164. On Wool, Sheep,&c.[Sept.

not rest on the bottom plate, the two metal plates at each end of the roller, must be let into the hawse piece, outside of the hawse hole, on the off side, as far as the catch marked in the plates at e- The roller standing nearly perpendicular. L is a metal cap, whose Jower part M covers over the two Plates, with the wheels,&c. and prevents dirt,&c. from getting in. NN represents the roller, with the cap at each end: itis held firmly to the ship's bows, by two bolts through each capin the holes nnn. In witness whereof,&C«

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To the Editor of the Agricultural Magazine.

SIB5 i ONG Since 1 have frequently heard Doctor Parry express bimself in the most decisive terms, that in his lock he ad noticed unequivocal appearances of progressive improve- ment, especially in the mixture and fineness of the wool. At that time 1 was less Sanguine, Satisfied in the moderate Persuasion that, no Symptoms of decline were discernible. At present, however, I cannot but entertain the more fat- tering opinion, strengthened as itis by a crowd of concurring evidence, combined with subsequent observation and reflec- von, that by due attention in uniformly providing the Sheep, particularly in the winter and Spring months, with a Suitable Supply of wholesome food, and 6y carefully Selecting the most Promising indwiduals for continuing the breed, our Anglo- Merino wool may be found to exceed the native Spanish, and produced in quantity to answer the demand of our finer manufactories, independent ot foreign markets. Were we destitute of facts whereon to ground this opinion, even then it would seem fairly to be interred, from the consideration, that the Spanish Shepherds, in their general practice, are not much regardtul of either of those circumstances. With'respect to the J/atter, It is Said by Lesteyrie, that in 5ome instances, 1hey castrate on the moment of production by far the greater Part of the male Sheep, destroy them in others--and again, that they Suffer their rams indiseriminately to herd with the ewes of the flocks! Under a System like this, would Mr. Bakewell have expected Improvement in As flock, or pro gressive degeneracy? It vught, however, to be recollected, 1n honour to the memory ot Mr. Bakewell, that to him our best breeders, for the most part, are indebted for a Superior mode of management--and in justice?t ought to be noticed,

. that the Spaniards are not altogether unmindful of the value

of Selection, as may reasonably be concluded from the prices occasionally given for certain individual rams, i, e, of 100 t9 200 ducats.