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judge of the different forts of foil our feveral 

 farms were compofed of. 



The Marjhes lay fome miles diftant from the 

 home farm; and one part of my province be- 

 ing the driving flock to and from them, it fre- 

 quently fell in my way to hear from others 

 opinions of the flock I was attending, my father 

 being noted for good flock. Thofe opinions I 

 carefully liflened to, and certainly profited by; 

 as I had afterwards the opportunity of afcer- 

 taining the value of them, and whether they 

 were given with judgment, by feeing how the 

 flock turned out, and how they fed. 



I alfo examined, with a minute degree of aN 

 tention, the management of the different farms 

 I paffed; which from the flow pace the flock 

 travelled, I had ample opportunity of doing. 



My father took me a farm (of Mr. Vyner of 

 Gautby) at Claythorpe, diftant about a mile 

 from our houfe. Mr. Vyner being very averfe 

 to ploughing, it was with much difficulty he was 

 prevailed upon to fuffer me to plough forty 

 acres; but by this improvement I was enabled 

 to keep nineteen fcore of fheep upon the farm, 

 that never before had maintained a greater 

 number than thirteen fcore — a very material 

 difference. I likewife kept many more beads 



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