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building, to confiderable advantage to the proprietor, 

 and with infinite fervice to the whole country. 



Great ufe is made here of ftieep-hurdles, not only 

 for folding fheep, but for many other puiyjfes, fuch 

 as fecuring the floping parts of funk fences, which 

 have been made through drefled grounds, fur rounding 

 old quarries and fand-pits, which require to be filled 

 and drefled in fome time afterthe furrounding grounds 

 have been laid down, and where the ufe of them is 

 found neceflary after that operation. 



For thefe, and a hundred other purpofes, fheep- 

 hurdles are ufed; they are eafily placed up, and foon 

 taken down, when not wanted. Here they are made 

 of oak faplings ; it would be only throwing away tune 

 to make them of any other young Huff, which may ne- 

 ceflarily be cut down, as they would laft no length of 

 time. Four (hillings a dozen is the ufual price paid 

 for making them, and a dozen will extend four perches 

 in length. 



Several other fpecies of fence might be mentioned, 

 according to fituations and circumftances, but the fore- 

 going are in moil general ufe. 



SECT. 4. Preparation of the Soils for planting* 



Many were the expedients made ufe of, to prepare 

 the foils, and promote the planting of the extensive 



and 



