenri dofi, willi sagacity, iidelity and strength ])eciiliar to lliemsehes Their feiocitv, whec aroused l>y any intruder, their attachment to iheir own flock, and devotion to theirmaster,woulib ill the uncultivated parts of America, make them an acquisition of infinite valuej byaffording a defence against wolves, wliich they readily kill, and vagrant cur dogs, by whichour flocks are often destroyed. The force of their instinctive attachmenlJa sheep, and theiiresolution in attacking every dog which passes near to their c\varge^^f[v^ been forcibleevin-ed upon my farm. Fig. —A SPANISH SHKEP-DOG Arrogante, whose portrait is above given with admirable fidelity, wasimported from Spain with a flock of Merinos, a number of years since, byu gentleman residing near Bristol, England. His subsequent owner,Francis Rotch, Es(j., of this State, thus describes him in a letter to me,whioh, thotigh not intended for publication, I will ventuie to make a fpwf .\tracts from I have, as you desired, made you a sketch of the Spanish sheep-dog Arrogante, and looking rascal he is. A worse countenance I hardly ever saw on a doa:. Hissmall biood-shot eyes, set close together, give liim that sinister, wolfish look, which is wiost^; but his countenance is mdicative of his charactei-. There was nothing nffec-titnato or joyous about him. He never forgave an injury or an insult: offend him. a
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