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foreign fabrics ; a gloss, whick \t^ears oiF in a few 
days, a ad is known without adding to its softness^ 
warmth or beauty, to injure its strength. 
jLetterj on the subject of Sheeps continueand on 
the best method of driving Oxen. 
Ci^ERMONT, 18//6 March^ 1806^ 
I WROTE to you last week, and sent you sam¬ 
ples of wool, marking the progressive improvement 
on it in various breeds of sheep, by crossing with 
Spanish rams. I should be glad to learn that you 
had received my letter. I am happy to fiiid more 
than a confirmation of my assertion, that by adopt- 
ing my plan, the state would be enabled, in less 
than five years, to better their wool by at least 4/r 
a fieece, as you will judge from the following facts* 
stated in Bath society papers i 
The Sou thr down sheep greatly resemble ours; 
their fleeces sell at about 1/. sterling the lb. It ap* 
pears, by a certificate from the woollen manufactur¬ 
er, Mr. Joice, that the cross between them and a 
Spanish ram improved the fieece to the value of 9f^ 
lb. This makes the difference of 5f sterling in a 
fieece of 4 lb. It is also worth while to know, that 
this wool, so improved, will make cloth which splls 
in America for 40/^ The Bath society sent 60 
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