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or treacle made up in cakes, spurs, bits for bri- 

 dles, and other gear for their horses, excepting 

 the saddles, of which the greater part are made 

 in their own districts ; gold and silver ornaments 

 also find a market to a certain amount. The 

 pedlars travel about from village to village, and 

 from one estate to another, bartering their com- 

 modities for cattle of all kinds, cheese, and hides 

 of horned cattle. A colt of from two to three 

 years, sells for about one guinea j a horse broken 

 in for the pack-saddle, for two or three guineas ; 

 a horse broken in for mounting, from five to six 

 guineas. A bullock of two years, ten shillings ; 

 a full grown ox, one guinea and a half; a cow 

 varies much, according to the quantity of milk, 

 from one guinea to five guineas. A sheep, from 

 two to three shillings; a goat for slaughter is 

 worth even less, but a good milch goat is valued 

 at one guinea, and sometimes higher. Children 

 are frequently suckled by goats, which increases 

 the value of these animals. The goat that has 

 been so employed always obtains the name of 

 comadre, the term which is made use of between 

 the mother and godmother of a child ; and so 

 general is this, that she-goats are frequently 

 called comadres, without having had the honour 

 of suckling a young master or mistress. Dogs 

 are sometimes valued at from one to two gui- 

 neas, and even higher, if they are good sporting, 

 or good house and baggage dogs. A fowl is as 



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