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tent of each kind, is beyond my power, and is,, 

 perhaps, of little consequence, precisely to ascer- 

 tain. But as so large a proportion of the coun- 

 ty is better adapted to grazing than to the cul- 

 ture of grain, it may be proper to suggest how 

 this branch of husbandry may be managed with 

 the greatest economy and advantage. 



As much of the land, principally designed for 

 pasture, as possible, should be enclosed. The 

 same quantity under shelter will feed a greater 

 number of cattle, and to better purpose, than 

 when in an open and exposed state. The pas- 

 ture ought never to be overstocked. AVhen this 

 is done, not only are the cattle starved, but the 

 quantity of herbage diminished, and the soil 

 impoverished. When the pasture ground is en- 

 closed and subdivided, the cattle ought to be 

 shifted from one enclosure to another, at proper 

 intervals. This practice tends to encrease the 

 quantity of grass, and the ground being clean 

 when the cattle return to it, they feed more 

 greedily, and with greater relish. As the dung, 

 dropped by the cattle while feeding, tathes ma- 

 ny spots of the ground, and raises a luxuriant 

 crop of grass, which the cattle themselves wo'nt 

 taste, horses should be brought in to eat it up. 

 When the dairy is a principal object, and the 

 quality of the rnilk and butter particularly re- 

 garded, sheep should not be allowed to feed a- 

 long with the milk cows, as they will select and 

 pick up by the roots the finest parts of the her- 

 bage. 



The different purposes to which the pasture 

 grounds are applied, will be mentioned under 

 the article respecting live-stock, 



