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they are not equally well nourifhed by thefc as 

 by others. Thus the Dalecarlians are obliged 

 in a fcarcity of wheat to fupport themfelves by 

 bread made of the bark of the pine \ yet it does 

 by no means follow from hence that this affords 

 proper nourifliment. We fee that horfcs in time 

 of war, when prefTed by extreme hunger, will 

 eat dead hedges^ but we cannot hence conclude, 

 that wood is good food for them. 



J". The induilrious farmer may judge from 

 hence, when he fows his meadows with hay 

 feeds for paflure, that it is not indifferent what 

 kinds of feeds he choofes, as the vulgar think. 

 For fome are fit for horfes^ others for cows^ &c. 

 Horfes are nicer in choofing than any of our cat- 

 tle •, filiquofe and filiculofe plants particularly 

 are not relifhed by them. Goats feed upon a 

 greater variety of plants than any other cattle, 

 but then they chiefly hunt after the extremities 

 and flowers. Sheep on the contrary pafs by the 

 flowers and eat the leaves. Not to mention the 

 different difpofition in different animals as to 

 grazing near the ground or not. The coun- 

 treyman who underftandsthefe things, andknov/s 

 how in confequence to difpofe of his grounds, 

 and affign each kind of cattle to its propereil 

 food, muil neceffarily have them more healthy 

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