Ijctp fpisbanimj. 
H. 8. HAND ALL, LL. D., EDITOR, 
Op Coktiand ViLU«(, CnaTi iNU Coi ntv, New York. 
WOOL AND WOOLEN TARIFF. 
The following description of the character Duty at that price twelve and three-fourth 
and treatment of the Iceland sheep is by cents per pound. 
Youatt :* American three-quarter blood Merino 
"Tite sheep of this frozen climate are of two wools, at the same date, in the leading wool 
of tte United States, seaboard, 
a larger white breed, probably imported from a thirty-eight cents, gold, per pound. 
Letters from Ed word Harris—No. II. when freed from 'he iuiir, is uf little value for 
„ tvnttvenrvvT \uo-iist 22d 1870 nianufueturlnKpurpose*, mul Isflt only forborsQ 
woonsockkt, August u»u. im( j co n, ir c i rt ths, and eomnioii rugs and blimk- 
Hon. Hf.miv S. Kandaia.. President National ets M;inv „ r , )lfi iaataro exported to North 
Wool Growers’ Association, Cortland vulture, America. Even in so cold a country they arc 
New York: rarely sheltered from the winter’s storm, nor is 
“ Dear Sir :—I troubled you with quite ft long any provision made for the winter's food. Their 
Youatt :* 
"The sheep of this frozen climate are of two 
kinds; a small, and probably the native breed, 
in color varying from dun to almost black, and 
a larger white breed, probably imported from a 
more southerly region. The coat is that which 
nature would give to the inhabitants of such a 
clime. It consists of long, course hair external¬ 
ly, and a close layer of wool within, which no 
wet or eold can penetrate. This wool, however, 
when freed from the hair, is of little value for 
manufacturing purposes, and Is tit only for horse 
and collar cloths, and common rllgs and blank¬ 
ets. Many of the last at e exported to North 
America. Even in so cold a country they are 
TANNING SHEEP SKIN. 
For mats, take two long woolecl skins, 
make a strong suds, using hot water; when 
il, is cold, wash the skins in it, carefully 
late Hiram Woodruff declared that the Q , - 
fastest rate he had ever ridden behind atrot- Jl, It UlTSTfltll dtlf It. 
ter was when he drove the Auburn Horse . <3£p 
at his work on the Union Course. He was - ■ 1 . - —: 
a very steady, staunch horse, as well as one AGRICULTURAL PERSONELLE. 
of wonderful speed. - 
I’ocnliontftft. The lUicliiuuu Agricultural Class of 1870. 
A very beautiful bay mare by Elltan Allen, A correspondent of the Prairie Farmer 
out of the famous Pocahontas, a large, pow- furnishes the following perwnelle of this 
erful and very high-bred pacer—the best that class:—This class contained 51 members 
ever lived. The old mare was a chestnut, when in the preparatory department.—34 as 
with white legs and a blaze, and a patch Freshmen, 25 as Sophomores, 13 as Juniors. 
letter on the itfib mat,, since which I am in re- „ n |y refuge is the jutting rock, or I,lie mountain 
celptof your favoruf the Wthlnst. My apology cavern. In their haste to reach these places, 
for writing you again, if any were needed. Is when overtaken by u storm, and the snow driv- 
the van importance of the tar ill question. Y 011 
may redy upon it. 
