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extreme docility they accustom them to. When I 
desired the shepherd to catch one of liis rams, I 
supposed he would do it with his crook, or probably 
not be able to do it at all ; but he walked into the 
flock, and, singling out a ram and a goat, bid them 
follow him, which they did immediately; and he 
talked to them while they were obeying him, hold- 
ing out his hand as if to give them something. By 
this method he brought me the ram, which I caught 
and held without difficulty.” * 
The wool exported from Spain was lately above 
9,700,000 lb., of which a portion comes to Britain. 
In 1829 above 30,000,0001b. of wool was imported, 
the greater part of which tvas from Germany, Spain 
bearing but a small proportion, only about two-thirds 
more than what w'e received from our Australian 
possessions. In France cross-breeds are cultivated, 
derai-Merinos as they are called ; and in Saxony, Bo- 
hemia, and Hungary, they also abound exceedingly. 
Among the other breeds of Europe which are not 
British, may also be mentioned the Cretan, distin- 
guished by the horns ascending directly upwards, 
tvith a spiral turn ; and in a variety termed the Wal- 
lachian, the boms are equally developed, but diverge 
nearly at right angles from the bead. 
But the most remarkable anomaly among the horn- 
bearing animals is the Many-horned Iceland breed, 
extending very frequently in this country to the 
common black-faced breeds of Scotland. Sheep and 
* Annals of Agriculture, viii. p. 195. 
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