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Will the gentleman be so good as to answer the 
following questions. Examiner says, that ■ “ for 
many years the exportation of the Paular wool from 
Spain was strictly prohibited, the whole of it being 
retained for the use of the royal manufactories of 
cloths.” If Paular is so very valuable above 
other wool, why do we not have a regular quota¬ 
tion of that kind of wool, as we now have the right 
of importing every quality of wool from Spain ? 
Why is it that Saxony wool is always quoted high¬ 
est at home and abroad ? If there is no doubt 
about what kinds of sheep should be classed among 
the. fme-woolled,-why did the committee in class¬ 
ing the several kinds of sheep, use so much care 
as to particularly describe what breeds should be 
considered as coming under the head of fme-wooh 
led ?” Why did Examiner misconstrue the intent 
and plain meaning of my communication about the 
equality of the Paular Merinos, that appeared in 
the Cultivator, by making- very liberal use of one 
sentence, and leaving out the next ? Where is his 
authority for asserting that “ there is no such thing 
as a Paular buck, nor anything deserving the name 
in the whole country 
There is one flock in this county of 400, in the 
possession of a son whose father purchased some 
twenty years ago direct from the importer, and 
these have never been adulterated by any other 
breed. My sheep, a part of them, are a branch 
from this flock of “Simon Pures and the rest are 
from celebrated breeders, who represent them as 
pure descendants of the “ Paular or old-fashioned 
Merino .” They have every appearance of that 
variety, as I understand them. Examiner thinks 
there “ should be a greater and more evident de¬ 
gree of throatiness .” I would ask him, as lie 
seems to know all about the Paulars, if every 
sheep of that variety have that peculiar mark 
equally developed ? 
There is a mark about my sheep I would like 
to have Examiner explain. What race is distin¬ 
guished for that peculiarity? It is this: most of 
the Iambs, when first dropped, show some sandy 
marks about the body, some one or ail of the legs 
may be of a sandy color, some sandy spots on the 
back or side the size of a cent or larger; and most 
invariably about the eyes, which can be seen, at 
all ages. There are other points of more value, 
such as good size, very large limbs, strong consti¬ 
tution, loose skin about the neck and breast, and 
frequently along the sides; the wool has a very 
curly appearance, filled with gum, yolk or oil, be¬ 
fore cleansing, and sells here now for thirty-seven 
cents per pound. 
Solomon Jewet-t. 
From the Magazine of Horticulture. 
OBITUARY. 
Died, in Roxbury, on the 13th of August, John 
Prince, Esq., at the age of 73 years. For many 
years Mr. Prince has lived a retired life, and du¬ 
ring that period his name has been so seldom be¬ 
fore the public, that many have almost forgotten 
the important part which he formerly took in the 
progress of agricultural and horticultural improve¬ 
ment. 
Mr. Prince at one time owned one of the finest 
gardens around Boston. He was one of the first 
to.introduce from abroad many of the new kinds 
of pears and other fruits, from which the amateur 
is 'now- reaping such rich results.' He also intro¬ 
duced.many new green-house plants; his collec¬ 
tion, fifteen or sixteen years ago, was onh of the 
largest in the vicinity. Almost the first green¬ 
house plant we ever purchased or possessed we 
liad from Mr. Prince’s garden. It was a small 
specimen of the Lantana camara, and so strong 
was the impression made upon us by the beauty 
of the flower, that we have’ever since had plants 
in our collection. 
Mr. Prince was, from its first organization, an 
active, member, and a trustee, of the Massachu¬ 
setts Agricultural Society. He imported the first 
cast-iron plow, and he was the first to propose a 
plowing-match, for the trial of this valuable imple¬ 
ment. 
To the active life of Mr. Prince, and his merits 
as an agriculturist, the public are deeply indebted ; 
lus private virtues were equal to his public worth: 
he was a generous townsman; and his integrity 
gained for him many friends, whose respect and 
esteem for his virtues increased to the period of 
his death. 
From the American Agriculturist Almanac. 
SOUTHERN CALENDAR FOR OCTOBER AND 
NOVEMBER. 
To the sugar-planter, as well as the cotton-grower, 
October and November are the most important months 
in the year. To the cotton-grower, the work of these 
months will be nearly the same as that of September; 
as to the suga-r-planter, it xvill claim his special atten¬ 
tion. In the early part of October, let him commence 
and get everything in readiness for cutting and grind¬ 
ing his cane. Repair the roads leading from the cane 
fields to the mill, if necessary; put your carts and yokes 
in order; procure and sharpen the knives or hooks foi 
cutting the cane; see that the mills or rollers are prop¬ 
erly geared, well oiled, and are clean. If your business 
will warrant it, procure by all meafns a steam-engine, 
rather than use horses or mules in grinding. See that 
the kettles are well set, and that the flues are strong 
and cleared of filth. Put in order the coolers, and all 
minor implements used in the operations. Also pre¬ 
pare barrels or hogsheads for filtering ; and look to the 
gutters or conductors for conveying the juices or syrups, 
and see that they are tight, and properly fitted to your 
work. Draw and split fuel for boiling, if it has not 
been done before. 
By the last of October, in ordinary seasons, more or 
less of the cane attains its usual maturity in Florida, 
and Louisiana. When this period arrives, the first 
thing to be done is to provide for future crops. Give 
early attention to the saving of seed, on account of the 
injury which seed-cane receives by frost, and which is 
liable to occur before the middle of November. The 
general rule observed in saving cane for planting, is to 
reserve such a portion of the crop as is the least valu¬ 
able for grinding. Hence, those fields which have pro¬ 
duced cane from the same stubble for two, three, or four 
years, and which now require, from the stinted growth 
they produce, to he replanted with cane or some other 
crop, are selected to furnish seed-canes. The canes 
