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flat-sided. I told him I knew very little of 

 sheep by looking at them; but, if he would 

 give me leave to touch him, I could then 

 give an opinion. He immediately caught 

 him ; and on touching, or handling, I found 

 him, as I expected, to be far from fat : but 

 I saw another amongst the flock which I 

 thought in good condition ; he was one of 

 the breed of sheep from Holland, that are 

 far superior, both in carcase and wool, to 

 any other reared in America ; although 

 they have every sort that we have in Eng- 

 land, except the Dishley. I have been told 

 there are of the Dishley in more than one 

 place in America : but I disbelieve it, as I 

 think the best of them could not live there ; 

 and that the heat of the sun would kill them. 

 Mr. Morgan seemed not a little surpris- 

 ed that I should like the small sheep. I 

 then took hold of the sheep of the sort 

 from Holland, and he was one of the fattest 

 I ever touched in America. The number 

 of his wethers was eighteen. He then 

 shewed me his ewes in lamb : they were in 



