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rent parts of Rufia*. Sheep do not thrive in Kamé/chatka, by rea- 
fon of the wetnefs of the country. 
Sheep abound in New England and its iflands: the wool is fhort, 
and much coarfer than that of Great Britain ; poilibly proper at- 
tention to the houfing of the Sheep may in time improve the fleece ; 
but the feverity of the climate will ever remain an obftacle to its 
perfection. Manufactures of cloth have been eftablifhed, and a to- 
lerable cloth has been produced, but in quantities in no degree 
equal to the confumption of the country. dmerica likkewife wants. 
downs ;, but by clearing the hills of trees, in a long feries of years 
that defect may be alleviated. As we advance further fouth, the 
Sheep grow fcarcer, worfe, and the wool more hairy. 
* Pallas, Sp. Zool. falc. xi, 634 tab. ive 
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