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earn from £25 to £40 per Annum. They are not in general the best characters, & Mr Sievers would not advise the hiring a person of this description.

22nd Decr Machon 16 miles from Leipsig

A flock of some repute, the finest woolled, decidedly, that I have yet seen is kept here. It consists of 1100 Sheep. Five Men are employed in their care. The Stabling & all the arrangements appear to be excellent. The proprietor complains much of the present low prices.

He considers 270 Lambs to 300 Ewes, & 2 lbs of Wool to each Sheep an excellent average produce. The expense of each Sheep per Annum, without including interest of original Capital, & buildings, varies from 2s/ to 3s/ making an average of 2s/6d.

We saw here a tread mill, worked

 

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