On Tunis Sheep. 235 



These victuallers, and others, vouch for another fact. The 

 Tunis lambs and sheep, under, or arriving at, yearlings, fstt 

 as fast as any others at maturity. 



I have been a victualler in the Philadelphia market very 

 many years. (Above 30) I kill as good, and as many sheep 

 of all breeds, as most butchers in the market. The vending 

 of mutton is my chief employment. I have seen the certificate 

 of George Lentz and William Rusk^ relative to the Tunis 

 sheep from Judge Peters's stock. My experience of the 

 general character, weight, and fatting of the sheep, agrees 

 with theirs. Save that I have known some sheep, especially 

 some of the Leicester breed from Jersey, lay on fat as well. 

 The lambs are always fine ; and the fat as well dispersed 

 through the carcase of the sheep, as any other breed I have 

 met with. The fat is always white ; and the colour of the 

 meat, the best of any mutton I know. Witness my hand, 

 21st May 1810. Signed, 



Joseph Groff. 



Test, Thomas Bones. 



Mr. Groff farther observed — That the hind quarters al- 

 ways weighed peculiarly the heaviest. This was accounted 

 for by the weight of the tail. Few aged wethers have been 

 killed J the fine rams having been kept for breeders j and toa 

 many of the lambs killed. 



