1805.] Breed of Sheep,&r.- 897

the enrichinz nature of the dung is much'dimimished.===I1f the lime is old, or mixed with Soll,&c.[ do not 8ay that it may not be advantageous, on certain lands, to mix it with dung«

As Pastorius has requested the Sentiments of your Corres« pondents upon the dispute respecting the comparative merits of different breeds of Sheep, I Shall.now venture to State mine. I fully agree with this gentleman that the farmer Sbould choose his Sheep according to his Situation, and the nature of his land; and 1 am also inclined to Support his opinion that anglo Merino Sheep.are not well adapted to high and exposed Pastures, producing heath and coarse giass. Qa this point, however,[ think both the friends and enemies of that breed Slrould give their opinions with reserve; for there have been but few, if any, trials upon Such lands,

. It would unquestionably. be of great“ advantage to this country, if we could produce enough of fine wool, upon our own lands, for the manufacture of Superfine cloth; which, I understand, cannot be made without Such wool as we now import from Spain at a great expence; and as experience has Satislactorily proved har Spanish Sheep tbrive well-and pro- duce very fine wool, in undiminishing quantity, in Several parts of England, Mr. Bartley has oreat merit in his exertions to obtain for them a footing amongst our native breeds.

As far as I am able to judge, the combatauts have well Supported their Jong controversy; and zf any thing new, either w2th regard to facts vr argument can be adva DGE: 1 Should be glad to See it continued."The Subject Is highly intereSting, and 1 hope the disputants will still persevere in temperale Janguage, and avoid any disagreeable insinuations.

1 profess anyself a-very warm friend to the breed of Sheep

called the new Leicesters;[ must own, however, that when we calculate upon the-present prices, and the quantities of wool mentioned by Mr. Bartley as the produce ot Merino Sheep, the Leicesters appear to ime.as the least profitable of the two

Sorts, even upon“ our productivelands." But I join Pastorius in thinking that these prices would be much reduced, if we could Supply ourselves witb fine wool from our own Sheep. On this Score his arguments are irresistible.

1 cannot See that Thrashing machines are at all.detrimental to the farmer, or the country, as your correspondent P. J. has asserted in Namber 75. Ona the contrary,- 1 conceive they are very-advantageous to both, for the work is done more gafely by them than by the flails, and at a cheaper rate.

In general, 1 believe“ they are not employed as P. J. has ztated-=viz. to the greatest extent when markets are low: but