jz BREEDING. 



priated to fervices of much greater public 

 utility and private emolument. 



To the conftant increafe of horfes that are 

 of //'/t/e or no value, may be attributed, in a 

 collateral degree, the alarming advance irx 

 almoft every neceffary of life where the in- 

 digent and neceffitous are moftly interefted 

 without exception : but as the introduftion 

 of minute calculations to demonftrate the 

 fad:, would be digreffing from the fubjedl 

 before us, I fhall only refer the attention of 

 the curious reader for a moment, to a com- 

 parative refledtion upon the incredible con-r 

 fumption of paflurage in fummer, and corn 

 With hay in winter, that rqight through ot/jer 

 channels be much more adapted to the pro* 

 motion of '4 general good. 



After the remarks hitherto introduced 

 upon the inconfiftency and very fajhionalle 

 ahjurdity^ of even attempting to breed horfes 

 in fuch parts of the kingdom as are but ill 

 adapted to the purpofe, whether from the 

 hilly ftate of the country, the infertility of 

 the foil, want of luxuriance in the pailure, 

 9r many other concomitant obflacles, (totally 



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