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pofe that the country would be benefited by their 

 being introduced into all parts of it, to the entire 

 exclufion of the native fheep, would be extremely 

 abfurd ; for it is a matter of great doubt, whether 

 the country would not be nearly ruined by it. 

 The weft end of it would certainly be moil grie- 

 vioufly injured ; as a great number of what are 

 now the fined farms, would unqueflionably revert 

 back to fomething like their priftine ftate. Indeed, 

 it feems to me very ftrange, that the Norfolk fheep, 

 which originally (before the introduction of turnips 

 and artificial grafTes) was the fole fupport of the 

 Norfolk tillage, and has fince borne its full pro- 

 portion in all the modern improvements, fhould, 

 at this time, fo far lofe its credit, as to admit of a 

 doubt, with refpeci to its fuitability to the foil, or 

 its profit to the breeder. 



Thofe who keep ewe flocks, find them anfwer 

 extremely well ; for, befides the fleece and manure, 

 the average price of the lambs is, at this time, 

 twelve millings. Thofe who buy the wether lambs 

 at that age, with a view of bringing them up for 

 fatting flock, after keeping them eighteen or nine- 

 teen months, generally fell them at an average of 

 thirty fhillings, which may be confidered as a very 

 handfome profit, as they are only kept as flore 

 fheep the fir ft twelve months, and when fatted, in 

 general, an acre of turnips will do for eight; from 



O which, 



