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that it doubles twice at this rate and the following would be the result, 

 and the amount of wool required by the population at the periods indicated: 



TABLE No. 13. 



Thus in a little over one hundred years, our population is likely to ex- 

 ceed the present one of Europe, (which is 233,500;000,) and we have now a 

 sufficient territory to sustain it ! At 3 Ibs. of wool per head the number 

 of sheep requisite to supply the home demand in 1963, would be over 

 364,000,000 ! far more than are now to be found on the whole globe ! 

 Such are some of the reasonable expectations which may be formed of the 

 future prospects of the Home 



