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2 (1796) The Rural Economy of the West of England. 2
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14 EXCURSION IN

FIEEDS— as before.

FENCES increaſe toward Devonſhire; ſwelling to their fulleſt magnitude, at Buck- land Place.

CRops- as before; excepting the gra- zing grounds of Milton and T. aviſtock.

CATTLE. The Moor ſtock are of the

Weſt of England breed: fäaw ſome oxen

which would fat to fixty or ſeventy ſtone on theſe heathy mountains! All in very good itore condition.

SHEEP. The ſame tall, aukward ſort, as about Bodmin. nac

GoATs. Saw ſeveral browzing on furze. I was told that numbers are kept in Cornwall, for milking; ſome herds con- fiſting of a hundred head; and that Goats' and Kids' flieſh are not uncommon in the Corniſh markets.

BEAST OF LABOR— as above.

MaANURE. Beat afhes, and“ ſea ſand;“ a fine ſpell marl; which is brought in great quantities from the North coaſt, by the

Padſtow river, to within three miles of

Bodmin; and carried, by land, many miles. TILLAGE— as before. HaA R—