depth in the breaft ; narrow there and on the chine ; clean, fine, (&quot;mall-boned legs 

 and thin pelts. The weight per quarter, when fat, from nibs, to iglbs. ; wool 

 partly fine and partly coarfe.* 



It is faid to be a valuable breed of mountain fheep, where the herbage is chiefly 

 of the natural grafs kind ;| which is the cafe in the fituations \\here they are found 

 the moft : prevalent, and from which they have obtained their name. It has under 

 gone much improvement within thefe few years in refped to its form and other 

 qualities. 



This breed has been lately introduced into the moft northern diftricts; and from 

 its hardinefs, its affording a portion of fine wool, and being quick in fattening, it 

 may anfwer well in fuch fituations. 



The practice of milking the ewes of this breed for the purpofe of making 

 cheefe is found to be prejudicial to the animals, and has of courfe been much left 

 off by the beft fheep- farmers. 



The Dun-faced rm/has no horns j the face, as the name implies, is in common 

 of a dun tawny colour ; the fize fmall ; tail fliort ; mutton fine. Weight often on 

 ly 61bs. or ylbs. the quarter. Wool varioufly ftreaked and blended with differ 

 ent colours, fome of which is very fine.J Mr. Culley fuppofes this to partake of 

 the Spanifh breed. It is not fo hardy as the preceding. 



The Shetland breed is fmall, and moftly without horns; but what more particularly 

 diftinguifhes it from other breeds is, the uncommon fmallnefs and fhortnefs of 

 the tail. Weight per quarter from ylbs. to lolbs. Wool very fine, and of 

 various colours. 



This is a very hardy breed, but too wild in its difpofition to be confined in in- 

 clofed paftures. 



In the Merino or Spanijb breed of fheep the males have horns, but the females 

 are fometimes without ; white faces and legs ; the body not very perfect in fhape 

 rather long in the legs ; fine in the bone ; a degree of throatinefs or production of 

 loofe pendulous fkin under the neck ; and the pelt fine and clear. Weight when 

 tolerably fat per quarter in the rams about i7lbs. ; in the ewes nibs. Wool ve 

 ry fine.^ This breed is afferted to be tolerably hardy, and to poffefsa difpofition 

 to fatten readily. || 



Mr. Knight obferves that the produce of the crofs with this breed and the Ar- 



* Culley on Stock. t Ibid. J Ibid. 



Lord Somerville s Syftein of the Board of Agriculture* [| Ibid. 



