1782. 



NORFOLK. 



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time they are dropt, they pay very well. It is 

 obfervable that the heifers are not only for- 

 warder but larger than the fleers, though dropt 

 at the fame time : they are open, and had the 

 bull about Chriftmas. 



Mr. William Mann, of Bradfield, has fix two- 

 year-olds at turncps ; they are doing very well ; 

 and, with a little grafs, will be very good meat. 

 They were early calves (between Michaelmas 

 and Chriftmas) and have a mixture of the Suf- 

 folk breed in them. One of them (a dun y but 

 bornej} will weigh upwards of forty ftone : this 

 is one inftance in favour of the Suffolk breed. 



Mr. Baker of South-Reps keeps his beauti- 

 ful heifers bought at St. Faith's (See MIN. 27.) 

 entirely abroad ; giving draw under the hedges ; 

 and fiiifting them every day : they have thus 

 far done well indeed. 



70. 



FEBRUARY 9. In riding over the eftate, I 

 have alfo made a point of collecting informa- 

 tion reflecting the rearing of calves, a fubject 

 .of considerable importance in every county. 



Mr. Barber rears none : he fats his calves, and 

 kills them for the Pad-market at Norwich. 

 (See CATTLE, Vol. I.) 



Mr. Thomas Shepherd, of North-Reps, rears 

 none : but fhrewdly obferves, that he cares not 



how 



6 9 . 



FATTING 

 CATTLE. 



BRF.ED OF 

 CATTLE. 



BULLOCKS 



AT 

 TURNEPS. 



REARING 

 CALVES. 



