The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-07-13 00:00:00

SHEPHERDS.

To Mr. Overman'. Maynard, tioolfrer Bo'sbott, fur bring.
ilia no naer, twenty-tins Minus pm acme in a Bock of 700
am' P.
Mr. Mirth'. (of Burnham) Shepherd had oho sg. soanleil
M kw.. to lambs tornirsh• up be hi .1 but year.
Mr Re N limaphso, int Winging up nearly twenty•ibt habil
imam, it, not of a II .ca • I front) e.es. sgs.
AltAdher a,iplira, but the numb., ot altftp usdor
Min sharp being I. is than 800, he prase seas adjudged to him.
Mr. Caste here took occasion to allude to some
whiervations nn cite cultivation of lucerne, latzly
publish. ..cy Mr. Lindley. of Caton. remarking.
that he ....arrived Mr Lindley from motives of de.
licacy, had uniler-rated the quantity of seed nieces-
airy to he sown, when stating it at 20 Ibr. per acre.
At Mr. Coke's request, throe:sire. with a view to
the information of the company ou the subject, Mr.
Li•sncey said, that he ctrtainly had recommended
201bs. per acre, regarding that quantity of good
seed as amply sufficient; butes it was neither in hie
nor any man's power to furnish seed that should be,
every grain, pert-et-11y good. he had no hesitation in
giving it a. hi: opinion, that gentlemen would do
eaceediagly right vs sow 3ilibs. per acre, instead of
convinced as he was, that in using the 10 lbs.
additional, they would, in the produce, be well re-
paid for the extra expense.
A ftcr an interval of some time, during which the
eGiviviality of the table was resumed, Mr. Coos
Jti .]n addressed his nurnerods guests; observing,
to ir as the hour was then arrived for proceeding to
ow business which still remained, he rose to drink
4:1 their good healths. and co thank them for the
honour they had June hint ; adding, that if in the
course of their present visit, they had met with
aught that proved in any way contributive to their
informavion or satisfatlion, hi; should hope to enjoy
the pleasure of their company, aid that of any friends
they might think proper to bring with them. on a
future occasion.
The lousiness finally terminated with the sale of
Mr. Coke's Devonshire buts and cows ; one of the
former was sold for 17 guineas, and the other for
; the cows fetched from 13 to 18Fs.
Mr. Coke having introduced the Leicester !rood
Southdowns all over this county, there was lint, set
course; such a competition this year as on tanner
occarions. and the Leleelltett note sold, and the
Southdowns let, at unisiderably resiuced prices—
After a hard battle, be has cornidete:y succeeded in
establishing these tweeds, so SUPerfOr to the Norfolk
sheen. which LA trusts will be extirpated. .

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amongst whom were tl:e P dim Bedfor.l, Lord
W. Russell, and Mr. C, Le, ptid a visit to Mr.
Beck, of West Leghorn, and were mucti gratified
stub the ;smile appesrance of his wateted mea-
dows (planned and i xecitted by Mr. Smith) which
they considered as pittertis highly worthy nt imita-
tion. l'hese meanness annually produce ten tons
and a half of hay per acre, besides ample feed in
the spring and autumn. The meadows of Mr.
Reeve. of Wighton, continue to impiove, although
they have been done seven years, and afford a con-
vincing proof of the utility and importance of the
praBice of watering meadows.