176 AN AMERICAN FARMER IN ENGLAND. 



at about that rate on the larger farms, with an additional 

 saddle-horse or two for his own use, if the farmer can afford 

 it. Farmers generally raise their own cows, choosing heifer 

 calves from their best milker for the purpose. Cattle are not 

 commonly reared for sale here. Few sheep are raised, but 

 many are brought lean from Wales and Ireland, and fatted 

 here. 



