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extreme docility they accustom them to. When 1 

 desired the shepherd to catch one of his rams, I 

 supposed he would do it with his crook, or probably 

 not be able to do it at all ; but he walked into the 

 flock, and, singling out a ram and a goat, bid them 

 follow him, which they did immediately ; and he 

 talked to them while they were obeying him, hold- 

 ing out his hand as if to give them something. By 

 this method he brought me the ram, which I caught 

 and held without difficulty." * 



The wool exported from Spain was lately above 

 9,700,000 lb., of which a portion comes to Britain. 

 In 1829 above 30,000,000 lb. of wool was imported, 

 the greater part of which was from Germany, Spain 

 bearing but a small proportion, only about two-thirds 

 more than what we received from our Australian 

 possessions. In France cross-breeds are cultivated, 

 demi-Merinos as they are called ; and in Saxony, Bo- 

 hemia, and Hungary, they also abound exceedingly. 



Among the other breeds of Europe which are not 

 British, may also be mentioned the Cretan, distin- 

 guished by the horns ascending directly upwards, 

 with a spiral turn ; and in a variety termed the Wal- 

 lachian, the horns are equally developed, but diverge 

 nearly at right angles from the head. 



But the most remarkable anomaly among the horn- 

 bearing animals is the Many-horned Iceland breed, 

 extending very frequently in this country to the 

 common black-faced breeds of Scotland. Sheep and 

 * Annals of Agriculture, viii. p. 195. 



