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|0i. each, and the latter at 1 Si. Some of the best rams weresold at 26 guineas, and the finest ewes brought 18/.
3. The Horses of this county are generally purchased from La-narkshire and Ayrshire, few being bred in the county. The num-ber paying taxes is 2234.
4. Swine arc not generally reared, and but few are kept byfarmers and cottagers—A considerable number was fed at astarch-manufactory, near Paisley; but that work has been dis-continued.
There are a few common fowls at almost every farm-house.—Turkeys, geese, and pigeons, arc not numerous; and there are norabbit-warrens in the county'. The number of bee-hives lias di-minished of late years.
S. Lanarkshire , or Clydesdale.
1. Cattle. —' The number of oxen kept in this county, is in-
* considerable. Exclusive of those which are casually brought1 in to fatten on the summer pastures, or on turnips, the whole
* perhaps does not exceed 200- Milch-cows, and young females‘ rearing to supply them, are the principal stock. The whole
may amount nearly to 30,000.’—( Clydesdale Rsposi, p. 1.57.)These cows are of the Ayrshire breed ; great numbers of themare kept in and near Glasgow , for supplying the inhabitants withsweet-milk, and butter and butter-milk. Some account of anextensive Dairy establishment near that city shall be given in asubsequent article of this Appendix.
2. Sheep _These are confined to the higher grounds, and are
of the Black-faced hreed. A few of the Dishley variety may befound on the lower parts of the county',; but neither here, norin any of the western counties, has sheep-farming been combin-ed with arable rotations, as in some of the south-eastern counties.The number is stated at more than 120,000,
3. Horses. —The best firm-horses of Scotland have their namefrom this county; and great numbers arc sold at tiie markets ofLanark, and other places, for the supply of .other districts. Ac-cording to the County Report, the number employed in agricul-ture, with the young ones rearing on the different farms, amountaltogether to about SOOO. The number of horses kept for tra-velling, for carriage of goods, and for pleasure, is very consider-able, but had not been ascertained by the Reporter.
Swine are scarcely an object of attention to the husbandmenof this county, at least not till very lately. There is but onerabbit warren ; and the Reporter justly observes, ‘ that rabbit‘ warrens, and the cultivation of a country for corn, seem to be
* somewhat incompatible. ’■—Geese and turkeys are bred mostlyby people of fortune.—Dunghill fowls are, as usual, reared a-bout every farm-yard.—There are not many bee-hives kept byfsrruers. ‘ The greatest part of the information got from be,e-