INDEX. 



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Wisconsin, advantages of, for sheep hus- 

 bandry. Page 95103. 

 Wolves, in the Southern States, 64. 



how guarded against, 65. See Sheep 



dogs. 



Wool, zone in which it can be profitably 

 grown, 103, 104. 



fabrics of. See Woollens. 



chemical analysis of, 214. 



quality of that of different breeds com- 

 pared, 154. 



growth of, influenced by quantity of 

 feed, 28. 



growth of, influenced by kind of feed, 

 214. 



quality of, influenced by climate, 23 29. 



quality of, influenced by climate, opinions 

 of eminent judges on this point, 23 

 29. 



grows softer and longer in warm cli- 

 mates, 28, 29. 



quality of, made coarser by abundant 

 feed, 23. 



can this tendency of abundant feed to 

 coarsen, be counteracted ? 24, 28. 



felting property of, accounted for, 137. 



terms used to express different qualities 

 of, 161. 



fine, proper characteristics of, 167, 168. 



fine, proper amount of yolk and gum 

 of, 167. 



fine, proper length of, 167. 



fine, proper evenness of, 167. 



fine, proper softness and elasticity of, 

 168. 



fine, proper serrations of, 168. 



fine, proper color and brilliancy of, 168. 



Merino and Saxon compared, 163. 



cuts of Merino and Saxon, 135137. 



middle character and uses of, 110, 145, 

 146. 



middle character of, the sheep which pro- 

 dace it, 145. 



cut of the Southdown, 145. 



long, character and uses of, 143, 151. 



long, character of the sheep which pro- 

 duce it, 143, 149, 151. 



cut of Leicester, 136. 



comparative profit of growing fine and 

 coarse in U. S., 154163. 



comparative value of fine and coarse for 

 strength and wear, 157, 158. 



not a fair discrimination in prices of, 

 made by manufacturers of U. S., 160. 



promised improvement in above parti- 

 cular, 161. 



shrinkage of, in manufacturing, 86, 88, 

 91. 



prices of, in New York, for fourteen 

 years, 53. 



prices of, in England, 25. 



amount of, grown in U. S., 123. 



amount of, grown in Southern States, 17. 



amount of, grown in New, York, 17. 



average weight of, per fleece, in Southern 

 States, 18, 20. 



average weight of, per fleece, in New 

 York, 18, 21, 53. 



amount of, grown in U. S., does not 

 meet home consumption, 123126. 



amount of, annually grown in U. S., 123. 



mount of, consumed in U. S., 123 127. 



amount of, consumed per head ir U S., 

 127. 



Wool, amount of, imported into U. S., front 



1821 to 1846, 124, 125. 

 amount of, exported from U. S., 122. 

 amount of, manufactured in U. S., 126 



127. 

 amount of, required to supply demand 'n 



U. S., at different future periods. 128 

 table of imports of, into England, 110, 

 table, brought down to 1846, 294. 

 increase in amount of, imported into 



England, from 1771 to 1840, 123. 

 increase in amount of, imported into 



England, from 1840 to 1846, 294, 

 increasing demand for, throughout tn 



world, 123. 

 one of the most marketable agricultural 



products, 77. 

 amount of, grown in different countries. 



See names of countries, 

 comparative profits of growing m differ- 

 ent countries. See Wool growing. 

 can be more profitably grown in southern 



than northern U. S., 163. 

 will northern compete with Southern 



States in growing ? 162. 

 method of washing, 181. 

 method of washing, cut of arrangements 



for, 181. 



method of shearing, 184. 

 method of shearing, cuts of arrange- 



ments for, 184. 



method of doing up, 187 189. 

 method of doing up, cut of arrangements 



for, 187, 188. 



method of storing in wool room, 189. 

 method of sacking, 189. 

 room for storing, how arranged, 189. 

 depots, origin and objects pC 289. 290. 

 depots, plan and regulations of, 290. 

 depots, advantages of, 291. 

 depots, peculiarly advantageous to the 



southern wool grower, 292. 

 Woollens, some processes and facts in manu- 

 facturing of, described, 87, 88. 

 amount of, made in factories of U. S., 



126, 127. 

 amount of, made in families in U. S., 



126, 127. 

 amount of, made in Southern States in 



1839, 17. 

 amount of, made in New York, in 1839, 



amount made in families decreasing, and 



causes, 89. 

 amount imported into U. S., from 1821 



to 1845, 125. 



amount consumed in U. S., 126, 127. 

 amount consumed per head in U. S., 



127. 

 amount required for future consumption 



in U. S., 128. 



for slaves. See SJave cloths. 

 Woollen factories, table o*>, in Southern 



States, and in New York, in 1839,40, 

 rapid increase of, in the North, 86. 

 further increase of, called for, 125, 126. 



128. 

 great profits of, in the North, 86 93, 



125, 161. 

 would be equally profitable in the South, 



86. 



stability of, inU. S., 125, 126, 161. 

 foreign competition defied by, 



oresent tariff, 125. 



