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NEW ENGLAND FAUMER. 



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THK CARAMANUN (iR CAMBLET WOOLED 

 SHFEP, 



Of which the above is an excellent represerv 

 talion, is on VV. Sholwell's farm at VVnodliridg-e 

 JlVew-Jersev, ami was imiiorled in the Charles 

 and Ellen, Capt. Gerry, wliirh arrived this spring 

 frnm Stiyrna ; he is iVoiii Carauninia, in A«is 

 JVlinor, taken from on board a Turkish tessel 

 bound to Conslantinopic, and presented lo Capt. 

 Cierry hv the Greek Admiral Tomhazn, who as- 

 sured hinn that he was a native of the ahnre 

 jilace, and that he wonld he a »reat acqiiisilinn 

 to improve the hreeds m this rmmtrv. Their 

 wool is particularly ada[)ted to the mannfacture 

 of Camhiels, and their flesh is esteemed excel- 

 lent and delicate. This animal has a hroad tail 

 and the natural colour of the wool is dark brown 

 or' snuff colour; the fleece, before sfiearing, 

 dragged on the groimd, (except under the bel- 

 1}',) so as completely to h;d<' the feet, and weigh- 

 ed 21 lbs. ; he is in prime condition and sound 

 healih, the size greater than an) of the lar;je»t 

 sheep ol o>'v country. The head is beaulilul, 

 the eye (.lercing and quick in motion ; no tleece 

 beyond ti'e ears ; the head appear* to project 

 out from the tjeece, having the reseml)lance of 

 the dark i'rown short fur of the deer's bend 5 

 the horns are himdsomely seated^nd of the mid- 

 dle size. 



John Brenlnal, F.«q an English farmer of high 

 standing, residing in VVoodbrnlge, in a Iflter to 

 William Sb.jtivi II, of New York, dated lOlh 

 June 1825, says be took 21 lbs. of wool from 

 him, that he wonld have produced from 4 lo 5 

 lbs. more, had he noi have been robbed; that 

 there were several places of 5 or 6 inches square 

 from which the wool had been taken; further, 

 he is extremely gratified with the fraore ol ihe 

 animal ; thai he i« larse and perfect, his limbs 

 well proportioned, bl^ skin extremely delicate 

 and white, his strength great; at.d he has no 

 hesitation in saying this very extraord nary an- 

 imal will prove of much greater advaaiage to 



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our breeds Bf sheep thiin the Merino or any 

 other hitherto introduced ; as he is but three 

 years old. he will undoubtedly increase in size 

 and produce a still more abundant quantity o( 

 wool ; observing tlmt it* superior size, the 

 weight of the fleece, the length of Ihe wool, 

 and the qualily of Ihe flesh, cannot bul be liie 

 best recommendation ; and sayn lo ascertain ihe 

 ualily o( ihe flesh of a sheep is by the smell. 

 X person handlinif a buck of the Merino, English 

 01 American breeds, will find his hands exlreme- 

 \\ jffensive, which was not the case in shearing 

 thi.* ; on the contrary his fleece nnd flesh were 

 perfectly sweet. He recommends shearing twice 

 a y«ar. The breed of liiis sheep miisl be ex- 

 ceejlingly valuable in Ibis country, and we should 

 not he surprised if Mr ShoUvell should receive 

 orders for lambs lor Engfiand. The hair is not 

 as lilie as the Ct^hmere goats, bill it is thicker 

 and la greater quanlilies.- J\l'. Y. Statesman. 



[BV THIi EDlTOtV.] 



The Srasoft has assinned a new aspect since 

 our last, and Ihe weather is as favoranle 10 the 

 husbandjnan as he could wish. On Sunday last 

 in the afternoon there were hpa\y showers in 

 the northern an<l north eastern parts of ihis state. 