. *t .. > .1 . 1. t l.r, ,irr>i\I .>i'mirnro 
the cliffs mid 
“I fool t\uit tbr* interests of the wool growers drowned in the sea buneaih. H they mo sur- 
and inudufacturors we Identical. Itook at the 
injustice* of this tariff- CUrpets, which onnnot 
1 1 • 1 I ......1.4 lint ilttllltfl'l' « 
be smuggled in and brought into the country in iuher, and huddle together m a round close 
all ways which line wearing apparel and goods body, the united heat of which raises a denso 
can be. arc protected by the square yard and ad vapor that penetrate* through the snow,and d - 
valon■•ii dutv amounting to full sixty-nine per reem the shepherd to the place where Ills thick 
cent, in all; and also blankets, protected to an j s buticd. tillhotigl) not always until the sheep 
enormous extent, and the wool which is used wr e nearly starved, and have began to food on 
for these (goods in part) articles, and also for each others’ wool lit order to preserve I tie. ♦ 
conr -'* wearing woolen goods, arc charged by The only kindness which t hese annuals receive 
this tariff three coots per pound, amounting to from their keepers in the winter Is. being ted on 
fifteen per cent., tl u) while nt the same time our n s |, bones, or frozen offal, when their natural 
cavern. Tn their haste to reach these places, soap out with clean cold water. Now dis- 
whon overtaken by a storm, and the snow driv- , ,, , ..mi, 
iiig ag-iirist iliem and confusing their vision, solve alum apd salt, tacit imu a pouuu, w 1111 
many aro precipitated down the clltfs and a ntt.le hot water, which put in a tub of cold 
wawr Hufflcient to cover the shins, nnd let 
K?at «■*»«■*»«w»w>5> orlw, ;!rr l,,, :: rs • 
liody. the united beat of which raises a denso then hang over a pail to dram. When they 
ttW well drained, spread or stretch care- 
squeezing them between the hands to get of white along the belly. She had all the It now contains twelve members, seven of 
the dirt out of the wool; then wash the look of a stallion. Her daughter inherited whom entered the preparatory class five 
soan out with clean cold water. Now dis- the beauty and splendid trotting action of yeafs ago. The oldest, man is 20 years, the 
Ethan Allen, together with a great deal of youngest 10, the average 23 years. The 
prised by a snowstorm before they can reach 
the const, they turn their heads toward each 
the power and invincible game of her mother. 
Nothing can surpass t he beauty of this mare 
tallest is 5 feet 11 inches, the shortest 5 feet 
4, the average bight 5 leet 8^ inches. Tlic 
us she darts along like a swift, low-flying average weight of the heaviest member is 
bird, before a sleigh or a road wagon. 8 I 10 
trotted a mile trial in harness,driven by Ben 
105 lbs., the lightest 125 lbs., the average of 
class 143 lbs. On graduating, four expect 
to go to teaching, four intern] to study four 
years longer, two go to farming, one intends 
to study law, and one intends to be a 
merchant. 
with America 11 wool, uml some are imuie oxcui- 
slvtdy or American wool. I do mil complain 
because ttu--<- coarse wool* aro admitted at low 
duties they ought to come tn free— but M l the 
injustice. It there was any reason for a duty 
on wool, the coarse and fine wool ought to pay 
the same percentage duties. Wo want the for¬ 
eign line, colt .md tilling wools to mix with your 
Saxony and Merino wools, to start up the large 
amount of woolen muclrlnery now kllcs There 
is now. and lias been tor months, woolen tmi- 
auy b< 
llovod 
six qu 
i&SXiS&Jl JfifJffiSM? tmu knife, 10 remove any remaining scrap! Of the enft and cleverness of that family aro dm soil at some Allure period. Three have 
quarts a cliiy.’? ihvsh trim off projecting points, and rub the amazing. Pocahontas is u great favorite entirely paul their way so tar through col- 
A peculiarity of these sheep, of both va¬ 
rieties, is that they usually have three, four 
flesh side with pumice or rollon stone, and 
with the bands ; they will be very while ami 
or five, and sometimes as many as eight beautiful, suitable for a door or carriage mat. 
horns, of a spiral form. We find nothing They also make good mittens. Lambskins 
rot loti stone, and with the ladies, and site fully deserves the 
be very while ami distinction in which she is held. 
or or carriage mat. Lady Thom. 
tens. Lamb skins A large and powerful hay mare, very 
tol he trimmed off high-bred, and very-game and resolute. She 
cl lit wry standing idle suOtaiuitt tn make uiie concerning the weight of their fleeces, or the (or sheep skins, if the wool he-trimmed off high-bred, and very game and resolute. She 
™ ah''wilulu’'sighTo!' my Vwr!img'house* l do weight and quality of their mutton iu You- ( . V enly to about oue-half or three-fourths of was got by Mambrino Chief, a horse bought 
not tIUuk it strauja* so ft tt, or the other authorities we have con- j nc h lon-r,) make most beautiful and in this Stale for the late James B. Clay of 
ought*tu'im%*<‘'nut' 1 wool'|Vrrimeted^ty a turuT, as suited. Wo presume all these arc low. wtirtn mittens for ladies or gentlemen.— U. Kentucky, and was out, of a mure by Gano, 
mfuudrciouff biu'ir WmTook Stephenson, Magistrate of Iceland, in a 0. Sunders, in Prairie Farmer. _ a son of American Eclipse. Thus she has 
tor in will see* It I.U] the luioopt'tho cl'itii that. “ Descrinllon of Iceland, 1 " &c„ (Copenhagen, ■ ■■■■ — two crosses of the blood of imported 
might to ha veou r wottl pro * tetsd by a tariff, us suited. Wo presume all these are low. 
