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Hill, where four Leicester ewes produced eight lamhs, which sold for 275. 

 each. 



£- s. d. 

 Hence, eight lambs, at 27s 10160 



Wool of four ewes, at 4s. 16 



Profit on four ewes, at 5s. 10 



12 12 



Deduct 



Hay, 2s. 6d 10 



Clipping, &c., 6d •020 



Commission, &c.. Id. 2 4 



14 4 



Clear profit from 4 ewes £ll 17 s 



Should there be more mangold wurzel or Swedes grown than are wanted, 

 the overplus is always extremely saleable to cow-keepers, the former from 21. 

 to 31. per ton, according to the abundance or scarcity of turnips. 



375. Remarks. — Sheep are kept at Fortis Green, in preference to a cow, 

 because the family is small, and, the neighbourhood abounding in farms, the 

 supply of milk and butter is cheaper than were it the produce of the three 

 acres, considering the constant attendance, risk, and trouble, incidental to 

 cow-keeping ; whereas sheep are very ornamental, and give no trouble worth 

 naming. 



Design XXIV. — A villa of four acres. 



376. General observations. — The occupier of the villa, the plan of which is 

 shown in fig. 177., took a long lease of seven or eight acres of ground in the 

 parish of Hammersmith. He took about four acres into his own possession, 

 and the remaining part, lying along the public road, he let off in portions of 

 a quarter of an acre each, for the purpose of being laid out and built on. 

 This gentleman's own portion extends along the public road, from a to 6 in 

 the figure. On the left, it is bounded by a brook (6 c), beyond which are the 

 grounds of a handsome villa, the two grounds serving mutually to set off 

 each other. On the east, it is bordered by the bou^ary belt of a gentleman's 

 park ; and it extends behind the portion of ground allotted off, in the form of 

 a paddock of upwards of two acres. This portion of the residence, which 

 extends behind the frontage allotments, is kept in pasture, for the purpose of 

 grazing a horse and cow ; and, as the soil is rich, and moist rather than dry 

 below, it produces a great abundance of nutritive herbage, and is a source of 

 much comfort and enjoyment to the occupier. The quantity of grass pro- 

 duced is greatly increased by dividing the field by hurdles into three equal 

 portions, and by only grazing one portion at a time. This practice might 

 even be improved on, by dividing it into four equal portions, keeping the cow 

 and the horse always separate, and making one animal always follow the 

 other. The reason why this is advantageous is, that the droppings from 

 horses produce a rank growth, which is not objected to by cows, though it is 

 by horses ; and the same thing takes place in respect to cows. 



377. Description, 8fc. — The surface of the ground of this villa is perfectly 

 flat, but fortunately elevated 2 or 3 feet above the level of the brook {b c). 

 There is a carriage entrance near a, and a private door for domestics near b. 

 The house consists of two parlours {d e), a kitchen (/), and the usual offices, 



