BREEDING. Si 



fnadverfion ; on the contrary, are left open to 

 the judgment of every reader, upon the con- 

 fiftency of which, he may determine as moil 

 coincident with his own wifli, or the pra6tice 

 of the place he lives in. As it is my invariable 

 plan not to enlarge upon points that are unne- 

 ceffary, or ftart obftacles and condemn cuf- 

 toms that can be attended with no palpable 

 prejudice, I lliall only introduce fome flight 

 remarks as occur, without obtruding any 

 thing dictatorially decilive to effed; or difcou- 

 rage the local cuftoms of others. 



To prevent, however,/ fuch inconvenience 

 as may probably arife from too hafty a de- 

 termination, let it be taken into confidera- 

 tion, that by having the mare covered fo 

 very foon after foaling, you bring her (fhould 

 fuch covering be productive) full three wrecks 

 or a month fooncr the next feafon than the 

 year preceding; and fliould that have been 

 only in proper feafon, (viz. the latter end of 

 April or beginning of May) you encounter 

 the probability of much inconvenience ; for 

 this calculation remaining unattended to, 

 your produce may fall early in the month of 

 March, not only under the difadvantage of 

 A^oi., IL G bleak 



