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judges in this commodity, from the number of* 

 hands employed in the woollen manufacture, I have 

 taken the liberty to inclofe you a lock of it for 

 infpettion, and believe they will find it a very 

 good ftaple. 



The wool in paper No. i, is from a ram morn 

 twice laft year. That in No. 2, is from a tegg 

 or lamb of laft year. 



A crofs breed from the rams and the common 

 Hampfhire ewes, have been found remarkably 

 profitable, having been fold lean at two years old 

 for twenty-five (hillings each, and many have 

 been killed at thirty pounds a quarter, which is 

 remarkable for this poor backward county, and 

 not nearly equalled by any 6f our neighbours. 



The late Lord Northing ton, about twenty* 

 five years ago, had a ram of this kind from Mr. 

 Bakeweli.'s father, and the crofs breed from him 

 fold at great prices to the Dorfetihire farmers \ 

 who found it anfwer fo well, that the ram lambs 

 from his Lord (hip's farm bore the belle for many 

 years. 



Our bulls (bred alfo from Mr. Bakewell's 



flock) are from five to twenty guineas the feafon. 



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