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any other advantage from them than the fale 

 of a little milk, the ufe of the reft in their 

 own families, and the breeding of a calf; 

 for there is no fuch thing as a dairy. Butter 

 is no where made, though in fome places 

 they make very good cheefe. Goats are 

 kept very commonly, for the fake of the 

 milk and the kids. A cow, kept in the 

 manner of the oxen defcribed above, is fup- 

 pofed to pay about 255. a year. Their mod 

 confiderable flock of cattle are fwine; of 

 which they have large herds, that are a 

 part of the year driven feveral leagues to the 

 woods, where they are fed with chefnuts, 

 even to be fat without farther trouble or 

 cxpence; and upon this food, which they 

 think the beft for a hog, they gain the 

 fineft flavour in the world. 



My next day's journey was to Alicante, 

 where I purpofed taking (hipping for Leg- 

 horn. This line of country is inferior to 

 the other parts of Valencia I had feen, be- 

 caufe there were many trades of low land 

 that might be eafily watered, yet none is 

 done for fome miles. The crops had not lo 

 good an appearance, nor were there fo many 

 inclofuresj and 1 was informed, that if I 



travelled 



