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South Down ram which cost 30 guineas, and has some 
thoughts of procuring a Spanish ram from Mr. Toilet. 
He believes he shall be able to keep 400 ewes, and 
100 theaves, but intends to sell his other lambs fat, ex¬ 
cept some ram lambs for stock, or any that should not 
be fit for the butcher are meant to be sold as stores in 
autumn ; his sheep stock is proposed to be 400 ewes, 
J00 theaves, 50 rams and wethers, and he supposes 
500 lambs may be produced.—See the article Sheep. 
Mr. Knight also proposes to winter feed a good many 
cattle with turnips, to make the best of his straw. Such 
cattle to be bought in fresh and in good condition, as 
few cattle will be bred on the premises, a dairy being 
only kept for the family supply, and not as an object 
of profit. 
HORSES. 
Respecting horses Mr. Knight is rather singularly 
circumstanced, when the situation of public affairs ren¬ 
dered it adviseable for the volunteer cavalry to be rais¬ 
ed, he resolved to come forward with a troop raised in 
his own neighbourhood, and principally at his own 
expense; to forward which plan his own heavy cart 
horses were sold off, and cavalry horses purchased in 
their stead j he now mounts ten of his own servants or 
dependants, upon as many of his own horses for mili¬ 
tary service; these horses do all his extensive farming 
business, and occasionally serve for saddle horses, or 
to draw his carriage; they, in part, appear to me of 
the Yorkshire breed, are of quick step in different 
paces, either for farming purposes, the road, or the 
army; 
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