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of November, and fed with cabbages and 

 fome hay, about half a ftone per day. 



Sheep, his Lordfhip finds very profitable ; 

 that his breed is good may be feen from the 

 profit. In 1767, he had two lambs per ewe 

 round, at 15 J", a Iamb ; and the ewe's wool 

 fold at 6 s. (upon a medium it is 12 lb. per 

 fliecp). This is i /. 16 s. per head profit, 

 or 36 /. a fcore. But on an average of years, 

 they have only a lamb and an half each, 

 which is i/. 8 J. 6 ^. a head, or 28/. los. 

 a fcore profit. In bad weather in winter, 

 they are kept on hay. 



In Lord Darlington^ manner of farming, 

 five horfes and four oxen are necefi^ary for 

 the culture of 100 acres of arable land : At 

 firft ploughing he ufes four oxen and one 

 horfe in a plough, but afterwards three 

 horfes, and when in tilth only two. Both 



three or two without a driver. Upon the 



mofl attentive obfervation, he prefers oxen 

 greatly to horfes upon ftrong land. 



He lays it down mofl jullly as a rule, to 

 break up all his ftubbles, whether for a 

 crop or a fallow, directly after harvcft ; 

 and ploughs them eight or nine inches 

 deep. 



I mentioned his Lordfhlp's draining his 

 grafs-land: He has executed a vail quan- 

 tity of this work, and in an exceeding 

 good way. When he began his farmings 



he 



