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 low land they reckon an acre and half will 

 ummer feed a cow, but in the uplands it 

 akes three acres. They are pretty careful 

 n manuring the grafs with lime and earth 

 mixed together. 



Their cows are of an ordinary breed, 

 loofe boned; fome farmers have aimed at 

 an improvement by Lancafiire bulls, but it 

 does not anfwer, except in beauty. The 

 average quantity of milk is about rive gal- 

 lons ; but fome of Mr. Fernons near this 

 place have given ten gallons per day. The 

 product of a good cow they calculate as fol- 

 lows : 



Four cwt. of cheefe, at 32 s. £.6 8 

 Butter, - - - 1 o 



Calf, ----- ! j 

 Swine, - - - - - o 10 



8 19 



But the average is not above two cwt. and a 

 half of cheefe; and the whole amount about 

 6 /. or 6 /. 1 o s. 



They reckon that ten or twelve cows will 

 fat three or four pigs. The calves fuck a 

 month. They calculate {even cows the 

 proper number for a dairy maid. They are 

 kept in the houfe in winter, and fed with 

 hay or ftraw as the farmer manages : One 

 ton of hay will winter a cow with ftraw ; 

 but if without two tons. 



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