FOOD AND WOOL. ^>jl 



of room to fall back, and continue so on tlie layers till 

 about the lOth of June, when the ewes are washed for 

 clipping, and until the lambs are weaned : the ewes then 

 go to fold with the shearlings on the fallows intended for tur- 

 nips, and the lambs are put to fresh grass reserved for that 

 purpose : all the sheep on turnips and cole having hay, 

 they consume about 25 tons. The general winter provi- 

 sion is 80 acres of turnips, 20 of cole, and 30 of rye, 

 for the spring* : the latter, after feeding, stands for a crop. 

 He values his turnips on the average at 30s, per acre, and 

 cole at 25s. After turnip-sowing the flock is folded on 

 old layers for rye, till the end of August, when the ewes 

 intended for breeding are put to good pasture till the tups 

 are let in. 



1802. — The tups now put to the ewes about a week 

 later, and the lambs not weaned till the latter end of June. 

 Provision this year, iCO acres of turnips, 30 cole, 30 rye, 

 for 25 score breeding ewes, 15 score hoggits, 20 tups, 

 10 score fatting stock ; 51 score in all. 



Sale of Cull- lambs, Ewes, and JVcthcrs. 



£. s. d. 



1796, Sold at Kenninghall Fair, July 18 - 016 o 



1797, - - - . . 



1798, In September, - _ _ 



1799, In September, - - - 



1800, In July, - - - _ 

 iSoi, In September, . . - 

 1802, In July, many twins, - 



• Mr. Bevan ploughs in his rye-stubbles before the shocks arc carried to 

 turn in the scattered seed, harrowing Jii half a peck of cole-seed for sheep* 

 (ced in the spring, and finds it of very great service. 



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