Merino-Ryeland Breed of Sheep. 449 



The half of sipllb. is 259|lb. Hence it appears that the Refina wool wastes 

 considerably less than half. 



Of the Fina and inferior sorts, 

 lb. lb. 



scoured and picked, became 17 



do. do. - - 2x 



do. do. - - lyf 



do. do. - - 104- 



947 47t 



The Fina, Tercera, and Cahidas, taken together, waste, therefore, about half. 



On these calculations I must observe, that the R. wool of 1 804 wasted more than 

 it ought to have done, for various causes ; one of which was its being accidentally 

 more defiled by the seeds of weeds, bits of hay and straw, and the excrements of the 

 Hippobosca ovina, or sheep-tick. On the other hand, the inferior sorts of the 

 same year were ill-scoured or dried, and therefore exhibit less than the average 

 waste of those parts. It follows that the Refina wastes considerably less, and the 

 inferior parts something more, than half of the weight of the whole fleece in the yolk. 

 Upon the whole it may be concluded with absolute certainty, that if a Merino- 

 Ryeland flock, of the finest wool, be carefully attended to in feeding, shearing, and 

 other particulars, which I shall hereafter specify, and if the operations of scouring 

 and picking be skilfully and faithfully conducted, and on a sufficiently large scale, 

 the total reduction, in this climate, cannot possibly amount to half the original 

 weight of the gross wool in the yolk. 



From these calculations, taken in connection with various facts beforementioned, 

 we may conclude, that, in order to procure 2ilb. of clean wool, there will be 

 acquired of unwashed wool. 



In my flock, » _ _ _ _ 



In that of Lord Somerville, the wool of which wastes ~, 



Of the wool of Pictct, which wastes -J-, - 



Of that of Rambouillet, which wastes full f ? - - " 



Of that of the Merino breeds in Spain, wasting full t. 



Of that of the mixed French breeds, which wastes |, 

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