NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



ed of all its suj)pvi1iious or exuberant part*, ap- in;; convex on each side, concave in the centre 

 proaclies to the form of a circle," for about Juaif its lenglh, and tlien convex to its 



*' Th? woriis • siiperiluous part-' may require torniiiiation, should be stron-j, full of horn, pro- 

 Some explanation: — Suppose a hor<e to have mincnt ami vlprorous in its appearance, open in 

 run in the fields until he is four or tivc 3 ears the centre or cleft, and full on its sides and poipts. 

 old, and that his foet have never been touched •' The s|)ace between tiie fioij and bars should 

 by an instrument, this stale of the feet, would be open, distinct, and clear, and the heels of the 

 by many persons, be called a slate of nature, crust should come as far back, or nearly so, as 

 and the foot «o.ild therefore be thought per- the heel of the frorj/' 



feet ; but it ought to bo considered like any oth- IVcok Feet. — " Teet of this di>=cripfion are 

 er production of horn, nl-.ich has grown into a frequently large, flat and thin, thouj:h there are 

 state ol exuoerance in some parts, and is worn also some which are verv thin, lull not out of 

 and broken in other-. AVhen the hoof is dives- proportion in si/e : both kinds ari> uidformly run- 

 ted o( these exuberances in the same way, as v:c ca\e on the front i)art of the crust, and curl up 

 cut our nails to keej) them in a lit state, 1 con- at the toe, in proportion to the extent of the 

 sider that the proper time to look at the hoof, defect, it is equally observable, that the cru>t 

 to observe its natural shafie. It will then appear in feet of this description, is uncxen on the sur- 

 that the base or bottom of the crust descends to face; being frequently indented, wrinkled, aud 

 the lowest part of the foot, and I'rojects beyond having a rin^like appearance." 

 the sole, and is that i>art which the hor-e rests Snnill Fed. — '' It is, not unfrequcnt to see large 

 ujion. It should therefore be thick, tlnn and horses, but chielly among those which are 

 *'''°"2;. thorough-bred, with small feet. The bass of 



"As the crust is that part on which the shoe the feet of these horses not being broad enough 

 rests, and to which it is nailed, it is \evy im- to support the superincumbent weight, they are 

 porlant that it should be perfect in thickness consequently insecure on their legs, and soon 

 and strennfth. The bars or hinders, being a re- break down." 



flection or continuation of the crust, should he 

 tirm and strong, and should have an oblique 

 poBition in the descent to their imion willi the 

 bottom of the frog. The sole should also be 

 tirmly and unlbrmly united with the crust and 

 bars, and be strong and concave." 

 " Th 



Large Feel. — " There is likewise a class of 

 horses with feet of a form the reverse of the 

 last described, having no particular malforma- 

 tion, but being too large and unwieldy," 



" When such horses are required to work, the 

 weight of the foot has a manilest effect on their 



e frog, which is uneven in its sur.lice, be- action, rendering it slow and clumsy 

 * S 



EXPLA.VATIO.y OF nijil CUTS. 

 Fio. 1. — Natural hoof, -aiut rf-prc-sentation of tlic French metlioii of diivinjf tlic naile within tlic crust, and 



going througli a portion of the sole. 

 Fig. 2. — Contracted hooC 

 Fic. 3. — Convex sole, or pumiced hoof. 

 Fig. 4. — Flat thin hoof, with weak low heels. 



Fro.Ti the American Fr.rmer of Anjust 23. I have given a full account of these sheep in 



the 2d volume of the Pliihulelphia Agricultural 



TUNISIAN SHEEP Memmrs. My opinions continue unaltered; and 



,,, , . , . J- ,1 rii ■ 1 had supnosed the subject to have been ex- 



We have ctc at pleasure in recording the rollov,in» , , , . 1 • • • j- 1 



authentic history of an importation of ■funisian Sheep, hausted. I have no desire to revive it, turlher 



and we i)articularly desire that our correspondents than to answer your queries as fully as historical 



would furnish us with accounts, as detailed, respecting facts require; and that with no personal objects, 



every impi.rtalion of Live Stork, which has come witli- | ^^ „(,( relate the circumstances to blazon mv 



,n their knowledge ; and especially when the facts ^^^^^ exertions, but under a persuasion that a use- 



