1781. NORFOLK. 3 



lambs, are themfelves fmifhed for " harvcft 122. 

 beef.'* To-day, there was. alfo. feveral pens CAWSTON 



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of fiieerling-wedders, brought by the Weft- 

 Norfolk farmers, who keep what are called 

 wedder-flocks (that is, buy wedder-lambs one 

 year, and fell them as fheerlings the next), to 

 be bought by the eaftern or weltern farmers, to 

 finiih with turneps the enfuing winter : alfo 

 conftderable quantities of flock-ewes, two and 

 three fheer ; brought by thofe who are over- 

 ftocked, or are throwing up their ewe-flock, 

 and bought by thofe who are increafing, or 

 *' fetting" a ewe-flock. 



Sheep of all forts were very dear nearly dou- 

 ble the prices they were laft year, at this fair* 

 Laft year good lambs were bought for five 

 (hillings and fixpence, or fix Shillings a head : 

 this year, ten to twelve pounds a fcore was 

 the current price. Mr. Durfgate, who is now, 

 fince Mr. Mallet's death, efleemed the richeft 

 farmer in the county (having, it is faid, made 

 thirty thoufand pounds by farming), was bade 

 twelve fhillings a piece for his whole pen (about 

 three or four hundred) : but he rcfufed the 

 offer. His and Mr. Martin's (alfo a capi. 

 tal Weft- Norfolk farmer) were the " top of 

 " the fair;" and they both of them afked 



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