562 Cultivation of Grafs- Laud Soiling and Si all -feeding* 



chicory, orother fimilar crops, without fuffering them to return to the yardstobe 

 fed with other forts of food, water being provided for them in the fields. 

 They are let remain on thefe paflures till the beg &amp;lt;,.iing of the autumn, when they 

 are found to return in excellent condition for bei:ig put to fatten. Herbage of 

 thefe kinds is found not only to agree perfectly with them, but to promote their 

 growth in a remarkable manner. But, much as this fvflem of management has 

 by fome been extolled, there feems to beone principal defect in it, which is that of the 

 lofs of the manure, a circumflance of great importance to the iarmcr. The prac 

 tice would, therefore, probably be improved by having the yards connected with 

 the pallures, and well littered down, or, where on an extenfive fcale, cheap tempo 

 rary yards made for the purpofe and kept in litter for them to retire to and evacuate 

 themfelves in during the night by being fhut up in them. In this way vail Mores 

 of manure would be produced, which mud otherwife be in a great meafure loft, 

 and at the fame time the thriving of the hogs be promoted by their being kept 

 more warm and flickered in the night. By this management the farmer has great 

 advantage, in being left at full liberty to convert the whole of his other forts of 

 food to the fupport of the young and breeding flocks. But, profitable as this 

 practice may be, it would feem to be lefs fo than that of foiling them in properly 

 prepared yards, efpecially where they are left in the fields without being confined 

 during the night. 



Soiling and Stall-feeding. Befides the above,thereare other fy Hems of feed ing and 

 fattening animals that feem properly to come under confederation in this place, 

 fuch as thofe of foiling during the fummer feafon with various kinds of luxuriant 

 green vegetable crops, m& flail-feeding in the winter months with roots, cabbages, 

 turnips, and other forts of food of a fucculent nature, in combination with various 

 kinds of dry meat. The former of thefe modes appears to have had much lefs at 

 tention beflowed upon it than its utility and importance would feem to demand. 



not be fuppofed that this profit will always amount to fo much, as the years differ ; therefore dry 

 feafons will abate it, and a large tract of land cannot have the fupply of ftock to make it fo great. 

 There are lofies to be taken out, but upon the whole, it is very profitable, as the expenfes are fo 

 ^derate, as one fervant man can manage a thoufund acres of pafture land. The value or rent of 

 .- fflv ]*sput too low, except for long leafes unexpi red, or where a large quantity of land is taken. 

 i*JA -j^e price of rent is from 40s. to 31. for fattening land, unlefs four or five hundred acres of 

 The &*. &amp;gt; ^ fattening, perhaps about 30s. ; and fome old leafes 1 1. breeding land.&quot; 

 breeding! tfjer modes of grazing in which the fame author has formed uftimates; but they 

 There are o drcumftances as to be of little ufe. 

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