On Crossing the Breed of Sheep.(April, Findlly, these arts of detecting the situation of springs may be advantageous to the attentive agricultor, both tor the pur- poses of draining those lands which too mach abound with water, and for the purpose of watering those w hich are too dry, and which lie beneath the level of the springs, or to which the water may be raised by wind-mills or water-engines to be explained hereafter. (Fo be Continued.) ae ON CROSSING THE BREED OF SHEEP. To the Editor of the Agricultural Magazine. Sik,

T was the King that about twelve or fourteen years ago first introduced the subject of improving British wool, by iter-breeding with Spanish sheep; and if 7¢ were pursued With all that degree of energy which I conceive it well to de- serve, I cannot but persuade myself it would prove of advan- tage to the country, equal in value at least to all the improve- wnents in our rural economy taken together, that have been suecessively introduced during the same period; the patriotic example, indeed, pointed out and enforeed by his Majesty, hath been pursued with energy by many noblemen, gentle- men; and professional agriculturists, particularly by the in- defatigable zeal and unremitting attention of my Lord Somer- Ville, and the example is now rapidly advancing in all quar- ters, insomuch that the opposing forees of prejudice and mis-

taken interest are well nigh about to subside.

Doctor Parry has well exemplified the advantages of this improvement in a treatise of his, published, by Mr. Crutwell, 1800, and in which| have reason to believe the advantages suggested will be found on the strictest investigation, by no means to exceed the limits of actual experience.

Lord Somerville in the year 1802, disposed of his fleeces to @ wool stapler, at the following prices, viz.

Ryeland Fleeces: Qs. 2d. per|b. or£26 per pack, Half Spanish and half Rye-

Jand: B d 95, Bd. do. or 38 dow South Down Fleeces. ber Odes dows or’ 22 rdo. Halt Spanish and half

South Down- a3.) Odi! dios dt 44 86: dor

being an advance of one shilling per lb. or 1¢@/. per pack, on wool of the first cross, besides which the fleeces of the admix- ture had gained a full pound in weight each, beyond those of the original ewes.

fa the same year I had 12 ewes shorn, the fleeces weighing together 78 lb. or 64 1b. per fleece, on the average.‘These sheep descend from Wiltshire ewes carrying Heeces of about