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would in England be worth 16/. sterling each, or 
for the three, the two Souths downs at the high- 
est rate of wool and price at 12/8, and neirly as 
cheap as two Bakewells, tho’ in this experiment the 
Bakewell is 14 per cent, better than the South- 
down, the next best sheep in England. But what 
is more remarkable, the merino also gained more 
flesh, with less food than the other sheep with 
'which he was compared in another set of experi« 
snents mentioned above. 
LETTER 
ON THE CULTIVATION OF HEMPo 
By WILLIAM l^HOMPSOJV^ Esq. 
Goshen, November ^Oth^ 1803. 
Dear Sir, 
absence from home, and some inquiries I 
found it necessary to nrtake respecting the culture 
of hemp (having but lately commenced the business 
myself) before I could answer you fully on the sub¬ 
ject of your favor of the 5th ult. has occasioned the 
delay of my not answering you sooner. The im¬ 
portance of encouraging the raising of hemp in this, 
country, and particularly in the western part of this 
state, where I am persuaded many large tracts of 
land, well adapted to the culture of that valuable 
article, are to, be found, and which is almost the 
