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quality in the mofl eminent degree, be put to breed 

 together, the defcendants of thefe will be dill more 

 improved; and by continuing this mode of fele£tion 

 for a great length of time, the improvement, as to 

 this particular quality, may be carried to an indefi- 

 nite height. In this way may be produced an ira-. 

 proved breed; which, though agreeing in the gene- 

 ral charafterillicks with the parent flock from which 

 it was felefted, may poffefs fome peculiar qualities 

 in a much higher degree than it does. 



It is of much importance to the practical farmer 

 to advert to this peculiarity in the occonomy of na-. 

 ture, becaufe it puts it very much within his power 

 to benefit himfelf by attention and care, in regard 

 to circumflances that would otherwife feem to be 

 entirely beyond his reach. For, were he to be per^ 

 fuaded that certain peculiarities he willies to obtain, 

 are necelTarily dependant upon a temperature of cli- 

 mate he never can enjoy, or that certain bad quali-. 

 ties in the animals he breeds are infeparably depen- 

 dant upon the nature of his pafture, which it exceeds 

 his power to change, he mull of neceffity fit down 

 ?:ontented with what he has, without a hope of im- 

 provement; but if, upon examining the fafts above 

 (tated with attention, he fliall find that the influence. 

 of breed is fo powerful as is there flated, he will 

 be at pains, in the firfl place, to look around him to 

 fee if he can difcover any breed, poffefling qualities, 

 upon the whole, more valuable than his own, which 



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