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 which is reckoned highly advantageous to a 

 man, who keeps fheep in the mountains, the 

 lands yield nothing but Winter food, and 

 In fuch quantities, that he is able thereby to 

 have great flocks of fheep, much greater 

 than he could otherwife have. The hay is 

 given them in racks, in fmall quantities at 

 a time, by way of only baiting them -, but 

 not to let them eat as much as they pleafe, 

 becaufe none of the fheep are fatted. Thefe 

 racks are fet in the fields ; they are feeding 

 either of turneps or clover ; neither of 

 which crops are hurdled out as they -do in 

 England ; but the flock kept in one field, 

 which is their landing pafture, but which 

 is changed twice or thrice in a Winter ; and 

 out of this field they are drove into the tur- 

 neps or clover, if of a proper growth, for 

 about three hours in the middle of each day, 

 and then are taken out and returned to the 

 common pafhire. By this management 

 they make the food go very far, and confe- 

 quently are able to keep greater flocks : 

 they are never folded, except of nights, and 

 then, from their management, it feems ra- 

 ther to be done with a view to fecure the 



fheep 



