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hoggets, weaned calves, in short any class of animals 

 it is desirable to keep in a thriving condition, this 

 system of close folding is very unsuitable, for, of 

 necessity, during the last few days before the fold is 

 moved, the animals must become very hungry before 

 they will consume the last remnants. It is far more 

 economical to use the double folding, let the best 

 animals eat the choice stuff and the cleaning up be 

 done by a second lot in poorer condition. In practice 

 also, since no animal will eat readily after its own kind, 

 it is better to have a different class of animal contained 

 in the second than is contained in the first folding. For 

 instance, pigs or weaned calves could follow ewes with 

 lambs or fattening hoggets. 



On farms where the rotation described in con- 

 nection with the cropping of a mountain farm is in 

 operation, and under other circumstances where it is 

 desirable to fold over the land more than once, the 

 second folding, or that done by the animals we may 

 describe as scavengers, should not be too close, that is 

 a good stubble should be left and the land not unduly 

 trampled. In practice it will be found that in six to 

 eight weeks, during the growing season, the different 

 crops described will be ready for refolding. 



WINTER FOLDING 



Anyone with any experience of folding sheep or 

 young stock (it is not possible to winter-fold pigs) will 

 appreciate the great advantage of shelter. Often, 

 however, especially in mountainous districts, shelter 

 is lacking. When this is so it is an admirable plan 

 always to fold towards the prevailing wind, and, in 

 addition, to leave about four yards on either side of the 

 outer edge of the crop unconsumed. By this means, 

 the growing crop around three sides of the field forms 

 a very effective wjnd breads. On the fourth side 



