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^ 6, Is there any difficulty in making thejheep 

 CAt them up ckan ? 



A, I have not obferved any, by making a lean (lock 

 follow the fat ; but if there be, hugs will greedily 

 cat up all the pieces, and thrive greatly upon them. 



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Article IV. 

 On various Subjects. 

 To the Secretary. 

 ■ Sir, Hethel, Nov. ao, X7gi» 



THE honour done me by your alTurancef, that 

 the Gentlemen of the Bath Society would 

 l5e pleafed to receive the communication of any 

 fuch fadVs or opinions, connected with their views, 

 as fhall have fallen under my obfervation, being too 

 flattering not to have excited in me the utmoft am- 

 bition to comply with their defire ; I have, in con- 

 formity with their wilhes, ventured to addrefs to you 

 a few articles of information on fome of the dif- 

 ferent fubjefts of their enquiries. Immediately on 

 the receipt of your laft let,ter, I made frequent en- 

 quiry amongfi: the Gentlemen of my acquaintance 

 in this county, who have large fir plantations on 

 their ellates, whether they had ever obferved that 



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