oil (hi*,'Son,T bin'il lie'i t.!! uun' i'hv'ni’u- Stephenson, Magistrate of Iceland, in a 
KM “B«criplionoricol,i,„l,"*c (Copcnliage.i, 
att, or the other authorities we have con- inch long,) make most beautiful and 
suited. Wo presume all these arc low. warm mittens for ladies or gentlemen.— G. 
Stephenson, Magistrate of Iceland, in a 0. Sander*, in Prairie Farmer. 
nuikes tho DriUHit 111* wool aiiu u uui uiuim- ■ , , , _ . . 
factimno iirr out of the rerolgrn market* 1807,) estimated the number of ftheep m tluif 
couutry, in 1770, at 491,934 ; iiH804, at 218, 
duties. A* t lie fore wrote, yon can sootlioof- 
l'eeitv .it this taritT :i duty ol lil t.eeii peroont.on 
coanje wool. The art into has constant ly risen In 
proportion to tluo wool-Tbelatter having it fluty 
of Ut per eent. , . „ , 
•• Now, Mr. President, T ain satisfied that your 
Assoeiniiou will look Into this matter; audits 
wisu moi diaeurd this wicked and unjust tariff, 
wliich Is made uml managed by a rich moneyed 
ring t or tlie benefit of a few monopolists, at tho 
expense of the people. 
-1 wish I eoiild BOO you, as well as the gentle¬ 
men <d vuur as-iuelatloii. I do believe 1 eouid 
convince you In some measure at least or tho 
truth Of tbeae stutemenW. Do write mo, mid if 
lam not well advised, say wherein. This is a 
mat ter of great importance; the more light the 
butter; for one, I hope to he open toOouvletlotl. 
—the decrease being principally due to 
the intense severity of the winters of 1784 
and 1785, following great volcanic eruptions. 
Nine thousand human beings perished, 190,- 
488 sheep, 28,000 horses, and 11,491 horned 
cattle. 
Malte-Brun gives among the exports of 
Iceland, wool, woolen yarn, and coarse wool¬ 
en stuffs. Among the latter is Wadnjal, an 
article of dress familiar by description to the 
readers of “ Se.olt’s Pirate." This gives a 
rather more favorable idea of Iceland wool 
m 
larscnttitt:* 
•tier; lor one, t nope to ue open luuwuvivuu.i. r «, 1,fr more favor ill e ide 
“I <wk YOU Who govern, tht*<so culled vront) ramei 111019 i.ivot.um, 
nienoan Manufueturoi - *' Association ? Is it not than that ot Mr. YOUATT. 
CELEBRATED TROTTERS. 
The admirers of" style and speed ’’ in the 
equine race cannot fail of being gratified 
with the admirable portraits of nine cele¬ 
brated trotting horses, given on our front 
page. Those of our readers who have seen 
the animals represented will recognize them 
at once, so spirited and life-like are the 
"counterfeit presentments." Wo subjoin a 
Messenger, and the cross through Eclipse 
must he esteemed of uncommon value, for 
he was not only a wonderful race-horse him¬ 
self, but his dam, Miller’s Damsel by Messen¬ 
ger, was out of the imported mare by 
Pot-8-os, sou of English Eclipse, when 
young Lady Thorn was called Ashland 
Maid. Bhe was always noted lor speed and 
bottom, but, she often ran away, and those 
who first handled her in Kentucky were 
afraid of her. By care, patience and persc- 
lege, two others nearly, and all partially. 
Seven will have less than three hundred dol¬ 
lars of their own on graduating. Eight, 
catne to college from their fathers’ farms, 
three arc sons of merchants, and one of a 
professor in this college. Three were horn 
in the Btfitc of New York, six in Michigan, 
t wo in Ohio and one in Wisconsin. All now 
have homes in Michigan. Seven intend 
making Michigan their future home, the 
other five aim Westward. 
Three smoke; two chew tobacco; none 
use liquor; eight have signed the pledge. 
