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trerQ hickly planted, and we wore much surprised j
and delighted to sec a majority of them showing
life. ThU experiment, if successful, will be "glo
ry enough" for any one man, and small as it may
appear to the non-calculating mind, the success of
this oxperiraent may have vast modifying influen
ces on tho future of our country. The forest is
fast melting away, and a fire may ere long be
thought a luxury even in this not far back forest
land, and the want of timber for fences must be
abandoned. Wc saw little of the field operations
of the Colonel's farm, but fairly conclude there
was harmony, extended to all the business of the
plantation and farms. . S
We will next introduce the reader to an experi
ment now being carried out by Col. Williams, in
the way of Goats. Yes, reader, Goats t' This,
like all other innovations on -the. practices of our
daddies is looked upon with the slant eye' of scep
ticism, by the non-progressive stand-still "masses.
But wc' say to such, what improvement of the in
ventivo geniu3 of man has Icon met in the .same
way, and better wait a bit before you pass j udg
meat, Tho Cjloml is one of the utilitarian, go-ahead,
Saxon race, with a sort of oaken will that
resists impresiioas from the sneers and remarks of
the outsiders j thus constituted by nature, he is
fitted to brave all petty annoyances that often
check progrcn in minds differently constituted.
Now, render, do you know that the drnpory that
covers the well formed bust of that lovely woman,
was but yesterday the natural dress of a Goat.
Yes, the pcclagc of a despised goat, worked into
that splendid shawl, that coH its beautiful wearer
upwards of a thousand dollars !
It is to prod -ice this wool, and constitute it a
staple of our country, that Colonel Williams is
now directing his care, and spending his time and
some money : and we think ' should he he spared
with health and strength, success will crown his
efforts, and lu3 name will be remembered as a
benefactor of hi3 fellow-man.
It is with pleasure wc look upon all these on
ward movements, and from our observation, we
are satisfied the experiment will fully meet the cud
for which it is now being carried on. Wc will
now inform you, Mr. Editor and readers, of the
present condition of the experiment. The Colo
nel has about fifty female3 of the common Goat,
with several females resulting from the cross with
tins full blooded male Cashmere Goat. These are
now bringing kids of three-fourth Cashmere blood.
One of these kid wo examined- closely, it was
Voot three weeks old ; wocl was fine, thick, and
about or.r inch and a quarter in Irr;:!:: ; t:.? 'Ten
oral npp' . nee approached closely tie C .: h:.:ero
in every particular j the cars longer, Lie;, !cr and
flopped down, as wc call if, similarly to thej$h
mere. Farther, thi3 kid had receded fronTthc
common Goat, its grand mo her, and in every way
resembled the Cashmere type. This is the main
point in the experiment. The entire disappear
ance of the common Goat, and the permanent es
tablishment of the Cashmere. "The in and in plan
is of necessity, from the fact of the exporixnentor
having but one male of the full Cashmere. Had
the Colonel other -males, wc should feel well satis
fied of the result; but with all this wc are san-'
guinc of success. If Dr. Bachman is right where
he claims a common origin for the Cashmere and
the com mon Goat, that " one is but a. variety of
the other' by the intervention of man and other
external agencies, the thing is entirely possible and
even more than probable. If the Goats arc vari
eties, and ik! specifically different, there certainly
appear.; to it-, u luiculty in the matter. Should
lhcy.be specifically ;;:icrcnt. " !cnow too little yet
of tho economy of animal li.. , renounce with
any certainty. Observation nr. I . 4 experi
ment is the only certain test of the'; '' . nd
this praiseworthy work is what our friend is at, :.: d
we heartily wish him succes : AVhat wc are pica
cd to call domestic animals are much talkedabout,
but very little understood. All is in the deep ob
scure of the remote past as to their origin, Wp
modified a3 regards size and color: buttbis'we
tmiiic sums un man 3 mm cnees over naturos i
work. In this great experiment, there .isono
prominent promise of success under the laws ht ;
nature, which is, that the weak are always lost un-51,
dor the. influences of the strong. The Cashmere"
Goat, is physically, a much stronger. animal than4
the common Goat, and we may expect this law to .
operate as well in this as in all other of animal
being. This law wc think wilLaid the Colonel in
his experiment.
We next took a look at the Col's, improved cat
tle of the Durham breed. We need say but little
about them, as your readers arc acquainted with
them better than wc are ; to our judgment they
arc fine, and the difference so perceptible that w
felt.asharned of our own scrub-stock. The Colo
nel with liberality that was unmerited., and: unex
pected on Our part, presented us with a fine bull
calf, for which wc. would. thus express our thanks.
It awakened in us a. new feeling about this kind of
stock, which is ererywhera neglected oyer th