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caft, where the cuftom is to give fheep a large 

 fold of turnips. Perhaps frofl comes on im- 

 mediately, and continues fome days -, a fall of 

 fnow probably fucceeds : in fuch cafe, even 

 the mod obftinate advocate for the old method 

 certainly mufl allow she drill to be far prefer- 

 able j as it would be eafy to have fheep-pens 

 or turnip-trays made and fet in fuch a manner 

 as to form a kind of trough, moveable of courfe. 

 The bar or tray mult be fet near the far fide of 

 the row of turnips ; and a board, from ten to 

 twelve inches broad, with two or three flakes 

 (longer or fhorter according to the depth of the 

 foil) nailed to it, mufl: be fixed on the fide 

 where the fheep are to eat -, for the narrower 

 the fpace the turnips are enclofed in, the better. 

 It may pofiibly be feared left the fheep fhould 

 get in amongft the turnips fenced off. I fay, 

 no. For, fuppofing the turnips to take up a 

 regular fpace of twelve inches, the trough may 

 be made not much more than a foot wide at 

 bottom, doping upward : and the tray or bar 

 may incline towards the fheep and hang over 

 the trough, or part where the turnips are, and 

 prevent them from getting into it, 



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