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it would enhance their value, even for beef, one-third, and at 

 the same time cost no more to rear them. This is the only 

 way cattle raising can be made profitable under the present 

 state of things. The price of good common stock cow*, is 

 from $20 to $25. 



Much interest however, has recently been excited among 

 the farmers of this county to improve their stock of cattle, 

 and in some portions of the county, their stock, has for some 

 years, been far superior to that of other portions of the 

 county. Large importations of improved stock have been 

 brought into the county from Ohio and Kentucky during the 

 past year, and a general improvement is already perceptible 

 throughout the county. Messrs. Morrow and Co., of this 

 county, have recently purchased a bull, from an importer in 

 New York, for which they have paid $750. 



Sheep and Wool. — We believe it has been ascertained by 

 testing the relative advantages of coarse and fine wooled 

 sheep, that a medium quality is the most profitable ; say an 

 equal mixture of the Merino and our coarse wooled kind. 

 The former furnishes finer mutton and fleece — the latter suits 

 the general demand of the county in the way of clothing, 

 being of a texture, that when manufactured into cloth, sati- 

 netts, flannels, &c., is both neat and durable. There is but 

 little difference in the demand or in the price of half and full 

 blooded, either as respects the carcass or fleece. Again, a 

 medium seems to be desirable in regard to rearing the animal. 

 The coarse wooled sheep cost less in raising and require less 

 attention, being more hardy ; yet they grow less wool, but 

 more meat, being larger; while the fine full blooded Merinos 

 require greater attention from being more delicate, but furn- 

 ish more wool. 



A healthy coarse wooled sheep, upon average, will produce 

 two and a-half pounds of washed wool, worth this season 

 upon an average, thirty-three cents per pound. The finest 

 blood produces three and a-half pounds, upon an average 

 worth thirty-eight cents per pound. Without having any 



