be said in praise. The draft sort are small. They are a mixed breed of the French. Since the peace took place, many have been imported from Normandy and Brittany as well as from England; but latterly the Agricultural Society have been endeavouring to improve the breed, by introducing a stallion from England; and also under their auspices, the States of the island have granted to Mr. W. Mogford, a veterinary surgeon from England, the sum of 607. per annum for two years, commencing July, 1826: this shews a true spirit of improvement. This was renewed again for two years in March, 1828. There have been also several coach-horses, and some of the saddle kind imported, which are both handsome and of good size. The same method as that used for cows, is also adopted for their horses in summer, namely tethering them in their pastures. The draft-horses, both for the plough and cart, are worked generally very hard, and they fare hard, seldom tasting many oats or other corn. SHEEP. There is not a good native sheep in the island; they are small ; the mutton, however, is good, when well fed and fat; when slaughtered, they do not weigh above seven or eight pounds the quarter. There are fewer sheep kept in the island than there ought to be, if they would introduce a better breed, and have more turnips to fatten them upon. The farmers need not be afraid that their turnips would be destroyed by frost, which is rarely severe enough here to injure them. The reason that sheep are not so much regarded as cows and pigs, has been owing perhaps to their not having been able, until within the last three years, to improve their stock from England. The jealousy of the British Government, and the manufacturers' monopoly of the long wool, in consequence of the fear, that by introducing long-woolled sheep into these islands the wool might be carried to France, to the injury of our manufactures, may have been the main reason for not suffering the longwoolled sort of sheep to be exported to these islands from England; but why they should have prevented the South Downs, or other fine-woolled sheep, from being brought to improve the breed here, no good reasons have been assigned. In the year 1824, however, the British Government granted permission for the exportation of sheep of all sorts, and of wool without limitation of quantity. By allowing this importation, the grazier, as well as the consumer, may eventually be materially benefited; the improvement of these half French sorts will give a stimulus to the grazier, and we may hope in future to see as much care and attention paid to sheep in Guernsey, as we now see bestowed upon oxen, cows, horses, and hogs. Some attempts have been made, by introducing some Spanish rams; this will improve the wool, which is tolerably fine at present. Before this permission, wether sheep were allowed to be brought alive for the supply of food for the island; these are chiefly from Dorsetshire and Devonshire. Dead carcases are also brought from Brixham, Weymouth, Plymouth, etc. It may be here observed, that in the year 1824, Elias Guerin, Esq., introduced a small flock of sheep from France. PIGS. The breed of pigs appears to have been much improved of late years, by the mixture of the English and Chinese sorts. with those of the native long-legged ones. The pork of the island is perhaps some of the best in the world; this may be attributed to their mode of feeding, first with raw parsnips, then with boiled, and towards the end of their fattening, some persons add barley meal with them. Quayle says, "the quantity of pork produced is increased by giving the root boiled, but the quality is impaired, as the fat becomes flabby." Whether the addition of the meal be an improvement, since Quayle wrote, as he does not mention it, I cannot say, but the pork is now certainly firm, and not much complaint of this kind is heard; but perhaps adding a large quantity of saltpetre in curing it, may have prevented it from being flabby. Hogs of 20 months old, when killed at Christmas, have weighed from 400 to 450lbs. The exportation of pigs and fat hogs to England is now considerable: in 1823, 153 were sent away; in 1824, the total exported amounted to 493, and in 1827, to about 500. HOPS. The hop, in its wild state, grows luxuriantly in some parts of Guernsey. This induced John Brock, Esq., of the Hermitage, to endeavour to cultivate it in the same way as at Farnham, whence, about the year 1818 or 1819, he imported 500 plants, planting them under shelter of a hedge in rows about six feet apart, three plants to a hill; the difficulty however of procuring poles for them, none being grown in the island; and having no proper kilns to dry them upon; want of good pickers, and the high rent of the land near the town; prevented him from either increasing, or even continuing his plantation; he has now only a few hills to ornament his grounds. Mr. Brock has no doubt but excellent hops may be produced in Guernsey, as the soil and climate, appear to be well adapted for them. Those he did grow, were dried sufficiently in the sun for his own use. FLAX. Flax has been grown in this island of late years more than formerly, and is produced of very good quality, although it is supposed by some of the flax-dressers in the island, to be inferior in quality to that imported from the north of Europe; 5772 pounds of flax were exported to Bridport, Lime, and |