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keep more in other parts of the year, than in the two months preceeding 
Old-May-Day. This period limits the quantity of Stock kept upon 
every Farm, and also the value of that Stock ; for the Farmers profits 
thereon will be more or less, according to the plentiful or scanty pro- 
vision for Stock in these two months. Therefore, it is evident that the 
overflowing food of Summer, cannot be consumed to the greatest 
advantage, without artificially making ample provision for this naturally 
the greatest ebb-tide of food in all the year. 
With regard to Autumn, many North -country Farmers may 
ask, why should we do without fogg ? I answer, for many reasons. 
First, because such grass should have been turned into milk, or fat, or 
for the support of young Stock, while it was sweet and good eatage. 
Second, by letting such long grass remain on the ground, a second bite 
of grass of better quality is lost. Thirdly, on account of the injury done 
to the Crop in the next Summer, be it either for pasture or Hay ; and 
besides its being at any rate a slovenly, and wasteful practise, and an 
ill-judged method of shortening Winter. But how are they to do with- 
out it ? A south country, or Norfolk Farmer, would say, "As we 
do by taking care to have plenty of turnips for Autumn, Winter, and 
Spring." But many will say, their land will not grow turnips ; but in 
many cases it may be questioned whether the defect be in management 
or the soil. Strong land is commonly thought to be unfit for turnips, 
yet farmers grow them on the strong land of Suffolk, and Essex, and 
in Scotland, cabbages, carrots, &c., form part of the winter stock of 
food. At any rate fogg ought not to be resorted to upon dry and turnip 
soils ; for by beginning in time with cabbages, turnips, and other roots, 
to succeed each other according to their different kinds through Autumn, 
Winter, and Spring, this unfertile time of the year, in which while one 
farmer makes nothing, the other renders most profitable. By beginning 
soon after Michaelmas to pull the best of his turnips for Bullocks, he 
turns out a good number of them for the Butcher between Lady-Day 
and May-Day, when Beef generally fetches the best price, and by folding 
off the smaller turnips, he improves the land on which they grow, 
makes up his forward Sheep for the Butcher about Xmas, others 
later as they are wanted. Winters his store sheep well, his Ewes also 
to, and during the lambing season, and from his Bullocks, stale-fed upon 
Turnips, turns out a great quantity of the best kind of manuie foi 
growing another good crop of turnips, or any kind of grain. His Cows, 
by occasionally getting turnips, &c., with their hay, are kept in good 
