M I N U T E 5 



APR. 



96. It h as every appearance of being now worth 



MEADOWS. from twenty to twenty-five {hillings an acre. 



BULLOCKS 



AT 

 TURNUPS. 



97- 



APRIL 14. I have given particular atten- 

 tion to the management and progrefs of the 

 two lots of bullocks, which I was prefent at 

 the buying of, at St. Faith's fair. (SeeMiN. 27.) 



It is a finking and interefting fact, that, not- 

 withftanding there was only fifteen {hillings a 

 head difference in the purchafe-money of thefe 

 two lots, there is not lefs than forty (hillings 

 a piece difference in their prefent value. 



A great advantage, no doubt, arifes, to a 

 juelge of cattle, from having the choice of a 

 drove; drawing out only a few of the head 

 bullocks. But in this cafe the drove was 

 fmall ; and I remember Mr. B. was dubious in 

 his choice of the laft two or three of his lot : 

 the dii'parity, therefore, at the time of pur- 

 chafe was not very great ; being, in fome in- 

 dividuals, fcarceiy perceptible to the eye of a 

 judge. 



From thefe and other circumftances, I am 

 convinced that much depends upon the ma- 

 nagement of bullocks at uirneps, as well as 



upon 



