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Article LX, 



On crojfing the Breed in Sheep and Neat Beajls. 



Sir, March 8, 1783. 



ON reading the advertifement of the Bath 

 Agriculture Society, I was induced to take 

 the liberty of addreffing to you this letter. 



I have rams to let for the feafon from five to 

 twenty guineas. They were bred from fome of 

 the beft frock of that famous breeder Mr. Bake- 

 well, of Difhley in Leicefterfhire, a fort efteemed 

 the belt in England, and which Mr. Young, in 

 his Eattern Tour, gives a particular account of. 

 They are of the polled kind, and the peculiar be- 

 nefits arifing from them are, their hardinefs and 

 extra quantity of wool. The firft proceeds no 

 doubt from their perfect form, as we have tried 

 them with common fheep of moft counties, and 

 always found they have, done confidcrably better, 

 though kept exactly alike. Secondly, they come 

 to a very great weight. And lajlly, inftead of 

 cutting three or four pounds of wool, which is 

 more than is generally done, I always cut from 

 fix to fourteen pounds off each fheep. And as 

 you mud have in your neighbourhood the beft 



judge 



