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to it as in the preceding year, and for his fheep having 

 Hiangel wurzel, potatoes and turnips at the fame time, 

 ■which he mentions in the note I inclofe you, which he 

 iJent me in anfwer to one, defiring to know what fault 

 his (hepherd had found in mangel wurzel, as he did 

 not feem to like it the laft time I had feen him, when I 

 had not an opportunity of gathering an explanation. 

 I think you will admit the note (which was written 

 in haite, while my fervant was waiting) to be a candid 

 one, and to come from a fenfible man. You are wel- 

 come to make what ufe you pleafe of any part of it. 



Yours Stc *. 

 Note referred to above. 

 Sir. 

 When ewes are put to turnips every feafon, they are 

 at firfl: affecled by the change of food fo much that fome 

 die : they are by the Ihepherds frequently injudci- 

 oufly treated, givmg them too much at firft : This feafon 

 was very wet when my ftieep began to inangel wurzel 

 and turnips, — two of theni died, — I have about twenty 

 feven fcore, — and I dare fay every perfon feeding Iheepi 

 on turnips alone, loofe as many in proportion. For 

 the time, my fliepherd declares he never faw flieep do 

 better ; and where my lateft fown mangel wurzel was, 

 he' never faw more food on my farm of turnips in the 

 fame fpacc. I was from home tlie whole time they 

 were eating mangel wurzel, they had finifhed two days 

 before I returned. At that feafon I never faw my 

 ewes look better ; my fliepherd now approves mangel 

 wurzel, which is more conviction than I expefted: 

 but potatoes, he fays, are fuperior to all other winter 

 feed for fheep; and mine are fonder of them than ei- 

 ther turnip or mangel wurzel. They had 01 each be- 

 fore them daily for fome weeks. 1 fow ten acres o£ 

 mangel wurzel in April, and hope to afcertain its value 

 on my foil next feafon. 



' In a future number will be given, an account of fome experiment* 

 with this root by the fame 



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