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Sksrs Sieuis~.-Wc have been favored with.
an accurate account OF the fheep llearing at
Arlington, on the efarc of Mr.. C9jqis in this
vicinity The utnaot cxllfnefs was ufcd in the
weights aud mea(urcs, and the account is ,ranf-
ni,ted by a grntleman,, who was Prefsnt at
the time.


BaxEwu1I, tie prize ram Of ore year old,
bred by Col Thomas Il. Lee, If Loudon, and
iaswn On the goth of April.


Weight of the fleece, IL lbs. s or,


Length Of the wool, extre me 3 inch. IN or
dinary II inch.


Crois weight OF the carcafe, one hundred and
forty pounds.
The extreme length of the animal from the
rofe TO the buttock, four feet ninc inches; the
yirt of the body three feet feycn and quarter
inches; and the length of the fore lee frsr the
brifkct to the groadd twelve and a half inches.
The above dimcn6ons, and grois Weight OF car
cafe, were taken after hearng.


IL IS inten ia to anoint him the preient tca-
ION, 70 that hopes are entertained that his fleece
may reach fixteen pounds, the enfning year.
This method i. very prevalent in Europe. Four
brine ewes were thus lately bred by MIR. Cuf-
tbs from the imported ram, upon the improved
Mount Vernon breed


Ne. 1 W. Of The eesas, 7 Labs.


4 Ia do.


6 "a do.


"a do.
A ,an lamb Of two and half months old,
weighed grofs eighty-one and a half. Although
thefe weights may appear but fnall when COM
pared with the Engliih flock, yet when the tcae
of Improvement between the two counresis
balanced, and the flbjea conGdered compare
lively. and with dae reference TO the progrefs
and neans Of Improvement in each, they appear
syen relpe2ahle in the country the molt ditin-
vuifned il the world, and in which the fcicacc
Of agriculture and rural economy has been car
ned to an extent unparalleled. PoRci1ing por
ton of every climate and foil, we may hops in
\ due time to rfs to the pre-emnencc IN the rear
ing Of ufefui animals, 70 necefaTy to manufsc
Y lures. and 70 intimately connected with agri-
culture the great prime fcorrcs OF national
wealth and individual profperity.
We are told thar Mr.. Cults has a wether on
Smiths ifland at the capes Of Virginia, to fhcar
= upwards of J. pounds, which will no doube
esufe him to transfer fome Of his improved Rock
to that place, where large range of pafture and
= coBliderabEe accefs to falt, have contributed
n greatly to improve the original breed. Vir.P
