THE REPORTi &c, a 



At the fame time, were the Spanifh breed of 

 fheep introduced and multiplied in this country 

 (fmce they produce a fpecies of wool better 

 calculated than the Shetland for fome manu- 

 fadlures, particularly broad cloth J), and were 

 the importation of Spanifh wool prohibited, 

 it would foon become of more confequence to 

 attend to the fleece in every part of the king- 

 dom. 



From the information of the gentlemen above 

 mentioned, it would appear, that the perma- 

 nent finenefs of the wool depends entirely up- 

 on the breed of fheep ; for, on the fame paf- 

 ture, and in the very fame climate, fheep with 



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for that purpofe ; in the fecond place, the quality of the wool 

 would be the objedl of the farmer, as the carcafe would be of 

 lefs value ; and, in the third place, when a good breed was once 

 obtained, there would be lefs rifle of its being debafed by im- 

 proper mixtures, where the flieep were kept in feparate iflands, 

 than where various breeds were contiguous to each other. 



X The exafl nature, quality, and ufes of the Shetland wool 

 have never been fully afcertained. It is certainly preferable 

 to any other for (lockings, and probably for all light woollea 

 manufafturesj as fhawls, waillcoats, &c. Perhaps, mi;<ed with 

 Spanifh, it might alfo anfwer for broad cloth ; but it has not 

 perhaps ftaple fufficient for that manufafture of itfelf. There can 

 be no doubt of its anfwering for hats, a manufadlure that ought 

 to be encouraged in the Highlands, and which even the women 

 in that part of the country might wear, with advantage to their 

 looks and appearance. 



