3c8 account of the Boucharian Jheep. Aug. 2?. 



The Boucharian,-. are r)f ojin'on that arr is necefsary 

 to preserve thtse furs in their greatest beauty, and 

 in that idea keep the lambs under (hades, XSc during 

 the meridian ardour of the sun ; but Dr Pallas has 

 reason to think that these precautions are uselefs, 

 as he observed that the same variety of (heep produ- 

 ced the same (ine furs, equal in every respect, with- 

 out any sort of care, in th« hands of the Kirguise 

 Tartars. 



He therefore imagines that it would be well 

 worih the attention of Europe, to transport 

 this breed of fheep, and make experiments on 

 tie valuable fur rhey yield, vhich might probably 

 be mi.c!; meliorated by the Ikill of the expert a.id 

 induL"i:'ious Europeans. 



H' r toll Av the reasons for the doctor's supposi- 

 tion, t-^at tne Boucharian variety are descended from 



thete totally wanting. Calves, and other animals of this country 

 be:'.ring hii', are found in the uterus, when the mother is killed du- 

 ring an advanced state of pregnancy, ( overed with fhort glofsy hair, 

 that lies close to the flvin, and is much more beautiful than that of 

 the same an-mal after birth. This seems to ' bf much the c.ise 

 with these lamb's (kins. On the whole, it seems to be a valuable 

 breed of fheep totally unknown in £urope, which if better known 

 might perhapsprove highly advantageous in agriculture and arts : but 

 we are as yet too little acq i. tinted with .1 j be able to say in 

 what respects it could be most beneficially employed. It is therefore 

 a fit object of experime.t. 



There are many difficulties occur respecting the idea of this being 

 a mixture between the fat rumped ;tnd long tailed flieep ; especially 

 if the hairy fleece, and clotted fur be admitted as invariable cha- 

 racteristics of the fat rufnped flieep ; for nothir s oi that sort appears 

 in this breed. The fur indeed seems to be finer than that of the 

 Tscherkefsian flieep itself. Tins su^^ject fliail be resumed at an after 

 period. E,ilit, 



