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very foon moulders down, and becomes unfit for 

 a fence. 



1 know few plants that dcferve the attention of 

 the farmer more than the whin. Horfes are pecu- 

 liarly fond of it. Some perfons think they may be 

 made to perform hard work upon it, without any 

 feeding of grain; but I think it tends more to fatten 

 a horfe than to fit him for hard labour, and that 

 therefore fome grain fhould be given with it where 

 the work is fevere. Cattle cat it perfe6lly well when 

 thoroughly bruifed, and grow fat upon it as upon 

 turnips; but unlefs it be very well bruifed for them 

 they will not eat it freely, and the farmer will be 

 difappointed in his expedtations. Cows that are 

 fed upon it yield nearly as much milk as while upon 

 grafs, which is free from any bad taftej and the beft 

 winter-made butter I ever faw was obtained from 

 the milk of a cow that was fed upon whins. 



[We take this opportunity of publickly exprefling our 

 obligations to Dr. Anderfon for the model mentioned in the 

 preceding eflay, and which appears to be better adapted for 

 the purpofe than the damping implements commonly ufed 

 in Wales, and other parts. We have, from a motive of 

 great refpe£l to the opinion of our intelligent and worthy 

 correfpondent, inferted the efTay at length, being confident 

 that his practice of feeding cattle, &c. with young furze, fo 

 bruifed, has not been adopted and continued without judg- 

 ment. But we muft at the fame time beg his permifllon to 



Vol. V, L cxprefs 



