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1000_o lamb_n i_o will_v have_v hut_n build_v and_o make_v they_o so_o large_a that_o they_o may_v have_v sufficient_a room_n to_o lie_v at_o ease_n and_o have_v room_n to_o breath_n for_o too_o much_o heat_n may_v do_v they_o hurt_v wherefore_o little_a hole_n or_o window_n in_o the_o wall_n will_v be_v very_o convenient_a if_o it_o be_v not_o to_o preserve_v they_o from_o rain_n and_o for_o the_o benefit_n of_o their_o dung_n they_o need_v not_o to_o be_v put_v in_o any_o house_n at_o all_o but_o their_o dung_n as_o i_o shall_v instant_o take_v notice_n of_o be_v almost_o as_o material_a a_o piece_n of_o benefit_n as_o any_o one_o profit_n have_v by_o they_o next_o i_o will_v have_v about_o two_o hundred_o aikers_n of_o the_o say_a pasture_n enclose_v and_o not_o suffer_v a_o beast_n thereon_o to_o set_v its_o foot_n till_o after_o hallowday_n then_o i_o make_v about_o some_o thirty_o aikers_n in_o meadow_n and_o because_o some_o may_v object_v that_o this_o will_v be_v the_o most_o 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against_a the_o fertility_n of_o this_o six_o score_n aikers_n of_o croft_n or_o corn_n land_n let_v the_o dung_n of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o cattle_n to_o wit_n a_o dozen_o horse_n or_o ox_n that_o perform_v the_o labour_n and_o forty_o or_o fifty_o nolt_n be_v add_v to_o the_o say_a sheep_n dung_n abovemention_v i_o be_o sure_a no_o better_o dung_v ground_n can_v be_v require_v neither_o for_o all_o this_o shall_v i_o reckon_v the_o product_n of_o each_o aiker_n above_o 7_o bolls_n seven_o time_n six_o score_n be_v eight_o hundred_o and_o forty_o bolls_n less_o than_o a_o hundred_o bolls_n will_v serve_v for_o seed_n observe_v the_o rule_v give_v chap_n 3._o and_o forty_o eight_o bolls_n for_o horse_n meat_n according_a to_o that_o calculation_n six_o man_n be_v keep_v to_o labour_v this_o ground_n beside_o what_o be_v need_v for_o other_o use_v who_o mantainance_n i_o shall_v not_o reckon_v lay_v that_o aside_o foregainst_a the_o servant_n that_o be_v require_v to_o wait_v upon_o 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or_o load_n of_o hay_n at_o a_o meal_n i_o say_v not_o to_o trouble_v my_o reader_n in_o survey_v every_o particular_a i_o suppose_v it_o will_v not_o be_v question_v but_o this_o quantity_n of_o hay_n may_v serve_v this_o stock_n of_o sheep_n in_o case_n oâ—_n extreme_a necessity_n when_o their_o pasture_n be_v cover_v with_o snow_n or_o if_o they_o be_v in_o a_o great_a strait_n they_o may_v be_v supply_v with_o corn-sheave_n the_o way_n i_o make_v this_o meadow_n or_o park_n if_o there_o be_v none_o natural_a upon_o the_o ground_n be_v by_o sow_v several_a aikers_n of_o the_o corn-ground_n with_o cloaver_n or_o grass-seed_n when_o it_o have_v bear_v several_a crop_n after_o its_o dung_v &_o ready_a to_o be_v dung_v again_o sow_v it_o with_o cloaver_n as_o be_v say_v after_o the_o corn_n be_v thereon_o sow_v and_o the_o land_n make_v as_o smooth_a as_o possible_a i_o say_v about_o eight_o day_n after_o the_o corn_n be_v sow_v sow_v this_o seed_n upon_o the_o ground_n and_o fill_v 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sheep_n in_o winter_n i_o doubt_v not_o but_o it_o may_v grant_v that_o sheep_n keep_v after_o this_o manner_n will_v be_v much_o strong_a and_o more_o healthy_a than_o those_o keep_v as_o be_v former_o suppose_v and_o consequent_o their_o lamb_n can_v but_o be_v fat_a and_o large_a for_o how_o can_v it_o be_v suppose_v that_o a_o ewe_n lie_v among_o frost_n and_o snow_n all_o winter_n at_o the_o point_n of_o starve_a can_v in_o the_o spring_n bring_v forth_o a_o lamb_n in_o a_o good_a condition_n therefore_o we_o may_v reckon_v lamb_n of_o sheep_n keep_v after_o this_o latter_a manner_n one_o third_n better_o than_o those_o keep_v as_o above_o i_o question_v nothing_o but_o their_o wool_n may_v be_v
