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1;88 SECOND JOURNEY THROUGH FRANCE IN 1814.agreed-on priee is paid to the local proprietor. By lucerne, if'''givengreen,cattJe are apt to àe ho,ren and kiJJed. A horseis keptfdr aboutfour hundred-and-fifty francs a-year, on hay and oats; the formerattherate of three francs thé quintal, and oats at thatof six francs the septier.This is meantof a saddie-horse; the draught kind IS kept for four hu'1'l~dred francs a-year : a mule for three hundred janox for ahundred~and':'fifty. A pair of oxen, young and strong, costs from four tosÏx hundredfrancs. They last 'at labour from five to six years jafterwhieh they aresoId off fat >'If. A mule costs from five·hundredto twehrit hunêlredfranes ~a horse for draught, from hvo hundred to six hundred. A horsefofa master to ride costs much· the same, unless hechoose to go to ex",pense to gratify his fancy t. An ox kept in the field costs fFOro one ht1n~dred to two hundred francs a-year ;mamtenanœaccordi.ng tocirctltn"',stances and situation. Horses and mules cost mere~ If wel1kept, theirannual cost may àe rated aJt about three hundred francs a.-yea" j andtheir consumptionin qualltity of forage and straw at about ahundredquintals, l\tlontpelier weight. Much less"however, of this IastwilLsuffice when they get oats.Query: Vineyards ?-Their management, produce, value, &c. ?A. answers.-The vineyard is the principal produceof the province ofLanguedoc, particularJy the maritime parts. The wines, red and white,some of which are much esteemed, are a most considerable Qàject of" Twelve plough oxen soId for, or were valued at, 4l. lOs. each; three mules at about six guineaseach; three h()rses at about three guineas each. The dairy cows are usually of the weightof about four hundred: they cost fifty crowns, and are brought from La Caune, a distance of nftyleagues, to Montpelier. Dairy cattle are kept in the house: the process is weIl undet'stood.t This indicates the low state of the breed of this vaIuable animaI here. Improvement will mostmaterially influence diversity or enhancements of value. As t() animaI stock, a good pig, taIl, butof. the bracketed breed, is brought in large draves to be slaughtered before e,hristmas~ TneY'arereared by the mountain farmers.