THE REPORT, &c. ii 



ilime. They are of opinion, that the moft pro- 

 bable means of obtaining this information, 

 would be, for the Society to give an honorary 

 premium for the beft and approved account of 

 the Shetland breed of iheep, and alfo for the 

 beft and approved account of the fheep of the 

 Weftern Iflands. The accounts to contain the 

 fulleft information that can be procured refpedl- 

 ing the hiftory of the differe^it breeds to be 

 found in thofe parts — the manner in which the 

 the fheep are in general managed — their food — 

 the quantity, colour, finenefs, and value of their 

 wool — their difeafes, and their cure- — and whe- 

 ther the fheep are folded, houfed, clipp'd, &c. — 

 Their fize, weight, price at different ages, and 

 the age to which they are in general kept, 

 pught alfo to be mentioned. 



3. It would be very defirable to induce the 

 gentlemen of Shetland to pay every proper at- 

 tention to their native breed, and to prevail up- 

 on them, if pofTible, to confine themfelves to the 

 beft fpecies only. They have already proved 

 what they are capable of efFeding, by their fuc- 

 cefsful exertions in carrying on the fiftieries on 

 their coafts ; and confifting, in general, of re- 

 fpedable and intelligent individuals, there is no 

 plan recommended by the Society, which they 

 will not probably be difpofed to follow, particu- 

 larly one which would prove equally advan- 

 tageous 



