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Itiifcuoufly, and breed together without any feleclion, 

 pan have no idea of the furpriiing effect that an atten- 

 tion continued for a. few years would have on improving 

 the wool, the fhape, the temperament, and general 

 hardinefs of their whole flock, and will therefore be in- 

 clined to look upon thefe dlieclions as unnecefTary refine- 

 ments. The natives of the ifles, however, may reft af- 

 fured, that thefe obfervations are the refult of experience, 

 and not of fpeculative reafoning ; and that, if any of 

 them fhail make trial of feleiting a few Iheep, and of 

 fecluding them during the rutting leafon, from all others, 

 they will themfelves be aftoniflied at the effeds ; and 

 they would be very agreeably furprifed to find that they 

 might be able to obtain from three to live ihillings for 

 every pound of their wool, which they undoubtedly 

 might do, were it improved to the utmoft degree it is 

 fufceptible of. It deferves alfo to be here repeated, that 

 the Iheep which carry the fineft wool, if carefully feled:- 

 ed, are in general equally hardy, equally eafily fed, and 

 yield fleeces of equal weight, and may poffefs every 

 other valuable quality in an equal degree with other 

 fheep, that yield the coarfeft wool that can be found, 



X\\t It is fui-ely unneceflary to add, that fheep which 

 are known to have any difeafe, efpecially if that difeafe be 

 likely to affect the progeny, Ihould on no account be 

 felefted to breed from. 



N. B. It may be proper to obferve, that if fheep are 

 at any time intended to be tranfported to a diflance, 

 to compete for premiums or otherwife, it is of great im- 

 portance they flaould be tamed, and rendered as familiar 

 with men as poffible. This is eafily effedled, if they be 

 brought near to the habitations of any perfoA while they 

 are lambs, as they can then be eafily tamed, and may be 



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