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  In 1824 a tariff was enaeted which imposed passions, speak low and kindly
under any pro-
  a duty of fifteen per cent., ad valorem, on vocation, and soon the cows
will learn that
wools costing less than ten cents per pound at they are not going to be abused,
and will sub-
the place of export; twenty per oent. on those mit to the operation.  Milking
should be per-
costing more, until June 1, 1825; twenty-five formed at regular hours, not
varying fifteen
per cent. from that date to June 1, 1829; and minutes from one day to anether.
No talking
thirty per cent. afterwards. On manufactures or laughing should be permitted
at the time,
of wool it imposed a duty of thirty per cent. and it should be done as speedily
as possible.



until June 30, 182.;, and thirty-three and a haluI
per cent afterwards.                                        Lustre Wool.
  The decided protection thus afforded to wool
and its fabrics conspired, with other circum-  Within the past year or two
years, we have
stances, again to turn the attention of farmers several times noticed the
fact that a certain
to the production of that staple. Among these description of long wool has
brought a higher
auxilliary circumstances is to be mentioned price in England than any other
wool produced
the arrival of Saxon sheep in this country. in that country. It seems that
the kind of wool
The most extravagant ideas were formed of most sought after, is that of long
staple, silky
their value. The country, after so long a rest, to the touch, and of a glossy,
or lustrous ap-
was ready for another wool mania. and it set pearance.  It is produced to
the greatest ex-
in.-HoN. H. S. RANDALL, Cortland Village.  tent by the Lincoln breed of sheep,
but to some
                       a_________________   extent by the Cotswold and Leicester.
"The
             Cure for Stretches.             growth of Lustre Wool"
was made the subject
                                              of discussion at a late meeting
of the Londen
  ED. FARMER:-In the May No. of the FARM- or Central Farmers' Club, when
a lecture, com-
ER I saw an inquiry for a cure for stretches in prehending something of the
history of the
                                               growth of long wool and the
manufacture of
sheep. The cause is costiveness. Cure-two  worsted goods in England, was
given by Mr.
oz. Epsom salts and ene drachm of ginger, or Anderton, of Leeds. The reason
why the kind
an equivalent of hog s lard or linseed oil,  of wool alluded to has of late
years become
                             an equivalen ofhovaluable, was more particularly
stated by Mr.
   FoD Du LAc, May 11, 1863 T. K. GILLETT.  Unwin, of Colchester, a portion
of whose re-
                        Foso DO Lic, May 11~ 15Omarks, as reported for the
Far'nesr i Magazine,
            Unquiet Milch Cows.              are as follows:
                                                Mr. Unwin observed that there
was no branch
  One of the greatest errors in overcoming of trade or manufactures in the
country which
cows that are unquiet while being milked is to had commanded in past times
so much atten-
whip, beat, kick and bawl at them. This is tion as the worsted and woolen
trade.  The
generally done, and the cow becomes afraid or  growth and cultivation of
wool also had occu-
angry, and, instead of becoming better, grows pied the leisure of the affluent,
and the skill
worse. Milch cows cannot be whipped or ter- and sagacity of the agriculturist
from time
rifled into standing quietly, gently during immemorial. Notwithstanding the
fiscal re-
milking. They dislike to be milked, for they forms which have of late years
been carried
know that hard words and hard blows always out, thereby securing free ingress
into thiq
attend the operation. They dread to see the country for the produce of every
part of the
milker as a little urchin dreads to see the birch world, the British farmer
enjoyed at the pres-
rod iri the hands of the angry pedagogue when ent moment what amounted to
a monopoly of
he expects to feel it applied to his back. A  the growth of long wool. There
was now no
cow, kindly and properly treated, is pleased royal wool-stapler, as in the
reign of some of
to see the milker, gladly awaits his or her ap- our earlier monarchs, to
dictate the price at
proach, and submits with pleasure to the op- which wool should be sold. There
was, there-
eration of being milked.  Every one hawing fore, a wider scope for the extension
of the
experience with cows knows this to be true, growth of wool and the breeding
of sheep than
But the cow is opposed to a change of milkers; there was in any other department
bf agr cul-
she soon becomes attached to one person who tural enterprise and production;
and he thought
performs the operation, and does not willingly it both the interest and duty
of th e British
and freely give down her milk to another per- farmer to increase the production
of those ar-
son; therefore, have one regular milker to ticles to the largest possible
extent.
certain cows, and bear in mind if you change  The augmented value of lustrous
wool was
milkers it is at the expense of a loss of milk owing to the introduction
of an entirely new
and of an injury to the oow.                 branch of manufactures; he referred
to the
   All animals are appreciative of kind treat- manufacttre of alpaca.  Mr.
Salt, the owner
 ment and resent abusive treatment. Therefore, of Saltaire, was the first
purchaser of alpaca
 if you would have them gentle and quiet, treat [the raw material] in this
country, and the
 them gently and kindly. See that those who first to convert it into beautiful
fabrics. The
 milk them can control themselves, govern their extensive use of alpaca gradually
led to an in-



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