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ture; those of inferior size, are best adapted for seeds 
and turnips. It is every where allowed that the late 
Mr. Bakewell had great merit in producing the new 
Leicester breed of sheep; and so have his successors^ 
Mr. Honeyborn, Messrs. Stone, Mr. Green, Mr. Buck- 
ley, and others, in continuing and improving the breed, 
who also continue to let rams to different parts of the 
united kingdoms, and the prime ones at high prices. 
But there can be no other method of perfecting any 
breed, than in well keeping the stock, and by a succes¬ 
sion of good rams, the culls or inferior lambs being 
parted with, and the best only reserved as breeding 
stock. 
To assist the ewes in lambing time, Mr. C. says, 
provide some small enclosures near the homeage, and 
let the grass be there saved ; draw the ewes from the 
flock as they come near lambing, and put them in these 
small enclosures till they have yeaned, when they may 
be taken aw-ay, and replaced by others till the season i9 
over; many ewes and Iambs may be thus saved which 
might otherwise have been lost, by the opportunity it 
gives of attending night or day, with the convenience 
of being supplied with proper food, as turnips or cab¬ 
bages may be thrown to them, and the ewes be as¬ 
sisted in a bad lambing time. It is the safest to cut 
the ram lambs when young, at about a week or nine 
days old ; there is less risk then than when they are 
suffered to grow older. 
Mr. C. gives the following receipts for complaints 
attending sheep:—To prevent the fly breeding mag¬ 
gots on sheep j take two quarts of cold drawn linseed 
oil, one pound of flour of brimstone, half a pound of 
the common oil of amber; mix these ingredients well 
together 
