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The ewes being dried early, are brought to market before Michaelmas, and will weigh, perhaps, from ſeven to eight ſtone; average value about 1. 15. The wool about three pounds, which, at 10d. amounts to 2s. 6d. The whole of the ſtock is cleared within the year, and the pro- fit or loſs thereby aſcertained. The profit is, in general, as follows:

The lamb ſells for—— 1 0 0 The ewe for—— 1 1 0 The wool at—— 0 2 6

2 3 6 Deduct prime coſt—— 1 6 0 Profit per head—— 0 17 6

Cattle.— There are various modes adopted in Middleſex for feeding cattle, by grains, oil-cake,&c. But, of late, it has not been unuſual to keep them in ſtalls, and to ſup- ply them with the waſh of thie malt Hdiſtillers, inſtead of employing it in fattening hogs. And here it may be ob- ſerved that any prejudice entertained againſt either the beef orthe pork of malt diſtillers, cannot be well founded. Any food produced from grain, is undoubtedly whole- ſome for all ſorts of animals, It is notorious that the beſt pork for ſea voyages is that ſupplied by the malt diſtillers,(who always finiſh them with hard meat) and it is equally certain that the beſt bacon in the kingdom is made from thoſe hogs*. In regard to the idea that the animals are kept in a perpetual ſtate of intoxication, it may be obſerved, that he would be a bad workman, who left ſpirit enough in his walh, to intoxicate any animal fed with it.

* There is a large market held on Finchley-Common for the ſale of theſe uſeful animals, where great numbers are purchaſed fat by the hog-butchers of London, as well as vaſt quantities of lean ſtore, brought from Shropfhire and other diſtant counties, to be fed by the malt-diſtillers of London.

E Markets.

For remarks and additional obſervations.