136 Mr. Bartley on the Breed of Sheep,[Sept«

on the Sheep) even at the present high state of our markets, actually 5old at or under one billing and sixpence per pound? Will Pastorius deny that this price would be proßtable to the Leicester grazier; If 50, at what period will he state it to have been profitable? But I remain willing to contend, that 1 am enabled to produce from an acre of pasture, a greater quan- füty of unwashed Merino wool than P. Shall produce of washed Leicester, from a Similar acre. I will go further, and contend that in like manner, I will produce a greater weight than the Leicester, under equal circumstauces of washing; in other words, in a pure or SCoured state. 1 am not insensible to the concesSion made by Pastorius, in allowing Merino Sheep to be depastured“ in proper Situations," but he Seems extremely Solicitous to defend our“ bes? pastures from their encrouch- meants.? What then are the proper Situations he would wish 10 aszign them? On the Summits and Slopes of the mountains | guess, in order that his indolent favourites wight-repose in the Indisputed Juxury of a fu/l bite, on the rich plains and exu- berant weadows. di think it cannot have escaped your obser- vation, Sir, however, that this concession, Such as it 18, on ihe part ot your correspondent, ought to have been granted me Some two or three ye2rs Since; tor at that period, and be- fore, 1 expreszed my opinion confidently, and it was a con- fidence built on 50ome portion of observation and experience, that Merino Sheep were eminently calculated in their nature, to brave and resist the Severities to which they would be ex- posed, on the Summits of our mountains; that coufidence is nothing abated, but rather increased, insomuch, that I would not hesitate to place my most valuable Sheep on the most elevated Summits of our Northern Zlighlands, on any part af- fording a moderate Subsistänce. The most valuable Sheep, mention in preference, I. e. Such as in proportion to their Size, carry the thickest and beaviest weight of covering.; Having Said thus much, Sir, in favour of the mountains, will you allow me to descend on the plains; for there I feel myselt iuclined to incroach a little; at least to reason with P. agaipst the ught which he claims of exclusive possSession. But this must be postponed to a future opportunity, or[ Shall pass the limits prescribed by you to your correspondents. 1 remain, Sir, Your obedient zervant, Bath, Sept. 8, 1805. NEHEMIAH BAKTLEY: In your last number, you have erroneously inserted the word Himorous, it ought to have been t7meous--not inappropriate where il was placed, and well understvod, particularly by your Nurthunbrian correspondents.