None carry canes, wear stove pipe hats, or 
part their hair in the middle. Two support 
rul) whiskers; six moustaches, and the rest 
claim “ naught but down." Three served in 
the army ; all now receive the maximum of 
wages for their college labor. Four intend 
to commit matrimony at the earliest possible 
convenience of the bride, five believe in late 
vernnee 
3 Dr. IIeur of Lexington, Ky., got m.trriages, two arc sworn old bachelors and 
11A to lint ..ii tin. innnn lir.im I > 1 >tnh 
in the luten. -t of enrpeWtnnl bhunketa.' Is tiot Wfcnn have no doubt that the Iceland 
tbe limit body of the olothuiakers heartily rick We can nave no uouui uiai iuo iceiouu 
of the untnagemontuiKi withdrawing inaU dlreo- 8 |)cep would fiourish in at least a great many 
I ions ? A-sk i Im Executive CommUtec bow tunny ; . , it i u,., 
paying mom bet's they have. I’ut the duty on portions of the regions ot the Lnited States 
course win 1 1 the «nuia as nit fine clothing wool. , );inlei i by our correspondent, with scarcely 
Sci, how tho Rueiil ring will cry out, tl|(.U J ...... 
mills will also stop, and down goes course wool in any care; and to the extent they did so, It 
' “ Relieve mo your friend, and tho cause you would he clear gain for they would null 
have at. heart. edwakd Hakuis." diminish nor prevent the establishment 
her to he more calm and quiet, and made 
her a fine trotter. Of the public horses of 
the day she was second only to Dexter. 
one is yet on the fence. Two have black 
Iuiir, one sandy, two light brown, three dark 
brown, and four plain brown. Three have 
brief description, pedigree, etc., of each of Sh( . }l miu . to wagon j n 2m. 24s., l, >'^ brown-black, the rest varying from 
Remarks. —The above letter does not, so 
far as we discover, present auy facts or argu¬ 
ment of importance against the wool tariff, 
would lie clear gain—for they would neither 
diminish nor prevent the establishment of 
auy other kind of available production. But 
Whether their mutton would he eaten by 
Americans, we arc not prepared to say. 
not contained in Mr. Harris’s previous com- Their milking properties, so monstrously ex- 
numication. Having answered these so far aggerated, we have no doubt, by Van Tkoil, 
as we deemed il necessary, we do not choose would not bo likely to he very extensively 
to go over the same ground again. “ utilized " by Americans of the present gen- 
VVe confess that we regret the personal Lone eration. And we fancy tlie demand for the 
of Mr. Harris's last paragraph, and we wool they produce Would not, equal the pro- 
slnmld have asked his consent to its suppres- duction of but a very limited portion of those 
sion, had he not sent a copy of his letter for grim solitudes marked out as a habitat for 
publication iu the N. Y. Economist and had them by our correspondent. 
the Iambus trotters so finely figured, from the 
pen of one of the best posted horsemen in 
tho country: 
Dexter. 
Of all the trotters ever bred and trained, 
Dexter is, beyond all question, the best and 
the most famous. He is a brown horse, 
with four white legs and a blaze in the face. 
He stands fifteen hands and one inch, on 
short legs. Ho 1ms a fine, resolute head and 
piercing eye, and combines great power and 
and a mile in harness in 2m. 18j£s, She once 
heat Dexter, but it was in his green and 
Salad days; and some years afterwards, 
when they trotted a series of races together, 
blue to gray. Seven wear number seven 
hoots, three wear sixes, one eights, and one 
fives. 
