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property of Mr. Penrice, of Sawford, just within War¬ 
wickshire; the prime ewes bought, by auction, from 
101. to 20l. each ; the hock had been crossed for many 
years by rams, from Messrs. Stone, of Leicestershire; 
the owner having l-etired from business, the flock was 
sold without reserve ; similar flocks are in the hands of 
others within the county, particularly Messrs. Parrott 
and Oldacre, of Fladbury, Greesley, of Salwarp, and 
many others. 
The Cotswold sheep will bring no more upon sale 
than they are worth, with a view to mutton and wool ; 
but the high bred sheep are bought with a view to in¬ 
troduce their blood into the flock, and bring about a 
general improvement of the whole, and, perhaps, an 
eagerness to take the lead in this, may induce the 
giving of prices somewhat extravagant. 
On the 8th of October, 1805, I attended a sale of 
part of Lord Coventry’s flock by auction ; his lord- 
ship having, for many years, taken this method of dis¬ 
posing of what lie has to spare at stated times, annually, 
or at longer periods, near 80 head of cattle, and about 
250 sheep were thus disposed off; but it must be ob¬ 
served, the sheep being the cullings of the flock, or 
such only as they chose to part with, could take no 
more than they were worth with a view to mutton and 
wool; the breed, Cotswold, with a slight cross of 
Leicester. 
The ewes sold to- 2l. each. 
Wethers ditto two shear- 2l. 15s. (id. to 3l. Os. 6d. 
Mr. Richhard Miller, on Brant Hall farm, has a flock 
of highly improved Leicester sheep ; eighty breeding- 
ewes are kept, and crossed with rams annually pro¬ 
cured from liis brother, Mr. Thomas Miller, of Dun- 
stall, 
