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to the draw-fold, and at that time fhift the 

 pen. Where there are both feeding fheep and 

 flock fheep, it would be advifable to give the 

 feeding fheep rather more than fufficient for the 

 day, and the next day to turn the flock fneep 

 into the fold to eat up what the others had left. 

 By this method, a man may foon judge what 

 length of turnips to give to the fheep, fo as to 

 commit little or no wafte. 



The advantage of my method will appear 

 from the following calculation: Suppofe two 

 hundred fheep to employ one man and one boy 

 every day. I agree, the boy might be fuper- 

 fiuous in the old way ; but allow one Shilling 

 per day for him. The fame quantity of turnips 

 I eftimate to keep three fheep where only two 

 were kept before. Three hundred fheep will 

 then be kept where only two hundred were 

 kept. Reckoning the profit on one hundred 

 fheep at two-pence weekly per head, it will 

 amount to 16s. %d. per week; and deducting 

 from it the extra charge of feven fhillings for 

 the boy, there remains a clear profit of ys. 8d. 

 per week. If the flock is larger, the profit will 

 increafe in proportion; as a man and boy can 

 manage four hundred fheep. Two hundred 



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