Of those who have graduated in previous 
it. plainly appeared that she could not live y eftrs > il ™ famu:rH > 8CV<>n in ll,e 
with him, A lamentable accident recently facul,if * colk '« e8 > (mostly as professors of 
disabled her, temporarily only it is to be I agriculture, horticulture, &c„) five are teach- 
, , mg, four unknown, three in the law, two 
Mountain Boy. died in the army, two are civil engineers, 
This horse is a grandson of Hambletouwm, one county surveyor, two machinists, one 
having been got. by the stallion Edward superintendent of public instruction in Ne- 
would not im likely to he very extensively substance with the clean cut, wiry organize- Everett, who was also the sire of the lunxous vada, one a minister, one in insurance, one 
* *■ I A V il. n Un n ,l If:,, A..,.. A to. 1 . n TaA IA 1 1 ! « » t * .41.4! 1 tt M r\ tIT f 1 1 /» IU il l I 1*1 t < I* 4 TI Ll I Ann IMU 11 I 1 i’ll/I ♦ 111*1 *1 tl* 41 .T1 '1 AI 1 I t I I I'll 1 
lion of the thorough-bred. His quarters young horse .Too Elliott, and is now the is a druggist, one manufacturing agricultural 
and stifles are immense, his shoulders very 
fine, and he is uncommonly deep through 
the heart. He was got by Hainbletoniau, 
out of a black mare by American Star. The 
property of Mr Bonner. Mountain Boy implements. Some of these dates are rather 
is a hay lmrse, very strong and powerful, 
hut somewhat coarse, and with nothing like 
the high quality and blood-like finish that 
we not seen it iu that paper, before sending 
the original to press. (The Economist’s 
version of the letter contains some material 
errors.) For the present we shall abstain 
from commenting on Mr. Harris’s sneering 
ENGLISH AND AMERICAN WOOL. 
The following, from John L. Hayes, 
Secretary of the National Association ol 
latter was a very high-bred trotter, and a distinguish Dexter, Peerless, Lady Thorn, 
horse of extraordinary game and bottom. Pocahontas, and some other of our best and 
Dexter never had a feed of oats until after fastest trotters At. one lime it was thought 
he was four years old. His action was that ugliness, coarseness, and want, of sym- 
ttlvvays of the boldest, and finest character, me try were good tilings in trotting horses, 
and he Is the fastest and stoutest trotter tlmt hut that arrant nonsense is now exploded. 
UUIU VUUUUOUUiJM *»Ai * ILAAVHiO O OULLUUt J - - __ , 1 ^ .4, \ 1 
imputation on the Nalional Association of Wool Manufacturers, was written for the ever m produced. Upon tlie turf l.c made rid form >1 the(tot trotter now»P- 
Wool Manufacturers—leaving our columns New York Tribune, in answer to inquiries tbe fastest mile in harness Dm I7«a-I... proacl.cs that ol the subslan oil, tboro,,*),. 
001-11 to tin. assailed nartics. from that paper: fastest mile under tbe saddle, 2m, 18s.—Uie bred running horse. Mountain Boy was 
open to the assailed parties. 
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THE SHEEP OF ICELAND. 
A correspondent calls our attention to 
from that paper: 
Your communication, requesting me to 
give you from competent, authority the com¬ 
parative prices, at the present time, of the 
wools of England and the United States in 
fastest mile to wagon, 2m. 24s.—and the very fast some years ago, hut lie was never 
fastest two miles to wagon, 4m. 50j^s. He a sticker, and latterly his feet have made 
is good in all ways of going —light weight, him unsteady. But he is still a compara- 
lieavy weight, good track, muddy track. It lively young horse, and he may yet come 
the following statements in regard to ice- tlie respective countries, the comparison to 
land in a recent number of Harper’s Weekly: 
" And vet around tlie borders of the Island, on 
tin* cotilines t>t a shore indented by Immmovable 
inluisanfl buys, Uteaoa has sent, in vapors and 
ruin w li loli, iu process of ages, have so smoothed 
the asperities and softened tho surface Ol tbe 
chasms and ravines and deep Abywes ami in# the 
roci.s, a- iu (five them the character, during the 
bri< i Mini met' season, of #reeti uml fertile val- 
!e\,, ' , here man can ltnd the ineuns of sunpiy- 
in'v -mu' of his wants; and the shores ilieui- 
sch wiili tbe bmmfllessabundau.to ol animal 
be made between wools of like character, 
has been received. 
Upon careful inquiry from manufacturers 
most familiar with the English and Ameri¬ 
can wool markets, and leading wool mer¬ 
chants. 1 am authorized to make the follow¬ 
ing statement: 
England does not crow Merino wool; an 
is certain that no other horse ever enjoyed 
so wide a reputation, unless it was Flying 
again. He is one of those that got near the 
top of the tree all at once, and then went 
Childers or English Eclipsd. It is probable hack instead of improving. This was owing 
that the greatest feat lie ever performed was to his feet, in all probability, 
at Prospect Park Course, hist fall, when, Eihau Allen, 
after having been driven from Mr. Bonner’s Por beauty and capital action, this famo 
stable in New York, lie trotted a mile to old horse was never surpassed. He is now 
NT, I”*, Wit II III'- uimiumuwv 
liiv with which thesoain those northern regions exact comparison, therefore, can only be 
leouitt, provide tor the rest. There bus been it 
time when a hundred thousand people found 
their homes and their subsistence In thisnarrow 
Iriugi. ot verdure lymjt between it stormy sea on 
the .me A.de, and on the other a vast Interior of 
ice and tire. T)ieu had neartii fire hundred thou¬ 
sand «heei> Ut climb the d’lijes avd CfOp the orthm in 
plai t s inaccessible to human culture, and herds of 
cattle mid of homes in proportion for lower 
made between the prices of long combing 
worsted wools produced in both countries. 
