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] nay intended for the food of man. Pie. 2‘ By character in animals is meant, those - ah external appearances by which the varie- . noi ties of the same species are distingushed.— icone The characters of both parents are observ- ide igi ed in their offspring; but that of Oe male te fetid more frequently predominates. his may hia: be illustrated in the breeding of horned ani- wobitlie mals; among which, there are many varie- smn ties of sheep, and some of cattle, that are he other hornless. Ifa hornless ram be put to horn- — and ed ewes, almost all the lambs will be horn- Cor the less; partaking of the character of the male ly large more than of the female parent.—In some ng with counties, as Norfolk, Wiltshire, and Dor- es, setshire, most of the sheep have horns. In princi Norfolk the horns may be got rid of, by it to be crossing with Ryeland rams; which would uch an also improve the form of the chest, and the ight be quality of the wool. In Wiltshire and Dor- e limbs setshire, the same improvements might be ig with made by crossing the sheep with South ere ac= Down rams.—An offspring without horns uld not might be obtained from the Devonshire

cattle by crossing with hornless bulls of