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wool for fale, or fatting. If your fheep has a very 
coarfe breech, mark it for fale, or fatting. Separate 
all thefe, together with fcabbed, giddy, fly-blown, 
foot-root, dog’s or pig’s mouth, fcouring, or any 
having an infeéctious diforder, from the flock—and 
on no account whatfoever fuffer them to be with it. 
In the firft choice of the ram or ewe, never go 
farther from your own farm, for any ram or ewe; 
than you can help; if yours be down land, buy from 
off the down; if inclofed, from the inclofed; remem- 
ber to buy from worfe land, if poffible, than your 
own, becaufe there is a greater probability they will 
thrive in your keeping; but take care not to keep 
them too well, as that may be attended with great 
inconveniences, if not with lofs; for a fheep fhould 
work hard for its maintenance whilft in the flock, yet 
not be pinched; for then the fame or worfe incon- 
veniences, - or lofs, may follow. Choofe the hand- 
fomeft fheep poflible, but never negle& the coat or 
fleece; if that be bad in either of the above-mentioned 
inftances, the fheep, whether ram or ewe, ought to 
be rejected, to all intents and purpofes, however 
handfome the fhape may be. Search the coat of the 
ram narrowly, to avoid a -/itched-haired fleece, for 
“this would fo damage your wool in two years, that 
it could not be,recovered again, without changing 
your flock, in 12 or 14 years. Again, however 
handfome the fhape, however fine the wool, reject 
him if he has not a clofe thick coat (in which is plenty 
of 
