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sion of tillage and the general improvement of agriculture. 

 Of the several varieties, the New Leicester Breed occupies 

 the first class with respect to form and the aptitude to fatten 

 readily. The larger Lincolnshire, the Romney Marsh, the 

 Cotswold, and the improved Devonshire Breeds, have each 

 properties which render their cultivation profitable under 

 particular circumstances. The Irish varieties have not yet 

 generally attained to the perfection at which the others have 

 arrived. 



