THE-ARATfOR.
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brr'l r.ri f the coiion-pb.r.tiiv; r--c3. To do
I i . It--r !:;t- t!.:;:i rd wc slmll
na': ; a l- 7 !::nu:.; at improvel;:; :.:. The much
. neglected decile cow h one of the greatest bless
ingj bestowed on poor, ungrateful man, and in the
neect of caring for them, wc evince to Use Do
r;:r a want of thankfulness for his gifts. .
"We sr. ' a part of thc'Coloncl's flock of sheep
mostly we believe of the French Merino variety.
They were in fine order, particularly for the cold
dry season we are yet passing through. Their
wool has just been taken off ; one fleece from a
year old buck, weighed eleven pounds j one from
a ewe with her first lamb, weighed eight pounds.
The Colonel told us one of his ewes yielded a
fleece of ten and a half pounds. Say, readers, if
too great a plea for these innocent and important
animals, is asked in ta dog-law ? AVo think not.
Wc saw also a couple of Suffolk hogs. Ywj can't
say much about them. They were pretty, and we
think will do finely for a pet bper ' " . : but of t hi
wc know nothing; we caivt : 1 i.-.vthing
without a good Wo dislike all proter-U
thatcan be I I !v no. stronger reason than that
very r v unmeaning, it won't do because
it So we shall pas3 over the Suffolks,
,'1 i...vo them to work their way on their own
merits. ' 'I "
From what we have seen of Laurens District,
wc are disposed tp. think' that her farmers are be
ginning to feel the .necessity of a reform in their
"business. Wc think some influence is at work,
that will tell of better things. A few such men
.prints'' of their doings as foci of improvement.
hi
WW ft W V MUSS .. V 11 V if VA
t save herself rom a laszard position. Laurens has
iAn -Agricultural oociery, or wnai sircngm we Know
-Knot : but from the renort of some of their commit-
v tees, t Key are awake to their duty, and the wants
.p i p..: l i r ,i .. i. : l
'able fbr their sons. There is one thing pertain,
before a man can do anything well, he must know
how to do it. Knowledge is not born with us ; it
must result from immediate application of the
powers of the mind, or be' communicated to us by
oral or written signs of ideas. Isolated efforts
like that of our friend, will do much. He is ren
dering a great public service, and deserves the
notice of hU fellow countrymen.
Wisely and patiently conducted experiments arc
tho surest to remove prejudice and test the value
of every earthly interest. Our- people as yet ap
piartb bo averse to any cooperative efforts for tho
improvement o! agriculture and its adjuncts, and.
individual effort is left to strugglc'for thc'clcvation
of the major pursuits of life. The few men who
are engaged in these experiments, arc often made
the butt of the thoughtless, and their motives as
cribed to the love of money, or a display of a low
and paltry vanity. Excuse the length of this ar
ticle as we think it of some importance.
Abbeville.
Ciiixqeepin Ridge, May 12, 1855.
CASHMERE GOATS.
R. Peters, Esq., of Atlanta, in a private letter
thus alludes to the hardiness and frugality of thij
valuable stock :
"I am 'better pleased every day with my Cash
mere Goats. They are now living and growing
fat on the seed of 'rag weed' a plant which no
other animal will eat.
J.'d arc abo indebted to Mr. Peters for. several
i .v.nples of wool from some of his half-blood kids
(raised from. the common Goat and a Cashrnero
Buck.) These samples, which may be seen at our
oflice, are really of astonishing fineness and length
of fibre: and when wc consider tho undoubted
value of this wool for manufacturing purposes-
the hardy character of the Goat its exemption
from nearly all diseases its dog defving character
and its superiority in almo'st every respect over
the sheep, so far as vigor aud stamina are con
cerned -wc arc constrained to repeat, with increas
ed confidence, our declaration of last month, that
the Cashrnero Goat is by far the most important
and valuable addition that has been made to our
domestic animals within the past century. In
concurrence with this opinion, we are pleased to
mention the name of that profound scholar and
zealous naturalist, Rev. Dr. Rachman, of Charles
ton, whose allusion to their value will be found
near the close of his very able article on Southern
Grasses, in present number.
Wc also learn that Dr. Jas. B. Dais, of South
Carolina, passed throngh this city recently, with
fiftcea three-quarter bred. Cashmere ewe kids, 7
months old, and one pure bred.' 2 year old Cash
mere Buck : having sold the lot (1G) to a gentle
man of Gallatin, Tcnn., for the handsome sura of
Four Thousand dollarsthe kids rated at $200
each, and the Buck at $1000.
It will be observed that Mr. Peters offers a few-
half-blood Cashmere Bucks for sale. See adver
tising columns. '
Swift cm CuUirafor.