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neighbourhood of Weymouth, in the ifle of Port- 
land, the ifle of Purbeck, and about Wareham and 
Poole, which are inferior in fize to Welch fheep: 
when fat will weigh not more than eight or nine 
pounds per quarter; and the beft of the ewes to 
yean, are not worth more than fifteen or fixteen 
fhillings per head.* 
A GENERAL AVERAGE OF THE PRODUCE OF WOOL: 
Wethers. Ewes. 
Firft year, a hog, r3lbs. || Firft year, a chilver 2b, 
2d ditto, four tooth 44lbs. || 2d ditto, 3ilbs. 
3d ditto, 2 \bs. |} 3d ditto, fixtooth 5 lbs. 
Upon the whole, from a due obfervation of the 
quality and number of fheep bred and kept in the 
county, it may be fuppofed, with fome degree of 
accuracy, that the produce of wool, annually, is 
ninety thoufand weys, or weights of thirty-one 
pounds each. 
The number of wethers fold 50,000 
‘The number of ewes 100,000 
‘The number reared 450,000 
And the home confumption 200,000 
It is incumbent on me to take notice of a dif. 
order peculiar to fheep, which is fometimes fatally 
* Will any Dorfetfhire Gentleman be pleafed to point out the par- 
ticular name, the fuppofed crigin, and peculiar value, (for almoft every 
Gi tingtion of fheep will be allowed to have fome local excellence) and 
the nature and value of the wool? EDITOR. 
experienced 
