lov^- over a jnpd,e^te fi|:e, in a p'foportion sulficieDt. tp produce a deep ■ bl^ck ' colour," an,d a proper consistence. To render this coni- ppundrnore durable^ he observe?, that one-fourth, sixth, or eigljith part of /or niaj'be melted together With the tallow J the whole of ■vv'hicb, however, will be readily <irscharged irom the wool, by wash- ing it in soap- water.?— We under- stand, that Sir, Josepij Ba:nks has, likewise, contrived a compound iriefar,' from, which the wpol re- ceives no damage. ^IV}th respeft to the fe^dipg, and fattening oit*heep, the niobt useful grasses and other vegetables have already been stated in the articles Cattle (vol.i.p.459-0O), Gkass, IVJJeadom'j &c. : hence our atten- tion will now be diretSted to the nourishment derived from turnips, which experience has evinced to be one of the most lucrative me- thods, Somfi farmers turn the sheep into a field promiscuously, suffering them to eat the roots at plfeasure j but this praftice is by no means economical. Others di- vide the land by hurdles, and in- close the animals in such a space as they are. able to clear in one day j advancing progressively till all .the turnips are consumed. Another, mode consists in digging or pulling . up' a sufficient quantity of turnips, and then admitting the sheep. inio the inclosure. The most ad.v;^utage- ous ex[>edient, therefore, is that of exposing these joots on the sui;-, face of the^ soil^ anc} removiijg the sheep to a fresH place every day j and if a small jquanfuy of pease (not exceeding two or tliree bu- shels per illem for J 50 wediers) be allbwed;tbe aniiuaji swill cat both the turnips and their leaves, from which they v,-ill obinin addilioniil SHE lS9^ nutriment, and grow uncomOagnly-! fat. Fardier, this raanagempnt! w;ill be attendf-d with beneticial c^-. fe6ls on the soil ; so that a piece of t land, contiguous to the tqrnip- iield, n>ayb<j manured without the expence of conveying dung byi carriage. , And, as the ground on which turnips are generally .CuftH/ vated, is too moist for, sheep in au- tumn or .wintjer, it would not only ' be poaf,he4;rby th& opposite .- old i method, but the. roots would, also ^ be trodden in } and, from their g>:qat J0)!oisture, the animals, be<joij»?, hable to ,l;ie seized with the; rot^i.^f,^ Sheep ar<? subject to various .xiii-(f
- eases, in common with oiha
- cair.:
tie, such, as that of being Jioinf/t.: (see vol.i. p. 4G4-5), S^c. ; but there are several disorders peculiar i ■ tuthe foiimqr j and w}wch,.ijt will . be useful:, to state, together with ; the most approved recBedies : . n amply, 1. The FLY-sTKucK,!wbicl)Lis«ai, 2. The Jiid-s,. or Jii4ilers,;jiXi^y i ,be known by the restlessness ot'ih&r, anipialsj which rub themselves .ia ev£ry , attitude ; their skins being j peirfectly clean, wilhqut ,any trace ■ .of seal);,: when dead, their, tiesli . assuuKjs a greenish cast, but does «
- nqt-po^sess a bad taste. ; Slteepfedj
Jn ^ne mcadovys are more liable' to .; , be ;hus; affected, than, such as are i pastured on poor soils : the -disease ' gci^erally terminales at the.end of ; thre^ or ,four mputLs. , No cause .; has yet been assigned for the, iitt^.S} i ,thq malady. havhig. hitherto appear-» ,ed. tiue-ily in the county, ot Nor- . folic. Mr. YauNG, however, in- Joinis us, that ^ originates from a . whitish-yellow yrwcym which set- ,tles in the brain 3 being about an inch and .a half in length; and. of the thickness of a common goose- quill. He observes that, at pre- sent.
