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jlie imperfecSLion ; but care miift be taken to 

 \vean the foal very early in the enfuing win- 

 ter, (as will be hereafter explained) upon a 

 well juilified preftimption , that at the aatum- 

 nal declination of grafs, her {lender portion 

 of fuppcrt for the foal will difappear alfo* 



How far it may be confiflent, at leaft 

 prudent, to breed a fccond time from mares 

 whofe powxrs are evidently deficient in fur- 

 ni filing fuch portion of milk as is abfo- 

 lufely necefliiry to ftamp the attempt v/ith 

 fuccefs, mufi be left entirely to the decifion 

 of the parties intereflcd in the event ; fome- 

 of whom 1 have before obferved, are, from 

 different motives, too much attached to 

 undeferving favourites ever to fuffer their 

 opinions to be warped by any confideration 

 or remonflrance whatever. For i^ny own 

 part, I feel juftified by pcrfonal experience 

 and attentive obfervation, in again making 

 public declaration, that in fo ferious and 

 expenfive a builnefs as breeding for either 

 the turf, field, road, or diiSiviy no blind pre- 

 judice or infatuating prepoffeflion fnouid in- 

 fluence me to perfevere in the pradlice with 



palpable 



