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wool was from the back of Grandee, the celebrated crack buck 

 of a Rambouillet flock, though we were ignorant that he was of 

 this blood before. The writer, though we do not know him, 

 seems to have some advantage of Mr. B., as he has no occasion 

 to inquire how much we know of wool and sheep. It is true we 

 can lay no claim to the office of a shepherd, as the Rev. gentle- 

 man undoubtedly can, and certainly we entertain no envy towards 

 him for any superior skill which he may possess in judging of 

 wool, in consequence of his office. If, however, we have no 

 skill in judging of wool and sheep, we think we can discover 

 how it happens that Mr. B. is disturbed about his Rambouillets; 

 it is the exact measurement of the fibre, it is the test which has 

 been applied; or, it is the drawing of a measuring line over it 

 which creates the complaint and calls forth the inquiry, tiow much 

 does Dr. Emmons know ? But whether this is the cause or not, 

 the complaint is really groundless and uncalled for in our opinion, 

 though we have no very strong fears in regard to the result of 

 the inquiry. We intend, however, to teach Mr. Bingham some- 

 thing, and ought he not to be taught, as one who dares make such 

 inquiries, and should he not know too the consequences of his 

 unprovoked freedom. We certainly will show him, if assertion 

 is worth anything, that we do know something about sheep, and 

 the Rambouilllets too, which M^e hope will be satisfactory to the 

 worthy inquirer. And this is what we know, that the Rambou- 

 illet sheep belong to the first order, and especially those of the 

 flock of the Rev. gentleman, if the wool we have seen and ex- 

 amined is a criterion ; for, we have very rarely seen better. It is 

 just about the same stamp as some wool which we have measured 

 from a buck belonging to our friend, Mr. Sherwood, the President 

 of the New York State Agricultural Society. The difference be- 

 tween them seems to be just about this, one is a Rambouillet 

 Merino and the other is a Merino. If a long name is any advan- 

 tage to a sheep, as it seems to be sometimes to the high blooded 

 bipeds on the other side of the great waters, why, Mr. Bingham 

 has it. 



Now as we have measured the two kinds of wool before us, 



