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some from Spain, and I think a pair of Pc7'5zan Sheep, (a) 

 but the great proportion is from the English stock. 

 There are no great varieties, as the breeds have been 

 mixed, but the American Sheep resemble most in shapes 

 and figure, those of England; in size, they are generally 

 smallen 



(6) The average weight of Sheep in Pennsylvania, 

 when fat does not exceed 48 lbs. nett. 1 have known 

 a carcass 112 lbs. and have heard of one 130 lbs. The 

 weight of the quarters, may be judged from that of the 

 whole. It lays the fat most, on the hind quarters, which 

 are therefore the heaviest. The number of ribs are ge- 

 nerally twelve, on a side, some have twelve and a false 

 one. The common run of good slieep, In the Philadel* 

 phia Market weigh 60 lbs, but 80 lbs the carcass is not 

 uncommon. The price of mutton in that market, the year 

 through, about d,4 1-2 Currency', and the price of Sheep ia 

 flocks, when poor, is about 7s. 6d. or 4s. 6d. sterling. 



The Mutton (c) of this country differs as it does in 

 others ; that fed on short bites and hilly lands, is the best^ 

 The smaller size if well fatted, is also the sweetest and 

 best flavoured. It is generally accounted better than the 

 large English orGerman mutton ; but the small niuttoa 

 of Wales and other hilly countries is as good, but not su- 

 perior to ours in the fame kind of country. The best 

 flavoured mutton, is not common in the market of the 

 Capital, the largest and fattest is to be found there, but 

 the choice&t and finest meat is only to be had at a dis- 

 tance, in the neighbourhood of hilly or relatively barren 

 countries. The (d) heaviest fleece I ever knew weighed 

 13 lbs. nett. (e) The price of wool upon an average is 

 an English shilling per lb, three lbs. to a fleece^ is an am- 

 ple average allowance. 



I have seen home-spun cloth, of the fabric of an Englisii 

 superfine. It is said that we (/) have wool, as fine as 

 that of England at least; but it rather appears best cal. 

 culated, for the coarser kinds of cloth. These are ma' 

 nufacturedhere to great perfection, and will outlast any 

 imported. 



