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This gentleman's profit by fheep is con\ 

 fiderable ; as may be judged by his fetting 

 his two year olds at 43 j". each, and from 

 76 ftone of wool (18 Ib^ being the produce 

 of 140. He keeps them through winter 

 upon turnips and cabbages ; a few of the 

 latter, he gives to his ewes in lambing time. 



All his tillage is performed at the rate of 

 two oxen and one horfe per plough, with 

 a driver ; and an acre the common amount 

 of a day's work : His allowance to his horfes 

 of oats is, one bufhel per horfe per week 

 the year round. His oxen are, in winter, 

 fed on ftraw, and worked on it : They are 

 reckoned by this gentleman, who is fo 

 attentive to all branches of country bufmefs, 

 much more profitable than horfes ; infomuch 

 that he earneftly recommends them to all 

 induftrious hufbandmen who think it re- 

 quifite to attend to every advantage ; for 

 this is not the leaft. His arable fields he 

 conftantly ploughs up as foon after harveil 

 as poffible ; and before Chrijlmas ftirs twice. 

 If the weather proves dry, he fallows all 

 winter : His coilimon depth is four inches^ 

 but is trying to gain a greater. 



Among other maxims of huibandry, 

 Mr. Turner purfues two which he appre- 

 hends to be of great confequence ; firft to 

 keep all cattle out of grafs fields in the 

 winter and fpring ; and fecondly, to lay no 

 fnanure on arable land ; and in particular 



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