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By this means, all their urine and dung might 

 be faved, which would be a great aequifuion; as 

 in common, for the mod part, it is dropped under 

 hedges, or upon the furface of the land, where the 

 fun and wind readily exhale its fertilizing juices, 

 with little or no remaining benefit to the foil. 



Such a building would be as falutary a defence 

 againft the fcorching and wafting heats of fummer, 

 as againft the unhealthy and ftagnating rains of 

 winter. In deep fnows it would be a very proper 

 place to fodder in, and falt-licks might be provided 

 under its cover for the fheep at all times to refort to. 

 'Tis faid in Spain thefe falt-licks are common, and 

 that the cattle refort to them either through in- 

 ftincl, or from having contracted, by example and 

 habit, a liking to fait. 



Such a building would alfo be very ufeful for 

 large cattle, with an opening on the moft fhel- 

 tered fide large enough for two to run in a-breaft 

 without injury. It might be thatched and wattled 

 [herdled or flaked] on the fides and ends, which 

 would be warm enough, the cattle being left at li- 

 berty to go in and out at pleafure ; by which means 

 they would equally avoid the violent heat and 

 ha fly ftorms of fummcr, and the foaking rains and 

 chilling blafts of winter. 



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