:s6> improiietnent'OfJIjt&pqttd'uiDol^' yulyj-t* 



who may be very inaccurate, there is no end of wrang- 

 ling ; and those who have not been able tp njak* 

 observations themselves, must range themselveit 

 on the side that accident pr inclination T[\?i,y lead 

 tbfm to espouse. A fe^y experimeaits accuratelj. 

 made, and fairly recorded, would for ev^r settle this^ 

 point, so as to enable mankind to reason justly witjj 

 regard to it ever afterwards. 

 3. Exercise y vikut effict it l>4^s ufiwf the qu»Ut/ of the 



wool. 



Under this head I WDul4 include management in 

 general, folding, housing, laying, X^c, Experiments on 

 tjiis head have been made in France ; but not in such 

 ^way as to prove entirely decialvc. It is alleged that 

 fbeep are kept perpetually in the open air, which afford 

 the finest wool. The fact, however, is controverted 

 by some ; so that here experiments are still wanting. 

 As to the effect of laying with tar, in particular, manj? 

 experiments have been made that are sufficiently; 

 decisive, were they all known ; but as otheVs may be. 

 proposed, which %\e.Ty: individual could make foij 

 himself at little or no trouble or expence, perhaps 

 <the most, effectual way to settle this point wpuW be 

 for the society to digest a proper plan for cotwiucting 

 these experiments, and publifh- it for the inforjnatio^ 

 of all concerned. 



The same may be said with, respect tg the.^tb *n4 

 5 th objects of inqniry. 

 6. Contiection between the size of the animal <m4 



finenefs ofths wooi. ., . 



. Prejudice has been foi;Wia4;d in deciding tbip qjiestipn 

 svIthQu.t expexitsent. ■ \% isi jp ^enfir.a]L«^xy. cpnfident- 



