48d History of the Author's 



fine British wool. But various subsequent circumstances have led me to apprehend 

 that this meriiod would be unsuccessful. The Gallo-Merino breeders were offered 

 less for their wool, at the public sale of Rambouillet, than by private dealers. 



Should these measures still prove ineffectual for securing the full value of the 

 wool, I know of only one farther method ; which is to employ one manufacturer, 

 selected by the gro\s'ers, to make up for the market all the British fine wool which 

 should be sent to him, at a certain rate, and with an accurate return of particulars. 

 No difficulty would then arise but as to the vender, who might either be chosen, 

 or, in case of unexpected objections from established houses, set up and sup- 

 ported for this very purpose, and who would, no doubt, be warmly patronized by a 

 liberal and patriotic public. Offers of this kind have already been made by manu- 

 facturers ; and, were it necessary to accept them, the whole plan might readily be 

 carried into effect by a proper union of the growers. 



The chief difficulty which stands in the way of the farmer being thus removed, 

 the demand for the wool would soon increase these breeds to a great extent ; and 

 thus, eventually, give the clothier an opportunity of purchasing the raw material 

 of the manufacture at a much less price than he now pays. No man can fail duly 

 to appreciate such a benefit to the clothier, and the general commercial interests of 

 the country. 



CHAPTER V. 



Profit of this Breed to the Fanner, and the Country at large, comparatively 

 liiib other Breeds, in relation to Quantity and Price of its Produce per 

 Acre. Various Objections considered. 



Xjet us now consider what profit the farmer may reasonably expect from this 

 breedof sheep, comparatively with others of the short woolled kind. 



In my former publjcation, it is made probable that there are, in Great Britain, 

 3,500,000 acres of land, incapable of any improvement by the plough, which, at 

 present, make no return but by the wool of the sheep which they support. As the 

 greatest part of this land is extremely poor, and incapable of sustaining sheep during 

 the winter, a proportionable deduction must be made from its efficiency; or, in 

 other words, a larger extent of it must be supposed necessary for the maintenance 

 of each sheep during the whole year. Making this allowance, I have estimated one 



