466 BREEDS, CROSSES, &C. 



folk tliree-shear wethers sold, in April last, at St. Ives, at 

 4I. 4s. to 4I. 10s. each. 



Mr. PoRTEK, of Watlington, keeps Leicesters, which 

 he obtained from Mr. Fasset,^ Mr. Creasy, of Down- 

 ham, and Mr. Wilcox, of West Walton, near Wis- 

 beach. Letts tups himself, from 7I. 7s. to lol. lOs. : this 

 year to the amount of 330I. 



Mr. Martin, of Tottenhill, keeps half-breds: Lei- 

 cester tups on Norfolk ewes : sold lambs in 1801, at 27I. 

 a score ; this year his shepherd sold at 22\. both ewes and 

 wethers. His flock is subjeiSl to the rickets. He has 

 much black sand ; but unwilling to attribute the malady 

 to soil, as this year he had not 10 ; but last year 12O; and 

 all circumstances of land and food the same. It attacks 

 the lambs at six or eight weeks old. 



Mr. RoGERsoN, of Narborough, keeps 700 Norfolk 

 ewes on 1200 acres, which he covers with Leicester tups. 

 Mr. Twist, ofBretenham, keeps 60 score of breeding 

 Norfolk ewes on 1800 acres of poor land. He had a 

 South Down tup some years ago, from Mr. Crow, but 

 he could not perceive that the breed did better than Nor- 

 folks, though they stood the fold to the full as well. 



MarsJilancL — Mr. Dennis, of Wigenhall, St. Mary, 

 grazes only the best Lincoln wethers : he buys from May 

 Day to Midsummer ; keeps them over-year, clipping twice, 

 average price 50s. to 60s. and seils at 65s. to 75s. getting 1 81b- 

 in the two fleeces: his good land will carry six per acre, 

 on an average, in summer ; in winter, two on three acres, 

 and these will quite preserve their flesh: if the season be 

 favourable, will get something. He thinks that there is 

 no otbjr breed so profitable here ; even a stain of the new 

 Leicester is hurtful, as they will not stand the winter so 

 • well. 



