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chefl:, flraight back, ftraight firm legs, neither very- 

 long nor too Ihort, and a ftrong hardy figure upon the 

 whole, with a lively mild looking eye, are the particu- 

 lars refpe£ling fhape that fhould be preferred ; but this 

 circumftance fhould be a fubordinate confideration to thofe 

 already enumerated. 



6th, All other circumHances being equal, that Iheep 

 which is in the beft condition at the time, if their paflure 

 has been nearly equal, fnould always be preferred. 



']th. Lajlly, If two fheep Ihall be found which are 

 equal in all the foregoing re^ei3:s, that which is of the 

 largeft fize of the two may be preferred : but it ought 

 ever to be adverted to, that for mountainous countries 

 of difficult accefs, and where a wide range of pallure is 

 neceffary, largenefs of fiz,e is not a quality that fhould be 

 much cQveted, 



*^* In choofrng ewe3, the fame peculiarities fhould be 

 adverted to as in choofing the rams ; and in all cafes the 

 ewes fliould be chofen, as nearly as they can be found, of 

 the fame quality with the ram. It is only after the bell 

 breeds are once got, pure, that experiments fliould be tried, 

 to fee what will be the eifed of croffing with others. 



f ^f In every cafe, the colour ought to be particularly 

 ajlverted to ; and thovigh there may be exceptions, it will 

 be found that a pure white breed is, upon the whole, 

 tlie bed colour for general ufe, as white wool admits of 

 being dyed of all colours with greater facility than any 

 Other. 



X^X If, however, a breed of Iheep fhall be found of a 

 light brown, or fawn colour, of a pure filver grey, with a 

 fine filky glofs, which is not apt to change colour by wear, 

 or of a pure black ; and if any one inclines to try to 



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