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their nature, than to a change of climature, 

 and a change of food. Much, however, de- 

 pends upon their age. If they be intended for 

 immediate fatting, four years old is the pro- 

 perefl: age. An Ifle of Sky or a Highland Scot 

 at two or three years old will grow, but he will 

 not fat; at five or fix he will fat, but he will 

 r.ot grow, while fatting, equal to a four-ycar- 

 pld bullopk. At this age the weight of lileof 

 Sky Scots, when fat, varies, from twenty to 

 forty ftone. 



Thefe are the four fpecies, or varieties, of 

 cattle which are brought by the Scotch dro- 

 vers to the Norfolk fairs, and which are boup^ht 



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up and fatted by the Norfolk farmers, under 

 the foregoing names. There may be other 

 breeds, and admixtures of cattle, propagated 

 in Scotland ; but not being fent to this market, 

 they are foreign to the prefent fubjed:. 



2^ The method of obtaining bullock? 

 ior fatting. — This is either by 

 Rearing, or by 

 Purchafe. 



Some farmers rear all their own fattingrftock i 

 others purchafe the whole. But the more ge- 

 neral practice is to rear part, and buy in parr. 



