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tin- In a. I iiinl rered with white hair; the) 



Ii.im- BO li.>m- , tin- t.ul is -h.<rt , rutin r limad, ami turm-il ii|> nt t lie 



ti|. , tin- profile i> verj convt v. 



\l\ .it:, lit i • .11 ttih tir-t callril tn tin-.- -In < |> from ti In-ir 



reproductive power. I find tin \ breed twice in a year, and 

 produce four and - five at ■ birth, the thi bow 



in tin- Society' i Gai 1< i hai _- thii spring produced thi 

 Umbs. Tbcae lambs an verj red b j band, and are perfectly 



hiir.l \ . Upon referring Histon <>t China,' 1 ml>- 



hahed in 1 1 7, it appean thai since the introduction of the cotton 

 plant into China (which t ■ ►< » k place during the Ming >l\ oast) , about 

 . the breeding and rearing <>i iheep 1 

 . as the following extract will show \ — 

 • Hie extended cultivation of cotton was. one of the caoaei that 

 ■ the almoat entire diaappearance of sheep from the southern 

 provinces, iV h was found that it would take much more land t" 

 ■apply ■ certain Dumber of persons with mutt mi and wool, than with 

 .ml cotton. Then the pastun radoaDy turned into rice 



. plantations, while sheep were banished to the mount 

 ami K-s.s fertile parts of the country. Fox the ion cattle, 



horses, and other dom< stic animal- are scarce ; the feu that ass kept 

 husbandry an poor and Hi-fed ; for there u 



a nimiui'ii mi which tin iliat thr\ arc tied ii|> in -tails 



when not employed in the field. Dairj (arms are unknown m China, 

 where people use neither milk, butter, m>r cheei 



In a recent letter from China, the writer mentions, among other 



matter-, that in giving a good dinner to some distinguished friends, 

 of the choicest dish •!' mutton, thi shich 



II tin- srool "t 'hi- animal to mv 



friend I>r. Price, who kindly forwarded the Mr. l'.irlm 



tin- Bseretarj to the Chambei ft seal Bradford, for the 



jiurfM.M- of having it examined l>\ the npctvut judges, the 



following report from tl tlemen was received. I 



pie of shosp'i wool from China enclosed in Dr. Pi 

 latter, is ■ dai 1 which would 1" 1 d bi the 



manufacturers of this district I low quality ; that it ap- 



pears and would 



command about one shilli and. ' 



1 . Iik-i ment 



it- ti.- port . I. 1 ' liiuk. 



dtivation and judicious croasio ' im- 



|in>\. I 



of tin- utmost imp ould possess animals wli 



- greatest, in order 



md (t.r 11 • 



■ 

 discussioa . thi 'heir domestication involves 



much doubl . ami (Ins m\sttr\ nil 



I find in n 



