MODERN FARRIER. 401 



ing 56, or a half firkin containing 28 pounds avoir- 

 dupois, and no other ; that it shall be of a particular 

 weight, and neither top nor bottom exceeding a cer- 

 tain thickness, having the true weight or tare of the 

 vessel distinctly marked upon it ; with a variety of 

 other regulations to prevent frauds, under severe 

 penalties. Any fiaud with regard to the butter, the 

 vessel, or its marks, subjects the person concerned to 

 a forfeiture of 30/. for every such offence. 



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DISORDERS OF SHEER 



UWING to the very extensive ranges which 

 sheep are permitted to have on large farms, it is 

 difficult to discover a sickly animal before its dis- 

 order has made so much progress as to render every 

 attempt to remove it quite unavailing. On that 

 account it becomes of very great importance to feed 

 and manage sheep in such a manner, as to expose 

 them in the least possible degree to any thing which 

 might injure their health. But before we can pre- 

 vent diseases, we must understand their nature. 

 We have not yet arrived at a sufficient degree of 

 knowledge for enabling us to distinguish the dis- 

 eases of sheep with accuracy, or to trace them to 

 their origin. Much, however has been done lately 

 to communicate knowledge to shepherds ; and vul- 

 gar prejudices are losing ground on this subject, as 

 well as on other branches of medicine and surgery. 



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