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for_o at_o that_o season_n he_o may_v best_o spare_v milk_n and_o by_o that_o time_n the_o calf_n shall_v be_v wean_v there_o will_v be_v grass_n enough_o to_o put_v he_o into_o and_o at_o winter_n he_o will_v be_v big_a enough_o to_o save_v himself_o among_o other_o beast_n with_o a_o little_a favour_n the_o dam_n of_o the_o calf_n shall_v bull_n again_o and_o bring_v another_o by_o the_o same_o time_n of_o the_o year_n but_o if_o he_o shall_v tarry_v till_o after_o may_v the_o calf_n will_v be_v weak_a in_o winter_n and_o the_o dam_n will_v not_o bull_n again_o
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calf_n and_o lamb_n what_o cattle_n shall_v go_v together_o in_o one_o pasture_n beast_n alone_a nor_o horse_n alone_o nor_o sheep_n alone_o except_o it_o be_v sheep_n upon_o a_o very_a high_a ground_n will_v not_o eat_v pasture_n even_o but_o leave_v many_o in_o fee_n and_o high_a grass_n in_o divers_a place_n except_o it_o be_v over-laid_a with_o cattle_n therefore_o we_o may_v the_o better_o take_v notice_n that_o horse_n and_o beast_n will_v agree_v well_o in_o one_o pasture_n for_o there_o be_v some_o manner_n of_o grass_n that_o a_o horse_n will_v eat_v that_o a_o beast_n will_v not_o as_o the_o fitche_n flash_n and_o low_a place_n and_o all_o the_o hollow_a bunde_n and_o pipe_n grow_v therein_o but_o horse_n and_o sheep_n will_v not_o so_o well_o agree_v except_o it_o be_v sheep_n to_o feed_v for_o a_o sheep_n will_v go_v on_o a_o bare_a pasture_n and_o will_v eat_v the_o sweet_a grass_n and_o so_o will_v a_o horse_n but_o he_o will_v have_v it_o long_o howsoever_o he_o will_v eat_v as_o close_o to_o the_o earth_n as_o a_o sheep_n but_o he_o can_v so_o soon_o fill_v his_o belly_n to_o a_o hundred_o beast_n the_o husbandman_n or_o grazier_n may_v put_v in_o twenty_o horse_n if_o it_o be_v low_a ground_n and_o if_o there_o be_v grass_n enough_o he_o may_v put_v in_o a_o hundred_o sheep_n and_o so_o after_o the_o rate_n the_o pasture_n more_o or_o less_o and_o after_o this_o manner_n they_o may_v feed_v or_o eat_v the_o close_a even_o and_o leave_v but_o few_o tuft_n but_o if_o it_o be_v high_a ground_n let_v he_o put_v in_o more_o sheep_n and_o less_o beast_n and_o horse_n milch_n kine_n and_o draught_n ox_n will_v eat_v a_o close_a much_o bare_a than_o as_o many_o fat_a kine_n and_o oxen._n a_o milch_n cow_n may_v have_v too_o much_o meat_n for_o if_o she_o grow_v fat_a she_o will_v the_o rather_o take_v bull_n and_o give_v less_o milk_n for_o the_o fatness_n stop_v the_o pore_n and_o the_o vein_n that_o shall_v bring_v the_o milk_n to_o the_o pap_n and_o therefore_o mean_a grass_n be_v best_a to_o keep_v she_o in_o a_o low_a estate_n and_o if_o a_o cow_n be_v fat_a when_o she_o shall_v calf_n then_o be_v there_o great_a hazard_n of_o she_o and_o the_o calf_n shall_v be_v the_o less_o but_o the_o husbandman_n can_v allow_v his_o draught-ox_n too_o much_o meat_n except_o it_o be_v the_o after-mathe_a of_o a_o low-mown_a meadow_n for_o that_o will_v cause_v he_o to_o have_v the_o girte_n and_o then_o he_o be_v not_o so_o fit_a to_o labour_v and_o if_o there_o be_v too_o much_o grass_n in_o a_o close_a the_o cattle_n shall_v feed_v so_o much_o the_o worse_o for_o a_o good_a bite_v to_o the_o earth_n be_v sufficient_a for_o if_o it_o be_v long_o the_o beast_n will_v bite_v off_o the_o top_n and_o no_o more_o for_o that_o be_v sweet_a and_o the_o other_o lie_v still_o upon_o the_o ground_n and_o rot_v and_o no_o beast_n will_v eat_v it_o but_o horse_n in_o winter_n but_o these_o beast_n horse_n and_o sheep_n may_v not_o be_v fodder_v 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