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editor’s table. 
®fritor’0 Sable. 
Rambouillet Sheep. —We spoke in a little note 
in our last number, of having sold the entire flock of 
these sheep belonginglo Mr. Collins, of Connecticut, 
to Mr. L. G. Bingham, of Vermont, and that we intend¬ 
ed to notice them when they passed through this city, 
as we thought they might deserve. Two years ago 
last June, we inspected these Rambouillets, and 
found them superior to anything we had before seen 
in the United States. Since this we have looked over 
a good many other Merino flocks, embracing some of 
the finest native bred animals in the country; and 
with these fresh in our minds, we aver upon this 
second examination of Mr. Collins’ importation, that 
we know no other sheep equal to them for fineness, 
softness, felting qualities, evenness, closeness, and 
weight of fleece, coupled with great size of carcase, 
style, and an indefinable air of high breeding. They 
are also thrifty, hardy, and of excellent constitution. 
We should judge them generally to be from one-tenth 
to one-fifth larger in size than the average of good 
Merino sheep. Some of their fleeces are almost as 
fine as the finest Saxon, and none are of an inferior 
quality ; they are also remarkably free from gum ; and 
yet the fibres of the fleece are so fine and close together, 
as to render it almost impervious to the severest 
storms. Instead of the very objectionable gum, their 
wool is well supplied with yolk, equally disused, and 
imparting to the fleece on opening it, a rich, bright 
golden color. This, when washed in tepid water, un¬ 
like gum, is easily cleansed out (being nothing but a 
pure animal soap), leaving the wool soft, and of a most 
beautiful clear white. 
These sheep will make an excellent cross on the 
Merino flocks of Vermont, and we recommend them 
to the attention of the breeders >n that quarter. They 
are a most valuable importation, and Mr. Collins de¬ 
serves the thanks of the country for his spirit and 
liberality in making it. They are pure Merinos, bred 
in the Royal flock at Rambouillet. one of the best pro¬ 
bably in Europe. The originals of these superb ani¬ 
mals, by permission of the king, were chosen from the 
best flocks in Spain, about 60 years ago, and have 
since been bred by the French government with the 
greatest care. 
Travels in North America in the Years 
1841-2; with Geological Observations on the United 
States, Canada, and Nova Scotia. By Charles Lyell 
In two volumes, with colored maps and engravings. 
Wiley & Putnam, 161 Broadway. Price $1.75. We 
may congratulate America upon the great change 
which has latterly taken place in the race of travel¬ 
lers who come among us, and see fit to publi-h their 
notes upon this country. Foremost among these 
eminent and candid foreigners, stands the author of 
this work. Mr. Lyell has an enlarged and unpre¬ 
judiced mind, and takes a fair view of things, morally 
and philosophically. His scientific notes are of great 
value, and make us rather proud of our country. He 
thinks America, geologically, much older than Eu¬ 
rope, so that we may now, with some show of reason, 
change the titles of the new and old world with her. 
We heartily commend this work of Mr. Lyell’s to our 
readers, and assure them that its perusal will be an 
intellectual treat. When he finds fault, he generally 
does it with the candor of a liberal and enlightened 
mind ; and such things as deserve praise he speaks of 
with apparent pleasure. 
Fine Wool. —We have received very beautiful 
samples of Saxony wool from the flock of Mr. Nathan 
Linton, of Lebanon, Ohio. We understand that Mr. 
L. is breeding his animals with great care, and that 
ne has lately procured a buck from the celebrated flock 
of the late H. D. Grove, of this State, with a view o 
making a fresh cross upon it. 
Essay on Guano. By J. E. Teschemacher, We 
are indebted to Saxton & Kelt, of Boston, and Saxton 
& Huntington, of this city, for copies of this pamph¬ 
let of .51 pages. It is an excellent work, by one who 
has paid great attention to the subject. The account 
of experiments given in it of the guano are such as 
were made in this country, which renders the pamph¬ 
let much more valuable for Americans. For sale by 
Saxton & Miles, 205 Broadway. 
Stock for the South, —Mr. Vail, of Troy, re¬ 
cently shipped a superb bull calf, about three months 
old, to Col. Wade Hampton, of Columbia, South 
Carolina. It was got by his imported Wellington, out 
of imported Lady Barrington, both of which animals 
are from the celebrated herd of Mr. Bates, of Vork- 
shire, England. The above calf is a beautiful red 
color, of fine points, and shows high breeding. The 
price paid for him is $300. Wellington has now gone 
to Black Rock, to serve a year in the fine herd of Mr. 
L. F. Allen, of that place. Mr. A. used Symmetry last 
year, since sold by Mr. Vail, to Col. Sherwood, of 
Auburn, for $300. These are prices such as no other 
man in the State has obtained ; and however the com¬ 
mittees of Agricultural Societies may decide, good 
breeders will exercise their own judgments in regard 
to selecting their stock, and paying such prices as 
they think proper. We congratulate these gentlemen 
on their purchases. The calf was selected for Col. 
Hampton, by A. G. Summer, Esq., of Columbia, S. 
C., when on here last fall, he being a capital judge of 
stock. Quite a lot of fine Cotswold sheep, from Mr 
Sotham’s flock, went out to South Carolina at the 
same time with the Lady Barrington calf. These 
were designed for Messrs. Hampton, Summer, and 
others. Quite a movement has been made in sheep 
this year. South and West. We have shipped to a 
considerable number of gentlemen there, and have 
several more orders to fill. Dr. Robert R. Reed, of 
Washington, Pennsylvania, has been on here purchas¬ 
ing a fine lot of Saxons, Mr. Beach, also, of Ohio, 
has ordered of the Grove flock through us. We have 
letters from Mr. Taintor, of Connecticut, now travel- 
lino in Germany, stating that he shall consign to us, 
early in the spring, a lot of superb Saxons, for Mr. 
Samuel C. Scoville, of Salisbury, Ct. These facts in¬ 
dicate that stock matters are looking up again. We 
have no doubt that breeders of choice animals will 
hereafter obtain fair prices for all they may have to 
sell for several years. Mr. Sotham has sold his su¬ 
perb cart-horses to the Messrs. Eaton, of Columbus, 
Ohio; and to others quite a number of Hereford cat¬ 
tle, and Cotswold sheep. 
Cotton, from the Pod to the Factory. —This 
is an admirable little work, price 12£ cents, contain¬ 
ing the history, gathering, marketing, and manufactur¬ 
ing of the great staple of the South. 
Great Corn Crop. —Mr. Paschall Morris, of Al- 
lerton Farm, near Westchester, Pa., raised a crop of 
ten acres of corn the past season, averaging one hun¬ 
dred and one bushels and three pecks per acre. This crop 
was awarded the first premium by the Chester and 
Delaware County Agricultural Society. It was mea 
sured by Messrs. John North, Jr., and James Painter, 
the committee appointed for that purpose. The com¬ 
mittee say that a part of the field yielded at the rate 
of 110 bushels per acre. 
To Correspondents. —Agricola, Henry J. Can- 
field, Wm. Leavenworth, Querk, and E. S. are receiv¬ 
ed. The article on Herefords, by Mr. Stevens, being 
rather a long one and to be follovred by others, we let 
it lie over till January, so as to have the series com¬ 
plete in Vol, V. The first, in the September No., was 
merely prefatory. 
