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of them eat it ; and when they have once tailed' it, they become very, 

 fond of, and feed kindly upon it. In fbme places, they feed their 

 lambs with turneps till the middle of April, tho' they then begin to 

 run up to feed; and farmers chufe rather to do this, then to let thenx. 

 hurt their fain-foin, lucerne, clover, &c. 



When flieep are fed upon turneps, they mull not be fuftered to go 

 at large in the rield : they would fpoil more turneps in afortnighti 

 than would feed them a v/hole winter. They are therefore giv.en them 

 three different ways. 



.. The firft is, by incloling apiece with- hurdles, proportioned to. 

 what they can eat in one day, and the hurdles are removed- every% 

 morning. 



Sheep eat only the leaves and the heart of the turneps, fo that" 

 great part of them remain in the earth. 'Tis true thefe fragments of 

 the roots are afterwards pulled out with a fork with iron prongs: but" 

 befides that all of them are not pulled up, the fheep do not relifli 

 thofe rinds of turneps which begin to rot, and are tainted with their 

 urine, dung, &c. 



The fecond method differs from the firft only in pulling the turneps 

 as far as they are hurdled off, before the fheep are fent in. They 

 then eat them better, becaufe the food is frefh and in good condition. 

 Befides, they are more eafily pulled when entire, than when pieces of 

 them remaiRi 



The turneps which grow near the hurdles fhould be thrown to- 

 wards the middle of the fpaee hurdled off; becaufe they are lefs 

 liable to be trodden upon there, than nearer the hurdle, wherer 

 the (heep rua about mcft in fearch of means of efcaping to the frefh' 

 turneps. 



The third way confifts In pulling the turneps, and carrying them- 

 into another field, or laying them on a fpot of grafs, where the fheep- 

 eat them all up. The expence of carrying the turneps, is compen- 

 iated by faving the price of the hurdles, and the trouble of maving- 

 them every day; but the benefit of the dung and urine of the fheep- 

 is loff. 



This method is neceffary when the field on which the turneps 

 grow, is wet: for i.The fheep would bury and trample upon part- 

 of the turneps, which would be loft. 2. In treading that wet earth, 

 they would poach it, and render it unfit for corn. 3. By this means, a 

 field may be dunged, whichwants it more than that the turneps grew 

 ' ..w • on. 



