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ter, having a Kotion that it would kill them ; 

 yet I perfwaded the afore-mentioned Lady 

 where I livedo to Milk four Cows the laft 

 Winter that 1 ftaid in the Country, where- 

 of fhe found fo good Effeft, that (he afliired 

 me fhe would keep to my Advice for the fu- 

 ture ; and alfo as I had further urged, Houfe 

 them too, for which they have mighty Con- 

 veniencies, their Tobacco Houfes being emp- 

 ty ever at that time of the Year, and may 

 eafily be fitted in two or three days time 

 without any Prejudice j whereby their Cattle 

 would be much Iheltered from thofe Pinch- 

 ing lharp Frofts that fome Nights on a fud- 

 xlen become very fevere. I had another Pro- 

 Jed for the Prefervation of their Cattle 

 proved very fuccefsful ; I urged the Lady to 

 Tow her Wheat as early as polRbly fhe could, 

 fo that before Winter it might be well root- 

 ed, to be early and flourilhing at the firft 

 of the Spring : So that Ihe might turn there- 

 on her weak Cattle, and fuch as ftiould at 

 any time be fwamp'd, whereby they might 

 be recruited and faved, and it would do the 

 Wheat good alfo. I advifed her likewife to 

 fave, and carefully gather her Indian Corn- 

 tops, and blades, and all her Straw, what- 

 ever could be made Fodder, for Ijer Cattle i 

 for they get no Hay, tho' I was urging her 

 to that too, and to fow Saintfoin for be- 

 ing a Sandy Soil, I am confident it would 

 turn to very good Account. They have lit- 

 tle or no Grafs in Winter, fb that their 

 Cattle are pined and ftarved, and many 

 that are brought low and weak, when the 

 Spring begins,venture too far into the Swamps 