50 conclusively demonstrate the t<'ndency ol agricuRu- _ , , \ , /- .1 1 .1 



rul pursuits and subjects to inspire all who .mhark ^u' moral may be drawn from them. I am the 



therein, with a liberality of feeling and design which, only person acquainted with the whole subject, 



so far from admitting the idea of venal rivalry or sordid to which I do not mean to give more importance 



monopoly, hid every one generously welcome to the thaii your inquiries seem to elicit. Col. Pickeriii'.;, 



fair enjoyment of new sources of profit. with'bis accustomed candor, has published, 111 



Fo7(/io«''i paper of the 4th or 5th of July l:i«t, 

 Belmont, August 14, 1822. what he thought proper as to himself" The 

 Dear oir, paragraph has not his singnature ; but he inform- 

 In your paper of the 2d instant, I see queries ed me of his having written it ; and 1 mention 

 respecting the Tims nno.\nrAii.En Shekp. it, for reasons operating with me. 

 " Hoxu many 7vere received i* and were any sent I imderstood, /Vow Gen. Eatnn, and so did 

 iiUo ether states ?" Col. Pickering, that eight or ten sheep were 



shipped; but only a pair arrived. Reing fai 

 preferable to the coast sheep, they were pro 

 cured by Gen. Eaton, (as he inibrincd me,) <\ 

 the Dey's farm in the interior of the country, h\ 

 the Dey's permission, as a compliment to the 

 I'liifed Stales. It was therefore proper tha: 

 they should pass under the direction of the Sec- 

 retary of State. They arrived in the TJclau-are. 

 in a publ'c ship; and of course, were placed hv 

 Col. Pickering in the neighbourhood of the pori 

 of arrival. It v.ould have been out ofcharactei 

 with him, (only one pair having arrived) li 

 have sent them into any other state ; nor woul 

 he have so done, in wliatsoever way he niigli 

 have received them. 1 was informed that tlu 

 rest of the shipment |)erished at sea. Cajii 

 Ccihlcs, to whose care they were committed, hai 

 a character too respectable to permit any sup 

 position that he was either negligent or selfish 

 yet Gen. Eaton expressed much dissatisfactioi. 

 and chagrin. 



The burlhensomc, though not regretted, de- 

 posit, uas put into my hands by Col. Pickering 

 Concidciing myself as a kind of trustee; aniJ 

 always desirous of spreading through our coun- 

 try tiie benefits of such acquisitions; I refuset 

 offers of emolument ; though no terms forbid- 

 iling personal profit, were made. I gratuitously 

 disjiersed the breed, not only in Pennsylvania 

 but into the neiglibouring states ; at no smal 

 trouble and expense to myself. Several victu- 

 allers, finding the superiority of the mutton ove: 

 that of all other sheep, both in quality and price 1 

 made up a purse and offered any sum I chose U 

 fix for the Ram. I refused the proffer, and af 

 ter his covering, during several seasons grea 

 numbers of ewes sent to my farm; and thci( 

 pastured and served without charge; he was con 

 Tcyod to my late friend. Gen. Ilinid'x farm nea; 

 Lancaster; where he was killed by dogs ; affe; 

 propagating the breed extensively. The ew< 

 met the like late, on my farm ; having yeaned ■ 

 healthy lamb at sixteen 3 ears of age. 



Chancellor Liringsion^s sale of two .Merini 

 sheep for §3000, gave impetus to the ardo: 

 which had begun to operate in favor of tha 

 breed. Had he given them away, the effec 

 would have been tar olherivise on the minds 

 both farmers and speculators. Euila les homnics 

 Fancy paints profits in proportion to price paid 

 Small gains are counted on gifts, or cheap pur 

 chases. 



Discovering the impolicy of continuing (how 

 ever beneficial my distributions may, at first 

 have been.) gratuitously to bestow lambs ; am 

 of mv other modes of dispersing the breed with 

 out charge ; I encouraged my neighbor, Thoma. 

 Bones, in raising fine Broadlailed Sheep, fron 

 my stock, for sale on his own account. He di( 

 great justice to my confidence in him ; and sole 

 considerable numbers ; many whereof at thcii 

 request, 1 selected for the purchasers. Manj 

 were sent to South Carolina, as I mention in oui 

 volume. The credit of, and dcaiandfor the sheepl 

 Xi'ere rcalhj enhanced by the prices paid for them 

 though those prices were moderate, indeed 

 compared with those of jlffri.ios; which over 

 whelmed the Tunisians in public opinion, dur 

 ing the Jlerino-fever. 



Country peojile do not vabie an article givet 

 a-ji-aii; presuming that it is held by the donor it 

 ^inall estimation ; and in this they are not sin 

 Hular. The usual short sighted practice amon§ 

 farmers, of selling to victuallers, or in the mur 



