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manure from folding, has hardly answered expectation; 
200 sheep went over an acre in about twelve days. 
Mr. Knight is making further experiments on fold¬ 
ing, which he means to continue. He, this autumn, 
1807, folded a large flock of lambs and sheep of all 
ages on clover lay, the lay a good pasture; they were 
suffered to range in it, at liberty, in the day time, but 
were driven into hurdled folds at night, the object of 
which is to concentrate the dung and urine of the flock 
to particular points, and prevent any of it being wasted 
under the hedges; it is admitted here, that Leicester 
sheep make a better fold than Southdown, 30 of the 
former being deemed equal to 40 of the latter, they do 
not suppose the sheep injured here by folding. Mr. 
Carpenter observes, light lands are best for breeding 
sheep, and they are, doubtless, best for folding sheep, 
as their lodging; is more drv and wholesome. 
On the open fallow fields, sheep arc regularly folded, 
as in other counties; and Mr. C. observes, that, on 
strong land, great injury is sustained for want of drain¬ 
age, by which means, sheep,pasturing there,are rotted; 
they are also subject to hunger, the scab, and an un¬ 
certain and irregular supply of food, and these half- 
starved sheep have the further misfortune to be con¬ 
fined, during the night, in folds to manure the fallows; 
these different causes give them an unthrifty unkindly 
appearance; if folding be continued, the sheep ought 
to be fed with vetches in racks; one would hope no 
humane person will any longer continue two.such bar¬ 
barous customs as starving and folding. 
Mr. C. says, “ I have made trial of many breeds of 
sheep, all of which, by adapting each sort to their pro¬ 
per pasture, have answered well; the large sheep bear¬ 
ing long strong wool, are best suited for rich old pas¬ 
ture ; 
