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their cattle long horned. And it will not 

 here be amifs to remark, that Lancajhirc 

 is famous for this long horned breed, fo 

 that cows, which come of thorough bred 

 bulls (and they are very curious in their 

 breed) will fell at very high prices, up to 

 20 and 30/. a cow, if they promife well 

 for producing good bulls, which fometimes 

 fell for 100/. or 200/. a bull. 



They fat their oxen to forty and fixty 

 Hone. 



Their fwine, in common, to twenty 

 flone : One in particular, to thirty. 



They reckon the produtft of a cow from 

 3 /. I o J-. to 4 /. Keep fcarce any fwine 

 the more upon account of their dairies. 

 Feed their cows in winter upon ftraw and 

 hay ; and reckon an acre of the latter ne- 

 ceiTary. The fummer joift 20 J", to 30 j. 

 Keep them in both field and houfe in the 

 winter. 



Their flocks of fheep rife from twenty to 

 two hundred, calculate the profit at 4/. or 

 5 s. keep them in both winter and fpring 

 on the commons : The mean weight per 

 fleece 3 lb. 



They reckon twelve or thirteen horfes 

 neceflary for the management of 100 acres 



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