;/4 Cnlih itiion of Graft-Land. Grazing. Grafs-Lamb. 



The providing of grafs-Iamb for the markets as early as poffiblein thefprir.g 

 -months is an object of great importance, and which pays the grazier well in many 

 fituations, efpecially near large towns. In this view it is the pradice to procure 

 the more forward ewes, fuch as thofe of the Dorfct kind, which may drop their 

 lambs in the beginning of January, if not before. In Middlefex&quot;, where this ma 

 nagement is much attended to inconfequence of the great demand, it is the cuftom 

 to purchafe this fort of ewes at Kingfton, Weyhill, and other fairs in the neigh 

 bourhood. The ewes, in order that they may have a plentiful fupply of milk, arc 

 extremely well kept on turnips, and fine green fweet rouen hay, and the lambs 

 thereby forced forward in fuch a rapid manner as to be ready for the markets in 

 -the beginning of March or. April. The ewes, from their becoming dry fo early, 

 are capable of being fattened anddifpofed of towards Michaelmas, ufually fetching 

 the prices at which they were purchafed in at : as the whole of the flock is in this 

 fyftem. cleared within the year, the farmer has the opportunity of fully aicertain- 

 ing its advantage or difad vantage.* In this management very much depends upon 

 keeping theewcs perfectly well fed, and in dry, warm, inclofed paftures, as without 

 fuch attention the ewes are apt to become thin and lean in confequence of the 

 greatncfs of the evacuation, and afterwards to require a much longer time in being 

 made fat. 



In the fattening of grafs-latnbs Mr. Marfhall, in his Midland Counties, has 

 mentioned a practice which in particular cafes may be advifable ; this is that of 

 removing the lambs from the ewes when they decline much in milk, before they are 

 perfectly fattened, in order to complete them on young clover, or other forts of 

 fc prime keep.&quot; The principle in this cafe is that of the ewes becoming fooner 



* The account is thus flated by Mr. IMiddleton, in his Survey of the Agriculture of the County of 

 .Middlefex : 



Lamb, fold at 

 Ewe, do. do. 

 Wool, 2s. 6 d. or 



Remains the incre- .fe of au ewe in one year 1 10 



