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The American Agricultural Asso Il.
alton have determied to introduce the
Peruvian sheep, OF Alpaca, into the
United States. This animal nhabits
Inc slopes, table lands, and mountains
of Peru, BOLIVIA, and Chill, enduring
all the vlcissitubes of climate. They
are found $4,000 feet above the level
Of the sea--where the derive a sub
stance from moss, &C., growing upon
rocks exposed to all the rigors of the
elements, and receiving neither food
nor care from the hand of man. The
shepherd only visits them occasional
ly;yet such are their gregarious hab-
its, that the members Of one flock sell.
dom stray away and mix with anoth-
er, being kept in discipline by the ol,
der ones, who knows their grounds,
and become attached to the place OF
their nativity, TO which they return at
night, evinciGg an astonishing viga-
lance and sagacity in keeping the
young ones together, and free from
harm. In the The formation of their
stomachs they resemble the camel.
and can undergo extreme hunger and
thirst. Their meats tender, whole.
some and savory, and is recommended d
physicians to invalds, in preference
to fowls--for all declare that their
meat is extremely wholesome, and as
palrtable as that Of fat sheep in Cas-
til.


The cost of importinglthree hundred
will be $lO.5OO, deliverd in New
York. Ofthis sum $4,000 have al
ready been promised. For this move.
ment the public are indebted to r. L.
Pell, E.q., of Ulster county.