Tlie price of English long combing 
worsted wool tit, ibis date, August 26th, in 
road wagon in 2m. 21*?4 M -. pulling 319 lbs. 
of weight. His speed this year exceeds 
that, however, for to another road wagon 
Mr. Bonner lias driven him half a mile 
at Fleetwood Park in lm. 6f£s., with 305 
lbs. behind him. The host judges think 
twenty-one years old. He was got oy the 
Vermont Black Hawk out of a gray mare 
said to have been of the Messenger blood, 
lie was bred at Tioonderpga, iu this State, 
by Joel Hoi.COM b. Trained young, aud 
found to be very fast, Ethan Allen was many 
that he has never yet shown all that he is years upon the turf. He never got down to 
phters hiariv.tvitblc to human culture, arid herds of the leading wool markets of England, may 
cm tie .Mid Of horses in proportion for lower .. n , ntPf i ... tliirtv cents mold The 
grounds. Here ilu.-y lived, cut ntl iu a great he tailly Stated at tiuriY cents, ‘ 1 
measure — aud for certain seii'jijiis entirely— duty on this wool at that price is thirteen 
> i it-nil communication with ihe great family / ... 
ot man. mil hemmed in between two sets ot ter- and one-third cents per pound, 
l'ibu- c<ilima.ante, wi o wore engaged nil rbotime -phe price of American 1< 
iu a most siivuge u. utest with each other—the 1 . . 
wiIde-it winds con ixjmilng With the stormiest seas worsted wools in the lending \ 
before I hem, and behind Ihem a still more I right- , T',,n pf i atoa of Ihe 
ful emifliet between ill.-entshuiK avalanche* of ot the Lnited Mates, at me 
ice ..ml snow, mid the thundering explosions of nm7 i, c fairly stated at forty-sei 
volcanic tire.” „„i,i oound 
capable of doing; and lie is rightfully pro¬ 
nounced a King among horses. 
The Auburn Horse. 
This horse, whose death was so greatly la¬ 
mented, was a chestnut-, with four white legs 
and a olazc in the face. Ho was sixteen 
Opr correspondent asks: 
“ What is tbe breed or character of the sheep 
which can subsist under such circumstances, 
ami Just without the verge of the Arctic circle, 
where Lin? winter is so long ana tremendously 
The price of American long combing men ted, was a cuestnm, wnn tom w into tegs 
worsted wools in the leading wool markets an d a l 'laze in the face. He was sixteen 
of the United States, at the present date, hands high, with groat hone and muscular 
mav he fairly stated at forty-seven and a-half power, and a magnificent stride and action, 
cents gold, per pound. He was got by Champion,.!r., and was bred 
The mil v Knfflisii and American cloth in a ^ Lodi, New \ork. Alter Mr. Bonner 
near the time of Dexter, Lady Thorn, Gold¬ 
smith Maid, and George Palmer, hut it is 
likely that some of his progeny will do so. 
His sons, Honest Allen, Hotspur, Billy 
Barr, &c., are very fast, and of his daughter. 
old, hut are nearly right at the present time. 
Ire Mymnm. 
HYBRIDS. 
It is a fact beyond doubt, that a queen 
will lay drone eggs wi thorn impregnation; 
hut this is not. according to the laws of na¬ 
ture, for no other insect or animal in exist¬ 
ence, that we know of, can produce mules 
without, impregnation ; and when an Italian 
queen is impregnated by a black drone, the 
result is hybrid workers, but no hybrid 
drones, for who has ever seen a hybrid drone ? 
