JOURNAL 



O F 



NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, CHEMISTRY, 



AKD 



THE ARTS. 



OCTOBER 1800. 



ARTICLE I. 



A ProjeSi for extending the Breed of Fine-wooled Spanifh Sheepy now in the PoJfeJJion of his 

 Majesty, into all Parts of Great Britain, where the Growth ofjine Clothing Wools is 

 found to beprojitable*. 



A, 



lFTER experiments had been tried for feveral years, by the King's command, with 

 Spanilh fheep of the true Merino breed, imported from various parts of Spain, all of which 

 concurred in proving, that the valuable wool of thofe animals did not degenerate in any 

 degree in this climate, and that the crofs of a Merino ram, uniformly incrcafed the quan- 

 tity and meliorated the quality of the wool of every kind of Ihort-wooled flieep, on which 

 it was tried, and more particularly fo, in the cafe of the South Down, Hereford, and 

 Devonfliire breeds ; his Majefty was pleafed to command, that fome Merino (heep Ihould 

 be procured from a flock, the charaiSter of which for a fine pile of wool, was well 

 eftabllfhed. 



Application was accordingly made to Lord Auckland, who had lately returned from an 

 cmbafly to Spain; and in confequence of his lordfliip's letters, the Marchionefs del 



• This paper was drawn up by the Right Hon, Sir Jofeph Banks, Bart. P. R. S. &c, at whofe expence 

 h has been lately circulated. 



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