Wool in Relation to Science icith Practice. 
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TABLE II. 
iSTIMATE of Home-Grown Wool, taking the Avci-a2;e Eeturns of Sheep One 
Year old and above, for the Years 1867-69, and the Weights of Fleece as 
supplied by Messrs. J. and J. Hubbard, of Bradford. 
COCNTIES. 1 
Sheep. 
\Veight 
of 
Fleece. 
Pounds 
of Wool. 
[OOO's 
omitted.] 
Memoraxda. 
fUckingbam . . . . ) 
564,314 
lbs. 
3 386 
'ambridgo 
!omwaIl 
'umberlaud .. 
215,454 
124,332 
265,702 
350,622 
6 
4 
-1 
/ 2 
5 
1,293, 
497, 
1,993, 
1,753, 
[Half-breds, 6 to 7 lbs. 
J Leicesters, 7 „ 8 „ 
j Downs, 4- ,, 4^ ,, 
( All grown iu this county. 
These are unwashed. 
Several breeds grown here. 
)erby 
)evou 
164,480 
592 157 
a 
/■2 
864, 
4 441 
1,111, 
These are unwashed. 
344,211 
140,900 
4f 
4 
1,635, 
564, 
j Horns, 5 J lbs. 
< Downs, 3j ,, 
( Both sort.s grown. 
312,945 
5 
1,565, 
rKents and half-breds, 5 to 6 lbs. 
J Downs 3 4 
j Both these breeds grown in 
1 till'! PTIlTlfv 
Gloucester 
296,803 
7 
2,078, 
This is the regular large breed. 
Sereford 
Huntingdon . . 
406,649 
226,773 
142,771 
100,606 
Si 
5 
6| 
2 440 
1,247, 
714, 
679, 
I'Half-breds, 5 to 6 lbs. 
1 Downs, 4 „ 4J ,. 
j Both breeds grown in this 
[ county. 
721,517 
6 
4,329, 
Lancaster 
197,960 
297,435 
1,005,340 
5i 
6i 
8 
1,089, 
2,008, 
8,043, 
Middlesex 
Monmouth .. .. 
34,802 
132,108 
5 
174, 
1 330, 
THalf-breds, 5* to 7 lbs. 
1 Downs, 4 „ Ai 
j There is no regular breed 
( peculiar to this county. 
A light Welsh class of sheep. 
