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to explain for himself. We spoke of the mixture 
of those sheep with others as a general thing, 
which Mr. Avery acknowledges in his next para¬ 
graph. He should be more particular in stating 
what We said, as his construction of our meaning 
in this last sentence is entirely different from what 
we wrote. For “ none from which pure bloods, 
&c., could be obtained, &c., except the flock of 
Mr. C.,” read, 44 among those pure-bred flocks, 
&c., that undoubtedly superior to all others within 
our knowledge .” (See page 99 of current volume 
of this paper.) 44 None” and “except” are quite 
different words from 14 among” and “ within our 
knowledge.” 
(h.) If Mr. Collins’ Grandee was put in high 
condition, we are confident he would weigh 200 
lbs. easily. If Mr. Avery has Paular Merinos 
which 44 it is not uncommon to weigh from 160 
to 180 lbs.,” we can only say that such weights 
are very uncommon among any pure-breds that we 
ever saw, and we have inspected thousands bred 
in this country, and some hundreds imported direct 
from Spain. Several gentlemen of our acquain¬ 
tance who have kept Paular Merinos, which they 
procured from Col. Humphrey’s importation, cor¬ 
roborate the above assertion. 
(c.) We wish Mr. Avery would send us a clean 
washed fleece weighing 12 to 14 lbs., for we never 
saw such a one from any fine-woolled sheep’s 
back of a pure breed, save the Rambouillet. If 
he will, we promise to pay him its full value. 
The only true test of clean wool is to scour it 
ready for manufacturing. Mr. Collins’ unwashed 
wool we know to be quite as clear of dirt as many 
a lot clean washed. We say all this without 
meaning to question the fact that Mr. Avery’s 
wool is not clean and thoroughly washed. We 
did not state the whole truth regarding the clip 
of Mr. Collins’ sheep, for he was too modest to 
allow us to do so, saying the §tory would not be 
believed. We now say, that several of the ewes’ 
fleeces weighed from 8 to 9 lbs., and one weighed 
10 lbs., free of all tags, and very clean wool for un¬ 
washed. It was one year’s growth only. We 
have sent Mr. Avery a sample of this wool, that 
he may judge of its quality. The wool of the 
Rambouillets is very even over the whole body, 
being nearly as fine on the rumps and thighs, as 
on the back, which makes a great difference in 
the value of a fleece, for it samples principally as 
first and second qualities, leaving scarce anything 
for the third and fourth. We beg especial atten¬ 
tion to this fact. 
(d.) Since the above was in type, Mr. Avery 
has called at our office with samples of his wool. 
They are certainly very fine and even j but whether 
these were average specimens of the whole fleece 
Mr. Avery could not say. To decide the relative 
merits between Mr. Collins’ and Mr. Avery’s 
sheep, in their wool, it would be necessary to com¬ 
pare the fleeces of both together; for it is not a 
fine lock here and there chosen from a sheep’s 
back, which shows the value of a fleece, when 
there is coarse wool enough on other parts to coun¬ 
terbalance this ; but it is the general evenness of 
the whole fleece , as remarked above, and herein 
consists, as we contend, one of the chief excellen¬ 
cies of the Spanish Merinos at Rambouillet. He as¬ 
sures us that Mr. Hull, of whom he obtained his 
flock, purchased them in the year 1823, before the 
Saxons were brought into this country; they 
could not, therefore, have any cross of this blood 
in them; and Mr. Hull has continued to breed 
them free from any other than his own blood of 
Paular Merinos. From Mr. Avery’s description, 
also, we have no doubt that his Paulars have in¬ 
creased in size since coming into his possession, 
and that they have been improved in their forms, 
he having bred with an eye to both of these points. 
If, therefore, this be correct, what we have said 
about the weight of Paular Merinos under note ( b) 
will not apply to his sheep. It is our intention to 
visit Mr. Avery’s flock at shearing time next year, 
and be able to judge more particularly for our¬ 
selves ; the public shall then hear from us again 
on these matters, for we are desirous of giving 
every breeder all the justice that is due him. 
We go for the best animals without any reference 
to those who own or have bred them. 
For the American Agriculturist. 
SUPERIOR BREAD. 
Melt 2 oz. of butter in a pint of warm water, 
then add a small tea-spoonful of salt, lbs. of flour, 
and two table-spoonfuls of yest. Now beat well 
the yolks of 3 eggs and stir them in, then beat the 
whites to a stiff froth and stir them in also. They 
must be the last thing put in. Beat the whole 
well together from 8 to 10 minutes, or until the 
mixture will not adhere to the spoon. Fill the 
pans about three quarters full and set it to rise, 
which will take from 3 to 4 hours. It must be 
baked in the pans in which it is set to rise, and is 
to be eaten moderately warm. 
A Dutchess County Lady. 
For the American Agriculturist. 
SOAP-STONE GRIDDLES. 
As the season of pancakes is coming on, it may be 
interesting to some of your readers to know, that 
a griddle made of soap-stone is greatly superior 
to the ordinary kind made of cast iron. They re- 
