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bcfl for a farmer, not only as to produce, but as 

 to the flock reared from them. 



Oxen are very little ufed in this county for la- 

 bour ; in no inlhmce, I believe, by farmers, and 

 by very few gentlemen ; but upon this fubjecl, I 

 fhall have more to obferve in another place. 



The flock grazed or fatted, are about half 

 Scotch, the one quarter Iriih, and the other quar- 

 ter what are called home-bred. 



The firfl two forts are generally purchafed at 

 St. Faith's, and other fairs, about Michaelmas; 

 and, if they are in forward condition, one acre of 

 turnips will put from five to fix pounds profit 

 upon an ox by Lady-day or May-day following. 

 Thofe which are not fo forward, are kept upon 

 offal turnips in the winter, and fatted off in the 

 marines by harveft, when they fometimes double 

 their price at market, within the year; but fi r a 

 more particular account of the real profit of thefe 

 cattle, I mull refer my reader to a calculation up- 

 on them in the Appendix. 



The home-breds were formcrlv not reckoned fo 

 profitable as the Scotch and Irifh; but hncc the 

 introduction of the SufTolk cow, their credit is 

 much increafed. — The average weight of a Scotch 

 bulluck, when fat, may be confidcrcd at 50 Hone, 



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