For remarks and additional obſervations.

not undertake to ſay. They are of the polled fort, and not cafily diſtinguiſhed from the generality of the Lincoln- hire and Leiceſterfhire fheep, with each of which, the breed has been a good deal mixed. Their wool is good of its ſort, generally fetching as high a price as any long wool whatever; and I believe weighs, upon an average,

about eight pounds a fleece. —

Naat cattle.— This is not a breeding county for neat cat- tle; nevertheleſs, many of the graziers rear a few, and thoſe are generally very good ones; but a great many cattle are ted, the choice and management of which is an afticle of country bufineſs pretty well underſtood in Huntingdon-

fhire.

Rorſes.— Mares are generally uſed all over the county for the ſame purpoſes as before-mentioned, with reſpeð to the fens; but the high-land farmer does not breed near ſo many colts as the fen man, though in general they have an eye to the keeping up of their teams without going to fairs; which every farmer, attentive to his own intereſt, muſt

neceſſarily have in view.

Ploughs.— The common ſwing plough is the original plough of Huntingdonſhire. It has been already obſerved, however, that the half Dutch-plough is occaſionally uſed on the borders of the fens; though this is giving way to the double-furrowed plough, originally from Shropſhire, but now generally got from the neighbourhood of Northampton.

Price of labour.— The price of labour is 127. and 1447. a day to common labourers, from the end of harveſt until hay-time begins; then 187. a day until harveſt; and 2s. 64.. a day in harveſt, with beer in times of carrying; and if hired by the month, or for the whole harveſt, about two

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uineas, board and beer;—women, 64. per day weeding; 1 104.

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