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(heap and lambs from wolves and foxes, 

 which are very numerous and fierce, than 

 for manuring the land. 



The 8th, we fet out together for Rovere 

 in the Mountains, where the peafants I had 

 heard of were carrying on their improve- 

 ments. Although we were on our horfes by 

 feven in the morning, yet, from the moun- 

 taineoufnefs of the road, we did not get 

 there till two o'clock ; the lafl nine miles 

 of the road were over hills, and the laft four 

 over one mountain, and about half-way the 

 defcent on the other fide, we came to a 

 clufter of houfes, which we found was the 

 hamlet of Rovere, and the place to which 

 we were going. We were received by a 

 peafarit of about forty years of age, who 

 having delivered our horfes to a labourer for 

 the ftables, conducted us into his houfe, 

 which was a large one, that appeared to be 

 built at different times, having many addi- 

 tions to it. Upon expreffing a delire to fee 

 his improvements, he walked with us out 

 of the houfe, and, defcending towards the 

 fouth, we entered at once into fome grafs 

 inclofures, which were furroundedby hedges 

 thick and bufhy. Upon M. Reaumur and 



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