FINE WOOL SHEEP HUSBANDRY. 105 
superior in quality to that of any Merino, except the 
Saxon, ever brought into or bred in our country. 
The weight of that fleece has been stated by Mr. 
Chamberlain. Wherever it is most profitable to grow 
really jime wool, this variety ought to stand unrivalled. 
And I cannot entertain a doubt that there will 
always be sufficient demand in the United States for 
such wool, to make large flocks of these Silesian 
sheep profitable. If our broadcloth mannfactures 
should revive, as it is to be hoped they will, it will 
add immensely to the call for this class of wool. 
Where it is desirable to make crosses between 
Merinos and coarse breeds, or to add to the fineness 
and evenness of coarse families of Merinos, these 
sheep would seem well fitted to the object. 
Since writing the above, I have examined Mr. 
Chamberlain’s imported flock and their descendants, 
in his possession. My impressions of the admirable 
quality and uniformity of their fleeces is fully con- 
firmed. Most of the lambs were dropped when I 
saw them (Heb. 10th), and the ewes appear to be 
excellent nurses. Their carcasses are round, and of 
good shape. Some of them are taller in proportion 
to weight than I consider desirable—because the 
German breeders pay less attention to this point—but 
this tendency could be promptly changed without 
going out of the flock for rams. I know not why 
there is so prevalent an idea that they are small 
sheep. They are at least as large as the ordinary 
American Merino. They are entirely free from gum 
within the wool, but are exceedingly yolky and dark 
colored. They are housed in the winter and at night 
throughout the summer, to protect them from dogs 
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