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POSTSCRIPT. 



SINCE the preceding Report was fcnt to the prefs, the 

 author of it was led to examine the account of the famous 

 Ryeland, or HereforJfliire breed of fneep, given by Mr 

 Marfliall. (Rural Economy of Glouceftei-Paire, vol. ii. 

 p. 233). It is vvell known that this breed produces the 

 bell: wool of any in England, which, though not fine enough 

 to be an entire fubflitute for-Spanifli wool, yet in fomc 

 degree fupplles its place, and fells at the rate of two fliil- 

 lings per pound, when Spaniflx wool fells for three. It is 

 lingular, that in this work, publiihed in 1789, a fimilar ap- 

 prehenfion is ftated, left this excellent breed fliould be ir- 

 retrievably lofb, unlefs fome proper means are foon devifed 

 for its prefervation. The Ryeland breed having been tried, 

 and found to anfwer in the moil: northerly county of Scot- 

 land (which the author can aflert from his own experience), 

 he is perfuaded that they might be introduced with fuccefs 

 into other diftri£ls ; and, in particular, he would recom- 

 mend them to the proprietors of the Weftern Highlands 

 and Iflands, as peculiarly well adapted for that part of the 

 kingdom. 



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