This shows that Hie drone is not created by 
impregnation. 
i nave several hives that show what ap¬ 
pear like hybrid workers, a part of them; 
but there aro no Italian hoes within half a 
mile, and T was not aware that the queens 
went so fur, or the drones either. The hy¬ 
brids have the three yellow streaks or rings 
behind their wings, like the Italians. But 
another mystery comes up;—If the black 
queens were impregnated by an It alian drone, 
why is not all the swarm hybrids? Or is it 
peculiar to the black bees to vary in color ? 
1 would like information on the above, and 
if in error, to be set, right. A. Wilson. 
-— — 
Black Bew Work. 
In the Rural New-Yorker, August 17, 
cents, gold, per pound. 
The only English and American clothing 
wools which approach each other near 
enough for comparison In such a statement 
hands high, with great hone and muscular marks. 
power, and a magnificent stride and action. Georue Palmer, 
r.’ ..nmi hr/.(1 This is a light, neat bay horse, pedigree 
Pocahontas, we need make no more re- under the heading of " Bee Notes and Que- 
marks. ties,” I find an able article from my learned 
George Palmer. friend who Styles himself "Camillas” who 
SI -11 4 • 1 ? t A. _A l_ 1 __ nn, J 
where ilio winter us so long ana trcincnaouMy . e .. 
coM, .uni where winter provision lor mem must os is called lot, arc l be tt.ngiisn Down cioiu- 
Iji si. iinhouit to prepare? How ura Un-y tcil • woo j B und tlu* American three-quarter 
and shell erofl in winter ?, I aalc not thpao uu«s- ... , , .- • , 
tlnns from Jflic curl natty*. Why imiy not tho blood Merino wools, the comparative prices 
Rocky Mountains, the Sierra Nevada, and vast .» - . . , . follows- 
regions ot A i<,ska. now as imlttM to us. In the ot wliicll are as iouowb. 
way or production, ns deserts, be iit.iUised tiy the English Down clothing wools, in the lead- 
introducUon ol sucli sheep, provided their wool . '' , . ata A r p nrr i. n ,,i , t i,„ nroncnt 
and meat are of a useful quality, and provided, mg wool mat kets ot England, at tlie present 
wh;it I can have no doubt is the case, they can a-xte twenty-five cents, gold, per pound, 
be as well taken care of in those regions in win- _’ 
ter as iu Iceland." * youatt ou Sheep, Eng. Ed., p. 168. 
ite was gotoy^nu qnou,i,a.,, ,v m o.cu 1|nkm)wn H e is very fasC and bids fair to 
at Lodi, New York. Alter Mi. Bonnku make & stayer in Iho^otoit of company. lie 
purchased him, his first, trial was to road trotted in 2m., 19^8,, and may perhaps im- 
wagous against tlie famous gray mare prove. 
Peerless, by American Star. She was then Caun« • ,u *'- 
I* A l-L t. .i.t m.p| \r nn . irirl Maddd 
gave a very elaborate description of the Ital¬ 
ian Bee, the same time according to them 
r .vetded superiority over other species of 
honey bees, &e. Perhaps his judgment is 
correct, in theory, but facta tire stubborn 
i. I.Ul 1USO, UJ iUUIJUUm MI.UI . WLIW *-- . j j Yj -. J 1 T-T- - T.-"-w.r... 
thought to he the fastest trotter in America, A- b ^7 1 red ‘ 1 enCe ’ things. Oi. my farm in Pompey, from one 
and no doubt she was, as well as one of aaa a las L 1U ’’ ’ ' ^ swarm of black bees and their increase, I 
, . ., ......_ _i , s, ,... r. Cassius 1H. C.uy. Jr. lnivn taken off fortv-four cans of honev. av- 
admirahle stoutness, equal to two miles to 
wagon inside of five minutes. Yet the 
young horse held ills own with her, and the 
trial was practically a dead heat, while the 
Auburn Horse pulled the most weight. The 
uuu a im, i—, swarm of black bees and their increase, I 
Cassius n, C.ay. Jr. I have taken off forty-four caps of honey, av- 
This fine Kentucky stallion is by old eraging six pounds of honey to each cap, 
Cassius M Clay, dam. by old Abdallah, making ‘a sum total of two hundred and bix- 
Ilo is the sire of Kentucky Clay, Whip Clay, ty-four pounds of honey. Will " Camillus" 
American Clay, Conscript, and other noted triple this amount with his Italians?—En 
1 roiici -t. N. PmvTT, Pompey, N. 1870. 
