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aly risk, and generally pays; but the dung will always , STORE be inferior. Fattening will often render no other Of these profit, than a market-price, at home, for the pro- stanogy, duct consumed, together with the dung; and such et Out may, in the case of a demand for manure, be a erence, great-profit. In most situations it is proper, and ir brute indeed usual, to unite these plans, keeping the dif- le wit ferent kinds of stock, but most largely of those, to {better| which the soil is chiefly adapted.

wala- Since the publication of this work, I have receiy- ms ed applications from friends in various parts of the pect to country, and in the metropolis, on certain very in- quick teresting points of the subject of live stock; I shall ee here endeavour to speak to these according to the nee best of my knowledge, and with the utmost im par- c tiality, without intending the smallest disrespect ie to the honourable society of improvers, of whose

" patriotism and good intentions I entertain the highest opinion.

ua My London correspondents(including butchers)

| ue are universally against the practice of fattening ani-

emale, mals to excess, urging, that itis in a high degree

udent inimical to the interests of every party concerned. tl tom Of this I have already spoken sufiiciently. 4 | most Some persons express a doubt, whether any im- 4 should provement at all has really been effected in the 7 ptil at- form, or size of our domestic animals, horses ex- u cutting cepted; on their side of the question, they adduce I ee ling 5 the examples of the species in different counties, i be ad- which retaining their original form, ares? yet the| 7. ty miles prime stock of ie country. This idea, in my sense, Lf reed is carried full far; I will nevertheless acknowledge, e pable i that the chief merit of improvement has consisted

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