 The Newburyport Herald says " lor a few min- 

 utes we were completely enveloped in clouds, 

 driven iu sheets against our buildings by a per- 

 (Vet hurricane, and charged vvilh hail and with 

 thunder, which broke at short intervals witli 

 tremendous crashing — Ihe services weie com- 

 menced at the churches, hut were suspended for 

 a lime, as nothing could arre.^t atlenlion bul tie 

 disturbance of the elements without. Seyera; 

 trees were torn up liy the Tools, but we hear oi 

 no other damage; the body of the shower pass 

 ed to Ihe norlbward. A lar^e quantity ol' raiu 

 fell, for Ihe duration of the storm, but has fail- 

 ed lo saturate the parched soil." 



la West Newbuiy, according to the same pa- 



per, " a most tremendous bail sU/im was expe- 

 rienced on Sunilay last. Il went in a vein not 

 more than ihrce quarters of a mile wide from 

 W. N. VV. to E. S. E. and in its course cut the 

 leaves, and in many instances the ears from Ihe 

 corn stalks, stripped the fruit from Ihe trees, 

 and almost entirely destroyed the garden vege- 

 tables ; the hail stones were as large as pigeon's 

 eggs, and all conceivable shapes--bu»hels of 

 them could have been collected from the ground 

 after Ihe storm." 



In l.!oslon we had no rain on Sunday till near- 

 ly dark when there was a light s[irinkling. — 

 Some rain fell in Ihe night. On Monday fore- 

 noon, and evening we were favoured h iih show- 

 ers, arul on Tuesday wilh a considerable quanti- 

 ty of rain. 



It should seetn that the showers of Sunday 

 were topical, and not veiy extensive. Whether 

 the rains of Mondiiy and Tuesday were spread 

 over any considerable part of ihe country wc 

 have yet to be informed. The Franklin Post, 

 published in Greenfield, Mass. dated Tuisd.iy 

 Aug. 2. stales that "Ihe earth is e.<cessively 

 parched wilh drought, and the roads are literal- 

 ly piwder. No rain has fallen in this vicinity 

 for more than two iveeks. The herbage upon 

 the hills is parched and burnt, and l)ut for the 

 forests, our mountains would exhibit the serene- 

 nessand desolation of autumn. In the vallies 

 whiih are belter able to sustain the drought, its 

 t^fTeqls have nol yet beenjso severely fell, bul if 

 Ihe ^arlh is mt xj.ii refreshed wilh copious 

 showers, theiu is evciv reason In fear that the 

 hopes of the husbandman, which have been so 

 (air and promisinaf, will be blasted. We have 

 heatd It reported, ihat some of our farmers have 

 ■ilieaiiy begun to cut down their corn tor the 

 piH-|ioAe of saving for fodder, what would ollief- 

 ivise be lost." 



A disease is prevalent among tlie hofff? of George- 

 town, H. C. that proves very fatal. 1 h' y ai' suJcieu- 

 iy alt .ckeil with a stilTneas in Ihe legs ; they thiu hlim- 

 iler about wilh their eyes staling, api^Brerillj I'eiCect" 

 ly blind, and, in a few riiinutes diop down Hi.d die. 



Co/fe.— Samples of Philadeljihia Morha Coffef, rais- 

 ed at the seat ot Henry fratt, Lsq. have been txamio- 

 ed aud pronounced oetuliful specimens of that favorite 

 berry. 



Cuba is the Turkey of Transatlantic politics, tolli r- 

 ing to its fall, and kept from falHng ojily hy the strug- 

 gle of those who coiitrud for the right of catching her 

 in h-r descent. — Liondnn Courier. 



Silk TVormt. — A writer in the V'illag^e Record, strong- 

 ly rtconiniends io the American people the gio-wi.ig; of 

 the mulberry tree, raisiog silk worms and nisuniacUir- 

 ing^ silk — All which he amply proves can veiy easily 

 be done and would be vaftly profitable. 



hnmigranli. — Atioiit fifty weavers. Tnillwrig-hts, 

 stone-cutters, sulstantial farmers and common labor- 

 ers, arrived at Pottsmonth, Jv. H. on Tuesday last fro.-n 

 Ireland. The Journal adds, that at. out (hirly of tbein 

 had started lor liotton and the remainder would iJio- 

 ceed to the Chesapeake. 



Snda T1'at(r. — During the late warm weather v-e 

 liaye heard of many deaths by drinking cold wafer, 

 and what was not generally supposed, one at least by 

 brandy and water, wilh a piece of ice in i(. Soda wa- 

 ter is jfenerally diank very cold, but alihoi ^h num- 

 bers, at every hour "f the day, had been indulgipf, ic r 

 the last three weeks, in this deligbl'i.l bevetafe, r .n 

 the slightest injury was given to the systeui ty ii. <- 1. 

 thecontrary.it aliuosi in-tanfanecosly reno-alf «. U_-i 

 frame, and gives a tone to the stomach. — JV". Y. paf:cr. 



