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food. Small branches of it may also be cut in June 

 or July, and with their pods and seed, dried in the 

 sun, and taken care of for the sheep in winter : sheep 

 are presently accustomed to the bitter taste of this 

 seed : it however may be steeped in water, or boiled 

 for a moment to take off the bitterness. 



Q. What is the effect of acorns ? 



A. They are nutritious, but relaxing, and make 

 sheep thirsty, when they eat many of them : it is 

 proper to give them only a small quantity, once in a 

 day. 



Q. What are cakes of hemp, turnip, rape, nut and 

 flax seeds? 



A. They are the husks, which remain after having 

 expressed the oil from them, made into cakes, and 

 used for the feeding of cattle. 



Q. What is the effect of these cakes upon sheep ? 



A. The hemp seed cakes nourish, warm and ani- 

 mate sheep, but make them thirsty, and scour, if 

 given in too great quantities. The oil cakes of tur- 

 nips and colewort heat but make them less thirsty. 

 The nut and linseed oil-cakes nourish and fatten 

 them more than others. 



Q. What vegetables are given to sheep ? 



A. Small beans(l), vetches(2), lentilb(3), peas(4), 

 and haricot beans (5), if there be any to spare. 



Q. Do sheep eat lupines ? (6) 



(1) Faba minor sive equina, C. B. (4) Pisum sativum, L. 



(2) Vicia saliva, L. (5) Phaseolus vulgaris, L, 



(3) Ervum lens, L, (6) Lupinus albus, L. 



