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their fellows, although fed in the same fold, in the 
amount of wool they will yield. But if two are se¬ 
lected of the same breed and of equal weight, and 
fed precisely alike, and all other circumstances 
equal, if one shears a heavier fleece than the other, 
it will be found, on weighing, to lack an equal 
amount of flesh, which his comrade has acquired at 
the expense of his covering. This has arisen from 
the difference in the assimilation of food—in the one 
case, more for the formation of wool than the 
other.” 
If I understand, Messrs. Editors, anything of 
animal physiology, I think Mr. Morrell’s ideas are 
about correct, and if you will have the goodness to 
publish them, it may at least serve to allay the jea¬ 
lousy and warfare between Saxon and Merino breed¬ 
ers. A Sheep Man. Venice, N. Y. 
Folding Harrow. 
This form of harrow was 
introduced by George Ged- 
des, Esq., of Onondaga 
county, in this state. The 
cut herewith given combines 
the general principles of 
Mr. G.’s harrow, but differs 
from his in the mode of fas¬ 
tening the teeth. He has 
the teeth driven through 
the timber from the upper 
side, and they hold by their 
wedge-like form. Those re¬ 
presented by the cut, are let 
through the timber from the under side, with a 
washer below, and a nut and screw on the top; by 
which the teeth are firmly secured in their places, 
and the liability of their being loosened or lost, is 
obviated. This harrow will work well on any kind 
of ground, but is greatly superior to the common kind 
on rough land, as its joints enable it to fit the ine¬ 
qualities of the surface. The following table shows 
the number of teeth in the several sizes, and their 
prices. In answer to an inquiry,we state that they 
can be had of H. L. Emery, Albany. 
14 teeth, for one horse,.$8 00 
18 teeth, for one or two horses,. 9 50 
22 teeth, for two lighthorses,.11 00 
26 teeth, for two heavy horses,..13 00 
30 teeth, for two or three horses,.15 00 
The Tahle-Eand of Thibet. 
An English traveller, Dr. J. D. Hooker, who 
has been for some time engaged in making various 
observations in Thibet, describes many interesting 
things in reference to the country and its inhabit¬ 
ants. The Thibetans are a pastoral people, roaming 
with their flocks and herds during the summer season, 
from place to place. The animal from which they de¬ 
rive their principal support is a peculiar species of 
the bovine tribe, called the Yak or Grunting ox. The 
milk of the females is used by the people for various 
purposes. It is made into curd, which is eaten 
with herbs and milk. Butter is also made from the 
cream; but the mode of churning is, perhaps, as 
novel as some of the modes for which patents have 
been granted. Dr. H. describes it as follows:— 
“They have two kinds of churn; one is a goat-skin 
in which the cream is encased and beaten, stamped 
upon, and rolled; the other is an oblong box, a yard 
in length, full of rhododendron twigs, frosted with 
butter and—maggots.” 
The Thibetans have ponies, some of which Dr. 
H. and his party rode. He says they “ never mis¬ 
sed a foot,” in the worst places. “Sharp rocks, 
deep stony torrents, slippery paths, or pitch dark¬ 
ness, were all the same to them.” They are des¬ 
cribed as “sorry looking beasts;” but it is stated 
that a Thibetan chief who weighed sixteen stone, 
(or 224 lbs.) rode one down a mountain slope of 
“thirty miles of rocks, stones and streams,” and 
the animal showed no symptoms of fatigue. 
A Mechanic’s House. 
This is a plan of a house built last year for a me¬ 
chanic in an adjoining town. It is one story high, 
24—j—28 feet, with an addition 14—{—16 feet, in which 
the chimney for the kitchen is built, containing an 
oven and arch kettle. There is no fire-place in the 
house, stoves being preferred. A. cellar stairs, B. 
chamber stairs, s. s. stoves. There is room in the 
chamber for 2 good sleeping apartments. The house 
is built with boardwalls clapboarded outside and plas- 
stored inside, making the walls solid, and of course 
there is no place for rats or mice. The windows 
are double, each sash containing four lights, each 
9J)y 14 inches. The cellar is 14 feet square, and 7 
feet deep; the walls of split granite, pointed and 
plastered; the underpinning of split stone laid in 
the best manner. Whole cost about $500. 
It will be seen that, for a small family, this house 
is very convenient. There is room enough for all 
practical purposes, and what is equally important, 
no waste room. The old fashion of building a large 
two story house to look at, and putting up a one story 
addition to live in, is becoming obsolete, and smaller, 
more tasteful and convenient dwellings are being 
built instead. If any one has a house built after a 
better plan than this, I--am glad of it. W. L. 
Eaton. East Weave, N. H. 
Chiccory or Succory. 
Coffee, as prepared for sale in the several coun 
tries of Europe, is said to be greatly adulterated by 
an admixture of the ground root of a plant called 
chiccory. The variety used for this purpose is call- 
