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PAGE. PARING AND BURNING: 335 Practice of, adopted at an early period;“ibid. A process in which various changes are pro- * duced in soils:. ibid. Some of which probably lessen fertility ibid. Others greatly promote it:. ibid, Consumption of vegetable and animal mat- ters prejudicial«,,, bids The conversion of the fresh vegetable e pro- duct into saline matters, highly bene- ficial°. ibid. Combination of oxygen with the soil, of great utility.. se 1b1d. The sales matters seem to be the cause of the great luxuriance of crops after- wards 5. ibid. Must tend to exhaust the land;_ ibids Great stimulant power of, useful in promo- ting vegetation, 330 Manner in hie lime may be necral when used with the ashes F ibid. Injury only done by the loss of vegetable or animal mat ei:» ibid. The earthy matter not capable of being lessened by it,.., Abid: Frequently left in a more pulverizable state etic. Loss of vegetable matter probably not so much as supposed by some writers ibid. Ashes produced in the process, shown to be highly useful A. 337 Nature of the saline substances. ibid.

Fixed alkali, and vitriolated tartar, aes n use- ful for the purpose of vegetation s ibid Other modes in which the se he s§ may be useful in promoting the growth of

crops..+ bbid: By the reduction of all sorts of coarse vegetable materials:. ibid. Rendering them more readily acted upon

by other substances in the soils. ibid, By preventing the land in this way from

becoming too open and light for

grain Crops;. ibid. By the Reins in many cases being render-

ed more mellow and fine, and there-

by more suitat- for the reception

of the roots of growing g plants 33

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By the complete destruction of weeds, in

‘ some instances, the lands are more

at liberty to support the cultivated crops A 338

The practice porbably more adapigg tosome sorts of lands than others‘._abids

Least useful on the thin light soils, or such as have been in tillage. ibid.

Most advantageous on the stiff, heavy,

coarse, and sour soils, or such waste

lands as are infested with coarse productions of any kind places EDIG:

This supported by the general experience of agricultors:+ 380 The reason of, explained ibid. The opinion of an able writer upon.¥, ibid.

On mossy or peaty soils must be practised with great caution:. 340

Improper for the operation in some cases;: ibid.

Dr. Anderson’s opinion against the prac- tice on 5= ibid.

A fact respecting, in other sorts of land. ibid. Improper management probably the cause

of.this j: pastors May however sometimes be employed on them z 1, ibid.

More caution necessary than in other soils ibid. The practice general on the coarse, waste,

heavy sorts of soil 3. 3At Utility and advantages of, ackn owledged 1 by most writers on agriculture 5 ibide Mr. Middleton’s opinion of, in breaking up land; ia SIGS Opinions of others stated« 342 Causes of objection to the practice of paring and burning 2 niedbidd Origin of these:+ ibid. No loss of soil in, but from the vegetable or elastic matters:« ibid, This not so great as supposed» 343

Clayey soils sup pposed by some to be most liable to injury from improper ma-

nagement of;- ibid. By others supposed useful in mellowing the

soil 5: ibid. Mr, Young’s opinion of the objections made

in fen districts;. ibid