1782. 



NORFOLK. 



Mr.F.LeNeve, of Bradfidd, has ten abroad; 



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TURNEPS. 



BREED QF 

 CATTiE. 



and two cpws by the head."-Why keep the BULLOCKS 



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cows in the houfe and the reft abroad ? " Bc- 

 " caufc the co'.vs are backyarder than the 

 " other, and I fliall be able to bring them 

 " forward by good tending in the fhed." 



Mr. John Jov, of Waifham, has five Scots; 

 one four year-old home-bred ; eight three-year- 

 old ditto-, one two-year-old ditto ; andtwo cows 

 with their calves by their fides. 



The four-year-old home-bred is a beautiful 

 bullock, and very fprward : the three- year- 

 olds, being more given to growing, do not fat 

 fo fad. Mr. Joy is clearly of opinion, that a 

 four-year-old home-bred will beat any Scot. 



The cows and calves are quite new to me; 

 though Mr. Joy fays, that " running calves" 

 a,re, and have been, very common things in this 

 country. They are fent up to London with the 

 cows, and !v,ve been known to fetch as high as 

 fix or feven pounds a piece *. The cows are 

 very old ; yet notwithstanding the calves draw 



* I was afterwards told that a ger.tlem.rn near Nor- 

 wich fold a year-and-half-old calf for ten pounds ! It wa 

 offered to the butcher at nine pounds, or at live {hillings a 

 {tone : he accepted the latter. On weighing it, the four 

 quarters weighed forty flonc ! But it feems to be well un- 

 ,derftood that " running calves weigh like lead." 



them, 



CALVES. 



