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those where the land is suitable for raising them, 

 though it may not be of the very rich quality. 



The artificial grasses, such as rye-grass and red 

 clover, are of much consequence as spring food for 

 sheep ; the first is early, and comes in after common 

 turnips, when much wanted. 



Tares, rye, and cole, are in great request as spring 

 food for sheep-stock, the first being" raised on the 

 stronger sorts of land, the second on such as are of a 

 lighter quality, and the last on many kinds, even 

 the hilly calcareous sort. They are all sufficiently 

 early for being fed in April, or the following month, 

 when turnips are done. Spring tares are likewise 

 often put in to be fed off at the close of the autumn. 



The stubble turnip system of food is very good in 

 this sort of husbandry, for late spring or other feed; 

 where crops of such kinds take well in succession to 

 those of other sorts. 



The plan of preserving after-grass for the purpose 

 of sheep-feed is certainly very useful, especially for 

 the support of ewes and lambs in the early sprino-. 

 It provides well for the time of scarcity. 



The practice of converting young wheat crops to 

 spring sheep-food is seldom good. It is mostly the 

 business of necessity and want of foresight in the 

 sheep manager. On light and dry lands it may oc- 

 casionally be useful, but it often does much harm. 



Winter barley, and some other sorts of crops, 

 have also been tried as sheep-food, but hitherto only 

 by particular individuals on a small scale. 



Whatever the nature of the food which is raised 

 with this design may be, it should always be pro- 

 vided in ample abundance to the quantity of sheep- 

 stock which is to be kept, as no sort of pinching 

 ever answers any good purpose in this management. 

 Good water should likewise be constantly attended 

 to in this practice. 



