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PAGB 



of Englbb families to Holland, and Prosperity of 

 the Dutch Manufactures ; — (52) Fluctuating state 

 of the Trade between 1635 and 1698;_(53) 

 King William discourages the Irish manufactures ; 



(54) Statistics of the British Wool Trade in 



1699; — (55) British Woollen Manufacturers rivalled 

 by the Swedes; — (56) Regulations relating to 

 Wool from 1740 to 1742 ;— (57) Impulse given to 

 the Trade by the improvements in Machinery ; — 

 (57) Commencement of the 19th century ; Duty 

 imposed on imported Wool ; — (59) Restrictions on 

 Foreign Wool removed ; increase in Manufactur- 

 ing prosperity ; — (60) Countries from which we 

 derive our Wool ; — (61) Statistics of the Wool 

 Trade from 1800 to 1830 ;--(62) Do. in 1832... 28 



CHAPTER IV. 



IMPROVEMENT OF THE BREEDS. 



(63) Introductory remarks ; — (64) Early Improvers 

 of the Sheep ; — (^65) Modern Breeders and Im- 

 provements; — (66) Varieties among Animals, 

 how induced ; — (67) Varieties induced by tem- 

 perature ; — (68) Adaptation of the Sheep to 

 climate ; — (69) Changes produced by climate ; — 

 (70) Temperature preferred by Sheep ; — (71) 

 Extent of the alterations produced by climate ; — 

 (72) Increase in the number of the Horns ; — (73) 

 Causes of the various forms of the Horn ; — (74) 

 The proper temperature required for Sheep ; — 

 (75) Geographical limits of the Sheep ; — (76) Par- 

 ticular forms induced by geographical limit ; — 

 (77) Influence of vegetation on form and dispo- 



