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three-quarter English kersey. This sort is always 

 single folded, never double folded. The English dou- 

 ble fold kerseys are dressed like coatings for surtouts. 

 They are valuable, but are not here meant. It is the 

 proper narrow kersey, which requires very little dress- 

 ing. They are stretched on tenter hooks to dry, or 

 for stoving with brimstone, in which manner the nicest 

 and best for military dress are often finished in the 

 white. For that purpose the wool should be made 

 quite clean by picking and washing. 



It i^j remarked of kerseys, that the filling or weft 

 should be considerably larger than the chain or warp. 

 One side is always better covered than the other. That 

 should be made the right side, and the goods require 

 only to be stretched and pressed. 



It may be useful to remark here, that it is computed 

 in England, that rather more than one third of their 

 whole wool is adapted to the comb^ and therefore not 

 fit to card without chopping. But this operation is 

 very easy. 



The prospect of the United States, as to sheep may 

 be inferred from the fact, that the lowest average esti- 

 mate for the whole kingdom of England with Wales, 

 is twenty-six sheep to every quantity of thirty- three 

 acres and one third of land, rich and barren, vale, plain 

 and mountain. 



It is a duty, and it is sound policy always to bear a 

 decided testimony in favour of those respectable citi- 

 zens of the United States, who have taken successful 

 pains to introduce into our country the very valuable 

 merino breed of sheep, from Spain and Portugal. No 

 manufacture has progressed here with such rapidity as 



