SOE ST 
ANosds. Glarcase: secre fe 10k 
‘ Es Stdb 
Bech eece ee ii. ee eh Ode 
eae Lect. AN LEN Hats it fea cle iat HO 
Third do. 15th June, 1807, 
Tib. 80z. @ 3s. mre ee ge wae Na eth seer 
Carcase, same day,104lb.a7d. 3 0 8 
Rough Fat, 20lb.a5d. . . 0 4 
108 
wool; but in quality the improvement 
was mith greater. It is to be observed, 
‘too, that the cross itself was only by one 
of the mixed breed, half Spanish, half 
Ryland. Had it been by a pure Merino, 
the diiference would have been far more 
striking in both the above requisites. We 
see, however, how easy it would be, even 
by gradual introduction of this blood 
through the mixed breed, to remove the 
coarseness of fieece so much complained 
of. © But the carcase, the carcase! 
cry our breeders; youruin the mutton,” 
Proceed we to the proof of this ;— 
lbs. 
Roush’ Fat’ ti) 34s ) 20 
Se@arease lcs Sei ot aS 
Ronah Bat, |) (hs 
ING. (oi. Gatease nin igh! oie 1G 
+ mou@nahal ot, (ia) oy 8i 
AW areasennicn Meihls sy) Slo he 
Roush Bat has) Sa 9 
SP Carease iii he Sen Oe. 
Woveh Fat oS wi aE 
“Tt was unanimously allowed that the 
Merino-Ryland, No. 1, was by far the 
best meat, and ‘that. Nos. 8 and 5, which 
were in fact, as to breed, one quarter 
Merino, one quarter Ryland, and one 
half Heath, were superior in mutton to 
the real Heath sheep, (Nos. 2 and 4,) be- 
sides the considerable increase in weight. 
Hence itis obvious that the Spaniard 
had improved both the fleece and curcase, 
and this both in quantity and quality. 
The return of No. 1 was as follows: 
Total return in three years £6 1 6 
Ts it possible, after this statement, that 
any rational objection can be made to 
the substitution of such. sheep for the 
two millions, mentioned oy Mr. Lnecoek, 
* whose Heecen are scarcely w ool?” 
Tlive ina part of the country where the 
wool is accounted fine. About nine of 
our Sherwood-tforest sheep vield a tod, 
which sells from fifty-two shillings to three 
pounds, Of the mixed Bierio-Ryland 
breed, about seven produce a a tod, which 
brings four guineas. ‘The size of these 
sliecp i is not materially dissimilar. Sup- 
pose, then, tnat a certain portiow of land 
will pasture four and a balf cS each per 
ez 
Results of Experiments with Merino Sheep. 
[ Sept. 1, 
acre, - The nine foresters on two acres 
will just produce 28lbs. selimg on an 
average for 2i. 16s. The nie “Merino- 
Rylands, on the same pasture, will yield 
S6lbs. selling for 51. 8s. The carcase of 
both being equally saleable to and by the 
butcher it follows that a person keeping 
the two breeds on the very same land 
would, on his annual shearmg day, gain 
nearly as much more on the one as the 
o her. Yet many a farmer, 1 other re- 
spects, perhaps, an intelligent man, shall 
read this account, confirmed as itvis by 
bona fide sale, and s:ill hesitate; so di- 
ficult itis to remove the prejudice which 
all entertain in favour of the breed to 
which tiey have been accustomed during 
their lives. But, as the Duke of. Lian- 
court” observes (Young’s Annals, 260 
p. 58), “ how little progress would have, 
been made in chemistry, in physics, in ge- 
ometry, or, in short, im any of the sci- 
eices, if those who.devoted themseives, 
to the study of them, had been con- 
tented to abide by their own discoveries, 
without deigning to gather further know- 
ledge from the experieice or researches 
of others! This species of communica- 
tion Is more necessary to farmers than to 
any other class of citizens; for as the 
care and business of their farms entirely 
employ their time, they live within their 
own immediate circle, and are ignorant 
of every thing that passes out of it. The 
most minute and exact details are ye-= 
quired to oblige them to consent to what 
they would call an innovation of the 
established rules of agriculture ; and this 
can onky be done by convincing them, as 
much as possible, of the utility of chan- 
ging their usual plan, and of adopting a 
newer method, which they would never 
seek, from being satisfied with what use 
has habituated to them.” 
T do, however, sincerely trust that the 
period is not far distant, when a general 
conviction of the superior advantages to 
be derived from breeding the Merino 
sheep in Britain will prevail: I have said: 
the advantages. I wish the time may not 
be near, phen we shall feel the absoiute 
necessity of such a measure. The natu- 
_ralizationis, at all events, perfectly within 
our power, of essential importance to 
our manufactures, aud materially con- 
nected with our national prosperity, as 
well as independence. So great has been 
the value attached to this last eireum- 
stance in France, that the Directory re- 
served to itself, in a secret article of the 
Uealy between that government and 
Spain, the power of aE peti from the 
latter s me ‘a thousand.) Merino ewes anda 
hundred — 
