OF THE COUNTY OF TYRONE. 67 



road fide, or in fome corner of a field under crop. 

 When at work, fome fcraps of foil are made out for 

 him between working hours, and the fame commonly 

 at night-time. 



Sheep are not ufually fed on the low lands in the 

 fummer feafon ; they are generally fent to the moun- 

 tains for fix mpnths, from the firft of May to the fir ft 

 of November, but, if the weather fliould fet in fevere, 

 not fo long. 



Cattle, hoiu far Jjoufed in Winter. 



The weather points out to the people when to houfe 

 their cattle. In order to fave fodder, which is always 

 a fcarce article, they keep them out as long as poflible, 

 or fo long as the weather will permit. Many far- 

 mers have their cattle comfortably lodged, both cows 

 and horfes ; as to bullocks or oxen, there are but few. 

 In very fevere weather, the fmall fcattered flocks of 

 flieep are fometimes looked after, but are moft com- 

 monly fuffered to range through the country in com- 

 mon, and many of them are utterly loft. 



In very fevere weather, the young ftock of black 

 cattle are collected into fome out-houfes, or fhel- 

 tered fituations, where they are treated as well "as 

 the nature of the cafe will allow. 



In order to fave fodder as much as poffible, the 

 farmer feldom threfhes more on one day, than what his 



F 2 cattle 



