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’ good condition. There is no difference in cost of keeping the different breeds. 
Herding is generally done by small boys, at very little expense. ‘The flocksin this 
county are mostly a mixture of the Mexican and Merino sheep; but little atten- 
tion is being paid to this branch of industry. 
DOG DEPREDATIONS. 
De Kalb county, Alabama.—* We have a fine county for sheep-raising, if 
there could be any protection from dogs. I have known all the sheep in the 
neighborhood killed in a few days, or nights, rather, by those pests.” 
Newton county, Georgia——Cotswold and South Down sheep are favorites 
here. With proper care and security against dogs, no State is better adapted 
to sheep husbandry than this. 
Wilkes county, Georgia—We raise but few sheep. Dogs prevent this be- 
ing a sheep-raising county. 
WOOL PRICES. 
The price current of wool at Boston, July 12, 1867, was as follows : 
Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia coarse, (common, one-quarter blood,) 45 to 
50 cents; medium, (one-half blood,) 50 to 54 cents; fine, (three-quarters to 
seven-eighths blood,) 54 to 57 cents ; extra, (full blood,) 57 to 60 cents ; double 
extra, 60 to 63 cents; XXX, 63 to 68 cents. 
Indiana coarse, 45 to 48 cents; medium, 48 to 51 cents; fine, 51 to 55 cents. 
Michigan ~<varse, 45 to 48 cents; medium, 48 to 52 cents ; fine, 52 to 55 cents ; 
extra, 55 to 58 cents. 
New York and Vermont coarse, 45 to 48 cents ; medium, 48 to 52 cents; fine, 
52 to €5 cents; extra, 55 to 57 cents. 
Wisconsin and Iowa coarse, 42 to 45 cents ; medium, 45 to 48 cents; fine, 48 
to 52 cents. : 
Illinois and Minnesota coarse, 42 to 45 cents; medium, 45 to 47 cents; fine, 
47 to 50 cents. ; 
Sundries.—Combing, (Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana,) 55 to 58 cents ; comb- 
ing, (western,) 50 to 55 cents; combing, (Canada,) 65 to 68 cents; clothing, 
(Canada,) 47 to 50 cents; tub, (Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana,) 52 to 58 cents ; 
tub, (western,) 48 to 53 cents. 
Pulled, extra, 53 to 58 cents; superfine, 43 to 48 cents ; No. 1, 35 to 40 cents; 
Philadelphia Merino, 50 to 53 cents; do. No. 1, 40 to 42 cents; Cincinnati, 37 
to 40 cents. 
The following were the prices in New York at the same date : 
Cents. 
Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Virginia choice Saxony fleeces.......... 70 to 75 
Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Virginia: Saxony fleeces ............45 65 to 70 
three-quarters and full-blood Merino. .. 9 to 65 
MOON, : 2 yb a eee oe pee ee ORE 5 to 60 
BGMBEL-OIOOd we cic ae cretere ear ee 50 to 55 
COTAMIOW, Sane . soe beimbw ee le cit on AOE 45 to 50 
New York, Michigan, and Indiana, full-blood and three-quarter.... 574 to 60 
Male bods... a ci oes Glan Ok were 524 to 55 
quarter-plood...... cs) .\ariaapeemaaee 50 to 524 
COMOM i oJ = + bin1b diets Gael abe bctplenetss 45 to 473 
WHEE TING 5)... 5. 00.5 oo SERRE 20's (sis le)-Degerp  @ beeen 50 to 5d 
SLE ENIAIEY a! 6.2e 05 06: <a 0 SEMEN Fas wo’ 8, Bue oot ake ee ATS to 524 
BENIN, , 5). » éis's + APES) <e in o/c «leis elestels See «fale See 45 to 473 
