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I dined with Mr. Bakewell, and during four 

 hours converfation with him, obtained more 

 ufeful knowledge with refpeft to the breeding 

 and management of (lock, than I had been 

 able to acquire during all the time I had prac- 

 tifed the bufinefs of a farmer. It is with gratis 

 tude I acknowledge the obligations heaped 

 upon me by that great, that intelligent, that 

 ufeful man ; and I hope the precepts he after- 

 wards took fo much pains to inftill into me, 

 will prove beneficial to the public. 



I hired the large ram, and likewife one of Mr. 

 Bakewell's own breeding. They were much 

 efteerned and admired by all good judges in 

 our neighbourhood. 



This journey totally removed many pernici- 

 ous prejudices from my mind ; and from a con- 

 viction of my error, I acquired the habit of 

 not trufting too implicitly to appearances and 

 to my own preconceived opinion ; which was 

 of great advantage to me in my refearches after 

 ufeful knowledge, 



! left Afgaiby, and went to DoncaPcer ; where 

 I foon after took a farm, which may truly be 

 called an experimental one. A great many of 

 the experiments there made are defcribed in 



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