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§ XVI. 



tfhe Manner of preparing the Roots for the 

 Nourijhment of Cattle, 



In order to caufe thefe roots to be eaten 

 by all kinds of cattle, it is neceffary to cut 

 them into fmall pieces, after having well 

 warned and cleaned them. We employ for 

 this purpofe a fharp inftrument, made of a 

 blade of iron a foot long, and two inches 

 broad, and twifted into the form of an S ; in 

 the middle of the two branches of the S is 

 lbldered a focket of about two inches lono-- 

 in this focket is fixed a wooden handle 

 of about three feet fix inches in length: 

 with this inftrument, which, at firft view, 

 appears intended to imprint the letter S 

 upon any body, they cut thefe roots with 

 as much regularity as facility. This ope- 

 ration is performed in a tub or trough 

 intended only for this purpofe. A man 

 may in one hour's time cut into fmall 



pieces 



