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flacked in the neateft and bed manner I ever faw. 

 But as moft of the farmers keep dairies, the greateft 

 part of the grafs is fed off. To each Cow they 

 allot one acre and a half of grafs. Their cows are 

 moftly of the Alderney breed, many of which yield 

 eight pounds of butter per week. Their winter 

 food is draw before calving, and then hay. 



Where the lands are wet, they make excellent 

 covered drains, with chalk and heath or ling. I 

 examined fome, and never faw any executed in a, 

 better manner. Many quick-hedges have beea 

 raifed within thefe twenty years, and are in fin^ 

 order ; but in ditching the farmers appear to be 

 very deficient. 



I am, &c. 



May 8, 1779, E. R, 



' Article X. 

 On the Difeafe called the Goggles in Shee^^ 



[By a Gentleman in Wiltfhire.J 



Gentiemen, 



WITHIN thefe few years, we have had a 

 a difeafe among the flieep, now generally 

 known by the name of the Goggles i a difeafe which 



has 



