INDEX. 



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Wisconsin, advantages of, for sheep hus- 

 bandry. Page 95—103. 

 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. 



quahty of that of different breeds com- 

 pared, 154. 



growth of, influenced by quantity of 

 feed, 28. 



frowth 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 tor, 137. 



',erms used to e.xpress difl'erent 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, 135 — 137. 



middle character and uses of, 110, 145, 

 146. 



middle character of, the sheep which pro- 

 duce 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., 154—163. 



comparative value of fine and coarse for 

 strength and wear, 157, 158. 



not a tair discrimination in prices of, 

 made by manufacftrers 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 South'^rn 

 States, 18", 20. 



average weight of, per fleece, in Nc'W 

 York, 18, 21, 53. 



amount of, grown in L). S., does not 

 meet home consumption, 123 — 126. 



amount ot", annually grown in U. S., 123. 

 amount of, consumed in U. S.. HH — 127. 

 uiiount of, co.isumed per head ir n S., 

 J27 



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



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 den'and R 



U. S., at different future periods. 12b 

 table of imports of into England, 110 

 table, brought down to 1816, 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 in« 



world, 123. 

 one of the most marketable agriculture! 



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 norihern compete with Southern 



Stales ill growing ? 162. 

 method of washing, 181. 

 method of washing, cut of arrangements 



for, 181. 

 method of shearing, 184. 

 method of sliearing, cuts of ar.ange 



ments for, 184. 

 method of doing up, 187 — 189. 

 method of doing up, cut of arrangememi 



for, 187, 188. 

 method of storing in wool room, 189. 

 method of sacking, 189. 

 room for storing, how arranged, 189. 

 depots, origin and objects of, 289, 29C. 

 depots, plan and regulations of, 290. 

 depots, advantages of, 291. 

 depots, peculiarly advantageous to the 



southern wool giower, 292. 

 Woollens, some processes and facts in manu> 



facturing of. describtd, 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 Sou'-hern S'ates in 



1839, 17. 

 amount of, made in New York, in 1839, 



17. 

 amount made in families decreasing ano 



causes. 89. 

 amount imported into U. S., from .521 



to 1845, 125. 

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

 amoimt consumed per head in U. .S. 



127. 

 amount required for future consumption 



in U. S., 128. 

 for slaves. See Slave 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, 125, 



128. 

 great profits of, m the North, 86 — 931 



125, 161. 

 would be equally profitable in the South, 



86. 

 stability of, in U. S., 125, 126, 161. 

 foreign competition defied by, otJm 



oresent tariff. 125. 



