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destruction of hurdles. He is also clearly of opinion 

 that tlie stock of sheep will be greatly increased 

 when this method of folding becomes more known ; 

 and that it will enable many small farmers to keep 

 from 50 to 100 sheep, who are now deterred from it 

 on account of the small quantity of feed they have 

 not answering to keep a man for that purpose only; 

 but by this plan they may keep a boy at 3^. or 3*. 6d, 

 per week, who can attend on 100 or 200 sheep, and 

 move the fold himself without any assistance. In 

 heavy gales of wind it frequently happens that the 

 hurdles are blown down, and the sheep of course 

 being at liberty to range over the crops, do incalcu- 

 lable mischief, which cannot happen with this fold. 

 And in some counties in England, where hogs are 

 folded, great difficulties are experienced for want of 

 stowage, for them to feed off winter tares, &c. &c. 

 as they root up every stake or hurdle ; and having 

 tried the experiment, he is certain this fold will 

 keep them in, and defy their attempts to displace it. 

 And an astonishing quantity of time is saved, as a 

 man can remove a fold to contain 300 sheep in five 

 minutes, which by the old method frequently takes 

 some hours to accomplish. Many are now using 

 folds from his model ; and he received for the in- 

 vention the gold medal of the society for the En- 

 couragement of Arts. 



It is further remarked, that where the fold is 

 wanted to be used on very hilly ground, it must be 

 begun at the top and worked down to the bottom 

 for the ease of removing it, and then drawn up again 

 with a horse. This, however, he has never had oc- 

 casion to do, for his land is ploughed in a contrary 

 direction, and he works the fold in the same course 

 as the ridges. By this means the inconvenience is 

 avoided of crossing the furrows ; and they are also a 

 guide to keep the fold in a straight direction. With 

 respect to the sheep getting under, he does not re- 

 collect that circumstance to have ever happened, nor 



