NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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LONG WOOLED SHEEP. 



The animals, of which the above is a portrait, 

 were exhibited at the late Fair in New York, and 

 are. the property of J. McDonald and William Rath- 

 bone. The principal recommendations of this breed, 

 "The Leicester," are its fulness and beauty of 

 form ; greater weight for their size than other 

 sheep; early maturity ; an unequaled propensity 

 to fatten, and the weight of their fleece and length 

 of wool. They have small heads, and very little 

 offal. 



The wool business is becoming one of magnitude 

 and importance, and it is an object for the farmer 

 to possess a breed yielding both good fleece and 

 flesh. This plate was procured expressly for the 

 columns of the Farmer, and will be succeeded by 

 engravings of other breeds which are considered 

 among the best. 



ures and their adaptation to particular soils and 

 crops. It cannot be expected that a single volume 

 could possibly contain the whole sum of chemical 

 knowledge, applicable to the science of agricul- 

 ture ; but on looking over the closely-printed and 

 compact tables of analyses, and the abundant for- 

 mulas, which this publication contains, I could not 

 fail to be surprised at the industry manifested in 

 preparing it. I was also gratified to find it so 

 well adapted to the American system of husbandry, 

 and so practical in its character. Its copious and 

 accurate index adds not a little to its value. I 

 shall certainly recommend it to my agricultural 

 friends as a very useful book, and one necessary to 

 every scientific farmer. I am 



Respectfully your ob't serv't, 



Charles T. Jackson, Stale Assayer, tyc- 

 To C. M. Saxton, Esq., N. Y. 



THE AMERICAN MUCK BOOK. 



We expressed our high opinion of this book in 

 the Farmer of Nov. 29 ; and upon a more thor- 

 ough examination of its contents, find that opinion 

 fully sustained. Below we give the judgment of 

 one much better qualified to speak of its merits 

 than ourselves. It is a very handsome volume, 

 price $1, and for sale in this city at the bookstore 

 of Messrs. Tappan & Whittemore: — 



Boston, No«. &h, 1851. 



Dear Sir : — I have the pleasure of acknowl- 

 edging the receipt of a copy of the "American 

 Muck Book," recently published by you, and ed- 

 ited by Mi. D. J. Browne. 



From an attentive examination of the pages of 

 this book, I have come to the conclusion that it is 

 one of the best works extant, on the principles of 

 scientific agriculture, and the best compendium of 

 our most recent knowledge of the nature of man- 



CASTOR OIL FOR LIGHT. 



The Jacksonville (111.) Journal says, it may not 

 be generally known that castor oil is better for 

 lamps than sperm or laid oil, 'which is the fact. 

 Some years since, when this oil was cheaper than 

 either of the others, the editors of that paper used 

 it in their parlor lamps, much pleased with the re- 

 sult; it gives a white, clear, beautiful light, and 

 does not clog the wick. It sells in Illinois at one 

 dollar a gallon. 



Remarks. — Will some one who has the knowl- 

 edge inform us whether any particular course of 

 culture is necessary for the castor bean, what its 

 product is per acre, and the best method of obtain- 

 ing the oil. In the scarcity of the whale, and the 

 high price of some of the lesser lights, we should 

 be glad to know something more of the bean light 

 It is possible that the farmer, through this litt.e 

 leguminous plant, may yet shine out transcendent 

 ly bright, beside finding profit in the trade. Le 

 us have the light. 



