THE

AGRICULTURAL MAGAZINE

NO UN DX] APRIL, 1805[Vor. XIEL

AN ACCOVNT AND, DESCRIPTLON OF AN, IMPROVED, SHEEP», FOLD, AS COMMUNICATED BY THE INVENTOR TO THE SOCIETY OF ARTS, FOR WHICH HE RECELVED THE GOLD MEDAL,

[WITH A PLATE; ANNEXED],.

The high price. of Timber, and tle great. conſumption of; this, valuable article in Gates and Fences, induces the Editor to think he can ſcarcely introduce to his Readers two more intereſting objets, than a GAT and SHEEPFOLD, lately recommended by the Society of Arts,&c. which appear to unite the ſeveral advantages of cheapnels, elegance, and utility,

To the Secretary of the Society of Arts,; S13,

ITH this you will receive a model of asbeepfold, in-

vented by me, on an improved and very Simple prin-

ciple, combining many advantages over the old and expen-

Sive method of folding by hurdles; and as the, whole fold can

be removed with ease at all times, it will be found peculiarly

useful in ſeeding off turnips on the tand in frosty weather,

when hurdles cannot be used; and; asthe Saving of labour in

agriculture is, a leadivg object, I have no doubt of. Seeing its in a very few years, generally adopted.

The expence, in the first instance, will exceed that of hurdles, for the 5ame given quantity of Sheep; but having had one in use nearly three years, 1 am Satisfied the Saving will be very considerable: for, before I adopted this method of folding, I lost from thirty to forty nights' folding in tbe year, owing to the land being hard in dry Seasons, Such as the twolast; which renders folding almost impracticable, as they never can be Set without great labour and destruction of hurdles. I am also clearly of opinion, that the stock of Sheep will be greatly increased wben this method of folding becomes more known; and that it will enable many Ssmall farmers to keep from 50, to 100 Sheep, who now are deterred from it, on account of the small quantity of feed they have, not answering to keep a man for that purpose only; but by this plan, they may keep a boy at 38. or 33. 6d. per week, who can attend on 100 or 200 sbeep, and moyvetthe fold him>

ls. Mad, Wol. 12; EIER