your_o enclosure_n be_v not_o too_o large_a scarce_o any_o bit_n thereof_o will_v be_v altogether_o void_a of_o shelter_n from_o storm_n as_o be_v say_v another_o great_a benefit_n have_v by_o enclose_v be_v the_o field_n be_v thereby_o preserve_v from_o be_v trample_v on_o by_o cattle_n which_o do_v not_o only_o break_v the_o soar_v of_o grass_n but_o also_o with_o their_o foot_n make_v hole_n wherein_o water_n do_v stand_v and_o thereby_o the_o ground_n be_v keep_v cold_a object_n 6._o you_o late_o recommend_v set_v water_n upon_o our_o grasâ—_n â—s_n â—_o piece_n of_o great_a improvement_n and_o now_o you_o tell_v we_o that_o water_n stand_v in_o the_o footstep_n of_o cattle_n do_v the_o ground_n much_o injury_n solve_n both_o these_o may_v very_o well_o be_v for_o water_n set_v upon_o the_o ground_n as_o be_v show_v above_o leave_v the_o salt_n that_o be_v in_o it_o behind_o and_o run_v away_o itself_o but_o that_o which_o stand_v in_o footstep_n of_o cattle_n cool_v the_o ground_n as_o be_v say_v and_o also_o moisten_v it_o too_o much_o object_n 7._o in_o your_o five_o chapter_n you_o recommend_v house_n of_o sheep_n aâ—d_v take_v part_n of_o that_o ground_n into_o manure_n neither_o of_o which_o be_v practicable_a for_o the_o land_n be_v so_o mountainous_a that_o it_o can_v be_v plough_v and_o it_o be_v hardly_o possible_a for_o we_o to_o get_v hut_n build_v foâ—_n so_o great_a a_o number_n of_o sheep_n solve_n where_o the_o land_n be_v mountainous_a and_o can_v be_v plough_v lie_v the_o dung_n of_o your_o cattle_n upon_o the_o grass_n and_o not_o to_o plough_v it_o at_o all_o but_o this_o need_v not_o hinder_v people_n to_o plough_v their_o ground_n where_o it_o be_v ploughable_a and_o for_o the_o trouble_n of_o build_v hut_n for_o your_o sheep_n the_o profit_n of_o their_o dung_n will_v much_o more_o than_o ten_o time_n recompense_v that_o trouble_n yea_o that_o which_o will_v buy_v tarâ—_n and_o butter_n for_o smire_v your_o sheep_n one_o year_n will_v 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the_o heat_n or_o salt_n thereof_o be_v not_o able_a to_o overcome_v the_o natural_a coldness_n of_o the_o earth_n in_o respect_n it_o be_v scatter_v here_o and_o there_o in_o small_a quantitys_n to_o illustrat_fw-la this_o a_o little_a take_v a_o piece_n of_o hot_a iron_n that_o be_v able_a to_o heat_v one_o pint_n of_o water_n and_o put_v it_o into_o twenty_o or_o thirty_o pynt_n it_o will_v soon_o be_v cooll_v and_o the_o water_n be_v little_a or_o nothing_o the_o warm_a so_o this_o quantity_n of_o dung_n that_o be_v sufficient_a to_o warm_a or_o enrich_v thiâ—ty_o aikers_n of_o land_n every_o year_n be_v scatter_v up_o and_o down_o a_o thousand_o aikers_n the_o effect_n thereof_o be_v not_o know_v as_o be_v find_v by_o experience_n object_n 9_o you_o advise_v we_o to_o dung_n our_o pasture_n where_o the_o ground_n be_v not_o arable_a which_o if_o we_o do_v that_o grass_n will_v root_v our_o sheep_n solve_n i_o do_v so_o and_o also_o there_o tell_v you_o make_v hay_n of_o it_o the_o 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