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Soon after Ladyday, the farmer begins to pur- 

 chafc bullocks, and the breeds of Shropfliire and 

 Hereford(hire are preferred. Jn the courle of the 

 fummer a few Scotch and Welfh cattle arc bought 

 in. The ftock never exceeds 70 bullocks and hei- 

 fers. He begins felling off in September, and by 

 the beginning of February the whole is difpofed of. 



From the end of Oflober hay is given twice a 

 day in the field. The cattle are configned to a 

 falefman in London. 



The expence of fending them there, including 

 the falefman's commiffion, amounts in fummer to 

 6 s. 6 d. and in winter to 7 s. each. The buying- in 

 price of Shropfhire and Herefordfliire cattle is from 

 L. 13 to L. 14, and the felling price from L. 17 to 

 L. 18. About 100 ewes with lamb (generally of the 

 Shropfhire breed) are purchafed in the month of 

 September, at about L. 21 the fcore. Sixty wedders 

 of one year old, here called Shearlings, alfo of the 

 fame breed, are purchafed about the beginning of 

 winter. The price about L. 16 per fcore. Begin 

 felling off the lambs (many of the ewes have two 

 lambs) in May. The average price L. 22 the fcore. 

 The ewes are fold from September to December at 

 about the fame price with the lambs. The wedders, 

 after they are fhorn, are fold in May and June, 

 about L. 36 the fcore. Expence of lending to Lon- 

 don I s. to I s. 2 d. each. A few young horfes are 

 generally reared. 



SERVANTS. 



I fhepherd, at 8 s. per week. 



A man or boy, at 5 s. per ditto. 



No work- horfes or implements of hufbandry. 



Dairy Farm. — Extent 2co acres pafture, and 50 

 acres meadow. — Rent L. 280. — Tithe free. — Poor 

 rates, i£c. 3 s. Milk from 45 to 55 cows ; prefers 

 the fhort horned Yorkfliire. Plows none of the land, 



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