Sheep husbandry; with an account of different breeds, and general directions in regard to summer and winter management, breeding and the treatment of . aked eye. In fulfillment of this intimation, I have been en-gaged since I returned, in measuring the diameter of the different staples which I procuredwhile at Cortlandville, and which I have compared with others obtained of our mutualfriend, , Esq., of the Cultivator. The different kinds are indicated by numbers. I have prepared a scale which is equalto 100 millimeters ; a millimeter is equal to 0-039 of an inch. The hu
Sheep husbandry; with an account of different breeds, and general directions in regard to summer and winter management, breeding and the treatment of . aked eye. In fulfillment of this intimation, I have been en-gaged since I returned, in measuring the diameter of the different staples which I procuredwhile at Cortlandville, and which I have compared with others obtained of our mutualfriend, , Esq., of the Cultivator. The different kinds are indicated by numbers. I have prepared a scale which is equalto 100 millimeters ; a millimeter is equal to 0-039 of an inch. The hundredth of a millime-ter,* and the fibres of wool, are all subjected to the same magnifying power of an excellentChevaliers compound microscope. Tne comparison is both absolute and relative ; but it ishighly interesting to see the perceptible difference between the different fibres of wool. Th«microscope also reveals other differences; some of the fibres appeared rather uneven or flat-tened, and destitute of a clear and distinct pith or tube; and, in fact, I may remark that themicroscope is really the best method of testhig the real quality of wool. . .. No. 1, Mr. Randalls; No. la, fibre of Mr. Randalls prize Merino buck;! No. lb, fibrefrom one of Mr. Randalls fleeces; No. 2 and 2a, fibres from Mr. Seth Adamss wool; , Remilles wool, Shoreham, Vt.; No. .5, fibre of S. O. Burchards fine wool, Shoreham ;No. 3, fibre of Charles L. Smiths wool, Shoreham ; No. 6, fibre from Collinss Grandee. Thelast five were taken from wool left at the Cultivator office. In all the fibres examined thereis a gi-eat uniformity in the parcels; only slight differences, in fact, could be detected in thefeveral diameters. No. 7 shows the structure of wool as seen under the microscope. Inthe corner is the scale of measurement. The finest fibre as magnified in this cut is equal tuabout eighteen-hundredths of an inch in diameter. Another inquiry equally important with the preceding came up in this plac
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