54 STATISTICAL SURVEY 



SECT. 7. Uft of green food in winter. 



FEW in the county know what is meant by green 

 food, much lefs have they any knowledge of the appli- 

 cation of it. 



Some are very induftrious in planting large quantities 

 of cabbage in their gardens, which they never let go 

 to lofs, as the cows and pigs are fure to be ferved 

 by what the family cannot make ufe of ; this about 

 Chriftmas affords a temporary relief. In fpring 

 which is the trying feafon for cattle, as at that time 

 fodder of every fort becomes fcarce, the only re- 

 fource for green food, if I may fo call it, is the 

 tops of furze, which are ufed in large quantities for 

 horfes. The young tops are pounded, or bruifed, 

 in a {tone mortar; but this operation is very tedi- 

 ous, as it will take a man, the greater part of the 

 day, to prepare food for two horfes. When bruifed, 

 they are mixed with a little oats, and make ex- 

 cellent provender, which all our farmers fully expe- 

 rience. A machine, or fome improvement, upon this 

 head, would be found of infinite advantage to the 

 public. I have feen flax broken, for the fcutchers of 

 a. flax-mill, by wooden fluited cylinders, and am of 

 opinion, that furze might be bruifed on the fame prin- 

 iple. This might be worth the confideration of fome 

 ingenious artift. 



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