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the top, are no way inconvenient to ftand upon. 

 But v\han is worfe, if the foot happen to fall 

 near the edge of the turncp, the fliarpr.efs of 

 the hoof, and the fixed fuuarion of the root, 

 renders it liable to be barked, as well as 

 fouled^ and rendered unfavoury to this falli- 

 dious animal. 



On the contrary, if fhcep be put upon 

 drawn turneps, their tops may be in fome mca- 

 fure injured, but their roots cannot; for being 

 round, and lying loofe upon the furface of the 

 ground, they afford no foot-hold to Hand upon. 

 And, if the hoof be put upon the edge, the 

 turnep rolling with the ilightefi: touch, the 

 foot flips, and the rind is faved. Thus the roots 

 in this cafe, inftead of being foot-flools become 

 ilumbling-blocks to the fnccp •, which, care- 

 fully avoiding the turneps, ftand, in this cafe, 

 entirely upon the ground; which, under thcfe 

 circumftances, is left almoft wholly free for 

 their feet; the turneps touching it with a fmall 

 portion of their circumferences only j whereas, 

 in their natural ftate of growing, they occupy 

 a confiderable portion of the furface. 



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