[44-398 3 but of a ſmall ſize, being ſold for about gs. or 103. a-Ppiece. The wool is not ine. About 10 fleeces go to a ſtone, which uſually ſells for about 1558.

"There is great room for improvement in this branch of huſbandry. The paſtures in general are good, and the cli- mate healthy 3; but the ground is overſtocked, and the breed neglected.

The number of each ſpecies of ſtock will appear by the following table, moſtly collected from the ſatiſtical hiſtory of the ſeveral pariſhes in the county.

< Horſe9. Cattle« Sheep. Cla. 22-0... 149 7/50 11002 Portmoak,- 2840 1290 1184 Orwell 41172425 2049 2280

Reſt of the county, ſuppoſed,- 349 1686 2436

Total,- 1145 5766 7200

Their value may be eſtimated according to the following Tates; 1145 horſes, at 101. each,=> De11450

5766 cattle, at 61. each,= 34596 79200 ſheep; at 105. each,= 3500

Total value, L. 49546

Very few Sine are reared in this county,(ſo that the ac cumulated ſtock is hardly worth mentioning.

Dunghil? Foaw!s.--Were it not for kain hens, very few dunghill fowls would be reared by farmers in this and other arable counties in Scotland. To hinds and cottagers, and

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