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fatted in two or three months, and of course three 

 fattings may be made in a year ; in beginning as early 

 as March, when the pastures are not so good, it re- 

 quires a longer time. 



Q. What care do wethers require, when put to fat 

 on grass ? 



A. It is proper to keep them as quiet as possible ; 

 to drive them very gently, and to observe not to heat 

 them, but to make them drink as much as possible, 

 taking care that they do not scour, which is com- 

 monly produced by dew. 



Q. How do they manage wethers to fat them on. 

 grass ? 



A. This fatting is made only in the spring, sum- 

 mer and autumn, in countries where the frost destroys 

 the grass : the wethers are driven to pasture very ear- 

 ly in the morning, before the sun has dried the feed ; 

 they are then put into cool and shady places during 

 the heat of the day, and made to drink ; they are again 

 driven to moist pastures in the evening, and there left 

 till it is quite night. 



Q. What are the best grasses for the fatting of 

 wethers ? 



A. Lucern is the most nutritious grass, and fats 

 them the soonest ; but it is said, the fat becomes yel- 

 low, and has a disagreeable taste ; it is apt to inflate 

 them, and may cause their death. The trefoils are 

 almost as nutritious and dangerous as lucern ; it is 

 pretended, they give mutton a yellow colour, but a 

 good flavour. Saintfoin is good for fatting, and 

 nothing injurious is to be apprehended from it. 



