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usefulness of this discussion, and that my slight 
labor therein has not been in vain. But before in¬ 
dulging any such complacent feelings, I am bound 
to say, that the truth of this assertion of Mr. Jew¬ 
ett’s, is not only doubted , but it is entirely disbe¬ 
lieved, by many large and intelligent wool-growers, 
residing in the same vicinity with himself, whose 
means of information are extensive, and whose in¬ 
terests prompt them to a rigid scrutiny of the truth 
of all such pretensions, as well as to a close exami¬ 
nation of the quality and value of all the fine-wool- 
ied flocks of any importance, for a great extent of 
country around them. Those persons, or at least 
some of them, have had not only a long and fa¬ 
miliar acquaintance with the flocks of their own 
county, but, to my certain knowledge, they have 
travelled great distances, both in, and out, of their 
own state of Vermont, and have ransacked the 
country far and wide, without success, in search 
of good, hardy, heavy-fleeced, pure bred Merinos, 
with which to cross and improve their own flocks. 
They assure me, that according to the best of their 
knowledge and belief, there is no such flock of 
pure bred sheep, as Mr. Jewett describes, neither 
in his county, nor in the state of Vermont, nor yet 
in any part of the United States, so far as their 
knowledge extends. They feel great curiosity 
and interest on this subject, and say they shall be 
greatly obliged, if Mr. Jewett will, through your 
columns, have the goodness to inform the public, 
of the particulars of the location, the name and 
residence of this “ son of a father,” whom he al¬ 
leges to be the possessor of such a truly precious 
inheritance. I almost wonder that Mr. Jewett did 
not condescend to give us full particulars, in his 
former communication. But I trust he will now 
have liberality and public spirit enough to respond 
to this call, and furnish us the much desired infor¬ 
mation, without further loss of time. It is a duty 
he owes the public; for surely the fortunate own¬ 
er of that invaluable pure bred Paular flock, must 
have a “ local habitation and a nameand if so, 
it is of much consequence to us farmers and wool- 
growers, that we should not be left longer in ig¬ 
norance of such valuable items, which of course 
Mr. Jewett can have no motive for withholding. 
When he lets us know the whereabouts of those 
400 pure Paulars, we will all go and see them, 
and purchase too, if they are “ right ,” and their 
happy owner will consent to part with any of them. 
But seriously, is it at all likely, that such a flock 
as Mr. J. describes, such a fountain of pure, un¬ 
adulterated Paular Merino blood, would have re¬ 
mained to this late day, undiscovered, and un¬ 
known to other wool-growers in Mr. Jewett’s 
neighborhood ? It seems to me, to say the least, 
very improbable. I have no sort of faith in it. 
Not that Mr. Jewett intended to deceive us—of 
course not. But then he may himself, have been 
grossly deceived, and imposed upon in this matter, 
as well as in some others. 
Can it be possible that in his story of the 400 
Vermont Paulars, Mr. Jewett refers 'to the flock 
of Mr. Hull, of Wallingford, in that state, from 
whom it is understood that he purchased two or 
three sheep, including his boasted and pictured 
ram, the very same identical mongrel , which was 
the subject of my criticism, and whose unfounded 
claim to the name of Paular, was the original oc¬ 
casion of my remarks ? If it should prove that 
Mr. J. did really refer to the flock of Mr. Hull of 
Wallingford, I presume it will be enough for this 
time, that I should quote the published views, of 
an experienced judge of sheep and wool, residing 
in Vermont, not far from Mr. Jewett, and who 
can not well be mistaken in regard to what he 
says on the subject in question. I have reference 
to Mr. Wightman Chapman, of Middlebury, Vt., 
who is presumed to be at least as good authority 
as either Mr. Jewett or Mr. Hull, or Mr. Hull’s 
clerical coadjutor and brother-in-law, the Rev. Mr. 
Avery. I presume no one will question this, nor 
doubt Mr. Chapman’s intimate and familiar knowl¬ 
edge in regard to wool and sheep. I quote from 
volume 2d, of “ Transactions of the New York 
State Agricultural Society,” for 1842, in which, 
Mr. Chapman says :— 
“ There are a great variety of other breeds of 
sheep here, among which are a breed from Wal¬ 
lingford in this state ; they are sometimes called the 
Paular Merino, but they are not at all similar to 
the Paular Merino I have seen from the flock of 
Consul Jarvis, being much larger and coarser. 
For mutton, they are undoubtedly superior to most 
breeds we have here; but for wool , I think in¬ 
ferior to many others.” 
This pithy, but pertinent and valuable extract, 
(published with the sanction and under the auspi¬ 
ces of the New York State Agricultural Society,) 
would seem precisely to hit the case of these spu¬ 
rious Vermont'Paulars of Messrs. Jewett, Hull, 
and Avery; it describes them exactly, and is 
enough to “ do up” the subject, for the present. 
You shall however, in due time hear further from 
me in regard to these matters. 
Examiner. 
New York , Dec. 8th, 1843. 
REMARKS ON PRUNING. 
Although pruning is an operation of very gen¬ 
eral practice, its principles are but little regarded, 
and often great injury is done to trees by injudi¬ 
cious management. It is an art which can not be 
wholly learned from books or by lectures, but re¬ 
quires a well-grounded knowledge of vegetable 
physiology, and a strict observance of the modes of 
growth of the various kinds of trees. In order to 
execute with success this very important branch 
of arboriculture, it is absolutely essential to care¬ 
fully observe the periods of the flow of the sap and 
of the appearance of the leaves ; the growth of the 
branches, and the manner each kind is disposed to 
produce fruit. For, ornamental and forest trees 
require their heads to be regulated and balanced, 
so that one side may not have a disproportionate 
number or yveight of branches to the other and 
those of trees which stand along the borders of 
cultivated fields aften require foreshortening so as 
to prevent their shades from injuring the crops; 
and in order to preserve the vigor of fruit-trees, 
to render them more beautiful, and to cause the 
fruit to be larger and better flavored, provision 
should always be made for a sufficient quantity of 
