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The work of the horfes was nearly the 

 fame each winter. Twice in every week fix 

 of the nine were ufed to go from Doncaf- 

 ter to Sheffield with a waggon loaded with 

 about 800 gallons of ale. The weight of 

 the waggon and ale exceeded fix tons ; con- 

 fequently each horfe had full one ton to draw 

 for his fhare. The diftance between Don- 

 cafter and Sheffield is eighteen miles, which 

 made in the aggregate feventy-two miles per 

 week y but they frequently had to go a mile 

 beyond Sheffield. 



The journey to Sheffield and returning 

 home took up moil commonly 22 hours : the 

 fpare days they were employed either going 

 out with ale, or at plough. I could perceive 

 no difference in refpect to the condition of 

 the horfes between the years they were fed 

 according to the firft method, and thofe they 

 were fed, according to the improved method, 

 with (travv, &c. They performed their work well 

 each year; and they certainly had enough to do. 



It may not be unnecefTary to obferve, that 

 great part of thofe winters in vvhirh the horfes 

 were fed with draw, each horfe worked his 

 dray, which weighed about twenty-two hun- 

 dred 



