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This sum, deducted from his total, would leave the 

 estimates thus : Captain Birchard, % 650, Z. Bliss, 

 Z 751, P. Catlin, S 723. 



Their estimates of the wool, and increase of the 

 flock, were exactly the same, viz. 

 An increase of 500 per annum, (after making 



up all losses,) at S 2, - - % 1000 



Three pounds of wool per fleece at 50 cents, 1500 



2500 

 From this deduct the greatest estimated 



expense, - - - - - 918 



Annual profit, - . . . - S 1582 



It was understood that the flock should have the 

 common proportion of wethers in it. 



These calculations are made on the common sheep ; 

 the profit would of course be greater on the improved 

 breeds. All these gentlemen concur in opinion, that 

 the increase of sheep is much greater here than in Con- 

 necticut, (from whence they came,) a much greater 

 proportion of the ewes having twins; and that in weight 

 of fleece and carcass, the sheep of Susquehanna county 

 exceed those of Connecticut by at least one third. Mr. 

 Catlin's flock is about one hundred and fifty, amongst 

 which are several full blooded Merinos. They think 

 the settlers on any tract, could easily, in addition to 

 their present stock of cattle, keep twenty sheep each, 

 on an average, which for three hundred settlers, would 

 be 6000, and yield 18000 pounds of wool. In three 

 years from this time, if a woollen manufactory were 

 established at the lake, they think the settlers would 



