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more central parts of the Morelands ; a diffe- 

 rent economy prevails. The lambs are all 

 reared, and the wedders generally kept until 

 they be three or four fheer ; moftly felling 

 them and the aged ewes lean, in autumn, to 

 the Vale farmers : or if the walk provin- 

 cially, the " heaf *' be good, they will fome- 

 times get fat enough upon the heaths for the 

 butcher. 



1. Species. 3. Treatment, 



2. Rearing. 4. Markets. 



I. SPECIES. The old common (lock of the 

 Vale was a thin-carcafed, ill-formed, white- 

 faced, hornlefs breed. This (perhaps a weak 

 worn-out variety) has of late years been fo 

 much improved, as no longer to bear marks 

 of its former degeneracy. I fpeak of the 

 more highly improved flocks of the Vale. 

 The old bafe blood may ftill be detected in 

 the flocks of lefs attentive breeders. 



The improvement has been effected by the 

 introduction of rams of the Leicefterfhirc 

 and Tees-water breeds ; the former pur- 

 chafed or hired of Mr. CULLY of Northum- 

 berland (a fpirited and fuccefsful difciple of 

 Jtfr. BAKEWELL of Leicefterfhire) ; and the 



latter 



