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made as familiar as a dog, fo as to admit of being car- 

 ried to any diflance, without danger to themfelves, or 

 diiuculty to thofe who conduct them. 



f [[f If males or females of a particular breed are to be 

 brought from a great diflance, it will always be necef- 

 idvy to fend two or more of each fort, to fupplj the 

 want, in cafe of death or accidents bj the way. 



^ In cafe any flieep fliould be obtained from dillant pla- 

 ces, the following experiment is recommended, with a 

 view to mark the changes that fhall take place, in refpe£t 

 to the wool of the fame animal, in confequence of a change 

 of climate, or other circumilances. 



Before the flieep be removed from its native country, 

 let a lock of wool be cut from the iheep, and put up with 

 a proper tally for prefervation, that it may be compared 

 with the wool of the fame flieep cut from the fame place, 

 at any future period. 



And that the wool may alwaj^s be taken as nearly as 

 poflTxble from the fame part of the body of the animal, let 

 the following mode of afcertaining that particular be adopt- 

 ed. Take a fmall cord of a fuflicient length ; let one end of 

 it be applied exaclly to the joint at the knee of one of the 

 fore legs ; then lay the cord lightly acrofs the body in aa 

 ftraight a dire£lion as may be, till it reaches the other 

 fore knee : Mark the cord there, and then double it ; and 

 double that once more, fo as to mark the fourth part of 

 the whole length : put a pin into the cord at that mark, 

 and lay it once more acrofs the flieep as before ; and at 

 the place direftly under the pin on the right flioulder, 

 cut out the lock of wool wanted, and lay it up for pre- 

 fervation. Next year repeat the fame operation, and in 

 like manner cut out a lock of \Vool for comparifou j and 



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