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BRITISH BREEDS. 
goats are the only animals which exhibit this multi- I 
tudinous growth of honis, and in the breed of the ^ 
former, which we have now alluded to, the flocks 
are almost in a state of unreclaimed nature, and by | 
far the greater proportion have more than the usual 
number of horns ; and it may be here remarked, that | 
the same circumstance prevails among some of the 
Asiatic races. The natural horns rise in their pro- 
per plkces, the accessory horns usually upon the sides 
of the head, and are from one to three in addition. ; 
In other points there is no perceptible variation in j 
the animal, from the common chamcters of the breeds j 
to which it belongs. | 
Arriving nearer home, let us now look to the j 
breeds of the British Islands, supposed at the present ^ 
time to -possess a living stock of about 32,000,000 | 
sheep, yielding, of course, an immense quantity of 
wool annually ; and there is no country in the world j, 
where this branch of rural economy has been carried i 
to so great an extent, or the imported breeds so much 
improved in value, by an assiduous attention and cai’o 
to procure the best varieties whence to continue the 
flock. The improvement has fortunately been at- 
tended with very large profits to the individuals who 
have from time to time engaged in it, and thus it is 
that we have such variety of constitution adapted 
either to the deep and rich soil, and luxuriant pas- ' 
