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FARMERS' REGISTER— HEAT— SHETLAND HORSE. 



improvement in the quantity and quality of wool, 

 which is much affected by climate. In tropical 

 countries;, sheep are dressed with hair — in more 

 temperate, the wool is generally short and coarse, 

 but longer and finer in cold regions. In Spain, 

 two and a halt" pounds of wool is the average pro- 

 duct of their merinos, and of a quality irilerior to 

 ours — in the middle states, and valley of the Hud- 

 eon, the same; on the elevated ground in the 

 western part of Connecticut and Mtissachusetts— 

 three, and in some Hocks, four pounds. In the 

 Bouthern and middle part of Vermont, from four to 

 four and a half In Maine the average is five; 

 and in a i'ew choice flocks, six pounds the sheep. 

 The best merino wool of Europe, is from the bleak 

 mountains of Saxony. The quantity and quality 

 of wool is also considerably atlected by the food, 

 management and selection of flocks, as nature 

 bountifully provides a dress for all animals accord- 

 ing to their wants. Furs are found to be good, 

 and the staple long, in proportion to coldness of 

 climate. 



"The northern parts of the United States and 

 Canada, in addition to climate, have for the raising 

 of wool, an important advantage over England, 

 and the south of Europe, in cheapness of soil — 

 much land being required for the support of sheep. 

 The fee simple of good sheep farms in America, 

 can be procured with the amount of the annual 

 rent and taxes of the same quality of ground in 

 England." 



RISE OF THE 



From tlie AUiciiKum. 

 COTTOIV MANUFACTTRE IN 

 ENGI>AND. 



In the beginning of the reign of George III., 

 (1760.) this trade gave employment to 40,000 per- 

 sons, and the value of the goods produced was 

 £600,000. It now employs not less than 1,500,000 

 persons, and the value of the goods produced ex- 

 ceeds thirty-one millions. The cotton yarn an- 

 nually spun in England would, in a single thread, 

 girdle the globe 203,775 times, it would reach 51 

 times from the earth to the sun, and it would en- 

 circle the earth's orbit eight times and a half 



From the London Morning Clironlclo. 

 HEAT WITHOUT FIRE. 



When the properties of steam and its power 

 were first ascertained, it was supposed that human 

 genius could extend no further, still since then we 

 have had our streets and houses lighted by gas, 

 and now we are to liave our residences warmed 

 and our provision dressed without the use of "fire, 

 flame, smoke, steam, gas, oil, spirit, chemical pre- 



faration, or any dangeroiis substance whatever." 

 ncredible as this may appear, it is no less true, an 

 ingenious German having invented a machine by 

 which it may be accomplished. It is made of 

 brass, is about 22 inches high, 12 inches wide, 

 and six deep, has the appearance of a miniature 

 che.st of drawers, and is surrounded by an inverted 

 cresoent, which is hollow for the purpose of con- 

 taining water. It is called "Wcnn's solar stove," 

 and is heated by "elementary heat," produced 

 (according to the words of the inventor) by 'sepa- 

 rate and combined elements.' It may be used 

 with the greatest safety in ships, and in manufac- 

 tories and warehouses, where, in consequence of 

 the •ombuBtible nature of the stock, fires are pro- 



hibited. The process of heating is so clean and 

 simple, that a lady with white gloves on may per- 

 form it without soiling them, or a child three years 

 of age without injury. 



Yesterday its powers Avere exhibited at the 

 West India docks, before Capt. Parish, the dock 



master, T. Shelrake, Esq. engineer, Beck, 



Esq., and a number of other gentlemen connected 

 with the dock company, who expressed the great- 

 est astonishment at Mr. Wenn's invaluable dis- 

 covery, and said they considered it would be of 

 incalculable servace to the navy, &c. Heat was 

 produced by invisible means in less than two mi- 

 nutes, and in three minutes afterwards, water 

 which had been put into the crescent, boiled with 

 such force, that the window of the room in which 

 it was tried was compelled to be opened to let the 

 steam escape. There is a drawer in the machine 

 in which a steak or chop can be cooked in its own 

 ojravy, but there not being one at hand, the exper- 

 iment was not tried. Three hours after it had 

 been heated, from which lime nothing had been 

 done to it, it was found to be still so hot that it 

 could scarcel}' be touched with the naked hand, 

 although it had been carried from the docks to the 

 city. VVe understand it is the intention of the in- 

 genious inventor, who has exjiended all he was 

 possessed of in bringing it to perfection, to exhibit 

 it to the public at the museum of arts and sci- 

 ences, in Leicester square. 



From the Library of Useful Knowledge, Farmer's Scries. 

 THE SHETLAND HORSE. 



The Shetland Pony, called in Scotland Sheltie, 

 an inhabitant of the extremest northern Scottish 

 isles, is a very diminutive animal, sometimes not 

 seven hands and a half in height, and rarely ex- 

 ceeding nine and a half. He is often exceedingly 

 beautiful, with a small head, good-tempered coun- 

 tenance, a short neck, fine towards the throttle, 

 shoulders low and thick, (in so little a creature far 

 fi"om being a blemish,) back short, quarters ex- 

 panded and powerful, legs flat and fine, and 

 pretty round feet. They possess immense strength 

 for their size, will fatten upon any thing; and are 

 perfectly docile. One of them nine hands, or 

 three feet in height, carried a man of twelve stone, 

 forty miles in one day. 



A friend of ours was, not long as-o, presented 

 with one of these elegant little animals. He was 

 several miles from home, and puzzled how to con- 

 vey his newly-acquired property. The Shetland- 

 er was scarcely more than seven hands high, and 

 as docile as he was beautiful. "Can we not carry 

 him in yoflr chaise 7" said his friend. The strange 

 experiment was tried. The Sheltie was placed in 

 the bottom of the gig, and covered up as well as 

 could be managed with the apron; a few bits of 

 bread kept him quiet; and thus he was safely con- 

 vej-ed away, and exhibited the curious spectacle 

 of ahorse riding in a gig. 



In the southern parts of the kingdom the Shet- 

 landers have a very pleasing appearance, harness- 

 ed to a light garden chair, or carrying an almost 

 baby rider. There are several of them now run- 

 ning in Windsor Park. 



It has been disputed whether the pony and large 

 English horse were, or could be, originally from 

 the same stock. The question is difficult to an- 

 swer. It is not impossible that they might have 



