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at least 15/. that is, he will sell the whole of Msf' 
wool (supposing, which is the case, a pound of woof 
would make a yard of cloth, and the expense of 
spinning, weaving, &c. to be 5/) at 11 shillings' 
per pound. I suppose in this case the wool to be 
ail spun equally coarse, yet the difference in the 
softness, and suppleness, and in the wear, for the 
softest cloths not only wear longest, but are much 
warmer than those which are harsh—would make 
the difference I have stated in the price, I again, 
then repeat, that it is not the high wages, but the 
want of good wool that has sloped the progress of 
our manufactory of cloth. It is true, that we have 
not as yet the quantity of wool that is necessary to- 
supply our wants, but how long should we find this 
deficiency, if without any diminution in the quanti¬ 
ty, or without any additional expense, the price of 
our wool was doubled ? I confess that since the iii» 
troduction of Spanish sheep, I have become so san¬ 
guine as to look forward to a period, and that too at 
no great distance, v/hen this, and the eastern states 
will not only manufacture cloths in sufficient quan¬ 
tity for their own consumption, but for that of their 
neighbors. It is certain that no country in Europe 
is better calculated for fine wooled sheep than this, 
and the neighboring states. The price of land is 
comparatively low, our grounds are high, and well 
watered, and our pastures good, our common grass 
is of the best and richest kind, the poa pratensis, and 
poa triyialis (which we call spear grass, and blue 
grass) are the most comnion, and most nutricious 
