30 On Fine Wooled Spanish Sheep.[Aug.

in Scotland, as in favour of their bible; and all the arguments T could use from my own confined practice, or the more ex- tensive experience ot the above cited writers, were entirely thrown away. It was in vain that I invited Several of those gentlemen ro visit me on their return home, in order to inspect a nine acred piece of Strong, harsb, clay loam, which, atter having drained quite dry, 1 have had under consfant crops during twelve years, my last year's crop of drilled wheat amounting to three quarters, two buShels per acre. Evidence Jike this is not Satistactory, It Seems, Ltheretore take the liberty through the channel of your Magaziue, to call on your re5pect- able correspondent, Mr. Middleton, and to request that be wall particularly State the examples within his kuowledge, of Strong lands, particularly clays, formerly under the faliowing SyStew, but n0OW under the improved ope of constant ceropping z also any euch, under the drill husbardry; with a Speciication of names and places of abode: in this, according to bis uSual patriotic habits, he will essentially Serve the farming intereStz of his country. I am, Sir, with respect and good wishes, AN HERTFORVUSHIRE FARMER. ST RIA GEE To the Editor of the Agricultural Magazine.

ÖS1R The Bieeipf Sheep is a Subject already much discussed in your useful Magazine, by men of great abilities and Sound judgment; I am, how- ever, persuaded that the following statement ot his Majesty's Stock irom the pen ot Sir JoSEPH BANKS, which I have taken the liberty of copying from a work which, if Imay judge by its nature, is Seldom peruzed by our readers, will prove acceptable to them) and your insertiun thereof will greatly oblige one of your(ubscribers, A MEMBER OF THE BATH SOCIETY. A REPORT OF THE STATE OF HIS MAJESTY'S FLOCK OF FINE WOOLED SPANISH SHEEP DURING THE YEARS 1800 AND 1861; WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF THE PROGRESS THAT HAS BEENMADE TOWARDSTHE INTRODUCTION OF THAT VALU= ABLE BREED INTO THOSE PARTS OF THE UNITED KING= DOM WHERE FINE CLOTHING WOOLS ARE GROWN WITH ADVANTAGE. BY THE RIGHT HON. SIR JOSEPH BANKS) BART. VR. S.'XC. GCC.| State vf Jus Muajesty's Spanish Flock of Sheep, June 9, 1800. N the 9th ot June, 1800, when his Majesty's Spanish flock was Shorn, it consisted of 100.ewes and wethbers, which produced as follow:

Wool washed an the Sheep's back-= 193 1b. Loss in ScCowering„-->- 104 Amount of scowered wool-.= 294 Which produced,when sorted,prime 2431b, at 55. per Ib choice 34, at38. 657.118

feibbs 26, at 18. 6d.