J 79*' <"* Spani/h Jheep. 3C9 



Breadth of loin, - 6 inches. 

 Weight, _ - 91 lb. 



"The thicknefs, hardnefs, and closenefs of his coat, 

 are singular ; the colour to the eye very dark, dirty^, 

 and even blackilh, arising fronj that superior degree 

 of closenefs ; but when opened, for examining the 

 wool, the extreme beauty of the staple is at once ap- 

 parent. The fibre fiae ; twisted ; full of that yel- 

 lowifli waxey grease, that distinguiihes the Spanifli 

 ^eeces ; the Ikin oily to an extraordinary degree. 



" In regard to the thriving quality of this breed, it 

 is a point of such importance, that I was anxious to 

 ascertain ic : of the wool, none could have any doubt ; 

 but from certain points, which predominate in Spa- 

 nifli iheep, this was certainly a question. I had it 

 not in my power to make a trial absolutely complete ; 

 but I formed a comparison, the result of which fol- 

 lows : — I tied him up in stalls during a part of the 

 Tvinter, and the rest of it he was in the field, fed ex- 

 actly (daring the whole) as other rams that v/ere 

 compared with him. In stalls, he beat the Norfolk 

 breed. 

 No. I. Dec. 31, Don weighed - 841b. 



2. A ram . South Down, i ' 



Norfolk, 5 Bakewell, - 141 



3. A South Down, from Mr 



EUman, - - 1351b. 



These were fed abroad together till March 20th,. 

 wlien they weighed 



No. lb. Gain 



1, 100 16 



2, 148 7 

 l> 144 8 



