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with a great quantity of wool, a high degree of fineness. Tkis kind 

 of heavy folded animals^ rams and ewes^ are now considered the best 

 for breeding and wool bearing.^'' 



" The Spaniards kill all those lambs which are born with few folds 

 and fine short hair, or almost naked; because experience has taught 

 them that the offspring of such animals bear a fine wool, but produce 

 oy degrees animals with flabby, light fleeces, which gradually lose 

 the folds, and become thinner and thinner in the fleece; and are con- 

 sequently less advantageous to the wool grower than those sheep 

 which are produced from lambs with plenty of folds, and a thick 

 cover of fine, soft hair." 



ALDERNEYS. 



COMMUNICATION FROM. R. L. COLT, ESQ. 



Paterson, JV. /., December 4, 1849. 



A. Chandler, American Institute. 



Dear Sir — I am entirely satisfied that the Alderney stock raised in 

 this country does not deteriorate ; on the contrary, the calves I have 

 raised from imported cows are larger, and give more milk than the 

 imported stock, and as rich in quality. And so I can say of the 

 Ayrshires, both of which grade of cattle I have imported, and both 

 I think are increased in size, if not in all the qualities belonging to 

 their individual breed, and certainly they have not fallen off in their 

 milking qualities. 



I would strongly recommend to your Institute that you import 

 samples of the best plows, harrows, drill machines, and, in short, a 

 sample of all the best agricultural implements of England ; let them 

 be exhibited to our mechanics, and we may be sure that they will im- 

 prove upon them. Then import all the best samples of wheat, rye, 

 oats, and seeds of roots, and distribute them to our farmers with this 

 condition, that the recipients return two for one, for future distribu- 

 tion. 



