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oKR 379 ibid. ibid.

ibid. 377

ibid. ibid. ibid. ibid. ibid.

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PAGE. Manner of in plants of the shrubby kinds 377 Different plants prefer different kinds of soil ibid.

Broom; bramble; furze; thorn; dwarf

siallaww saibid. Soils on which each grows“most lux- uriantly described Aer DIC g

Alteration of by the application of suita- ble substances, how advantageous in destroying them ace ibids Substances to‘be applied i in this view. 378 Methods of extirpating them when grown large=F ai0I0. The practice of burning in the furze kind, to be avoided as much as pos- sible~ ibid. Necessary to keep such lands in tillage till there is time to fully destroy them. ibid. When laid down to grass, most beneficial to be pasiured with sheep gue, ibid. Heath A a7 Nature of the land on which produced. ibid. Affords less vegetable matter for im-

provement of than other plants saeibics On this account less friendly to the growth of useful crops 5. abide

Practices to be adopted in removing it and in bringing the ground into tillage ibid.

By cutting:- eabid. By paring and burning:. ibid. By burning only#37380

‘What necessary to be attended to in each_ibid. Implements most useful in cutting it. ibid. Lime necessary to be applied to in. its

caustic state:“« ibid. Jn. large proportions: 2; ibid. Mr. Young’s opinion of. w; paid: Manner of doing it>-abid. Should be in a fine powdery.‘state and equally. spread out j e« 381 Soon produces beneficial effects+ aibid. Methods in which they are effected.. ibid. Slight tillage necessary after= ibid: €ases in which it may. be destroyed with- out breaking up“ ce aibide

Modes of cropping on in different instances 382 Principal object in, to be laid down to grass ibid. Green crops to be eaten. off, essentially necessary to:-.. ibid. Turning down green. crops, sometimes

practised on.. ibid.

Not so useful as ine them on the

land- ibid. Cases in which it may be employed»2, ibid.

Should be returned as soon as possible to grass seebias Other descriptions of land approaching to

this 3 aids

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PAGE. Such as are productive of rushes and other coarse plants: 383 Of ant-, mole-, or other sorts of hills ibid. Much effect, produced in the first kind ae draining: ibid. Utility of paring and burning i in ou ibid. Other methods suggested as more advan- tageous ibid. Mixing the turfy re with Bue lime supposed a less wasteful plan ibid, Reason why it may in some cases be usefully employed 384 Ant-hills may be mixed in the same way ibid. Proportion of lime should not be too reat ibid. Method of by the flay- plowghhte sometimes very useful e, abid. Stiff, wet, clayey soils:«) a80 Modes of tillage in. 3. ibid. Deep stirring often necessary». ibid. This often effected by the miner sa Did= Dr. Anderson’s opinion of its utility ibid. Manner in which it drains the land ibid. Other modes of accomplishing it described 387 Manner of rendering such soils mellow and fine by lime 388 The necessity of paring and burning lessened in tnis way ibid. But must be employed in ee iouelt swards abounding with rough plants ibid. Repeated ploughing frequently necessary in breaking up wastes: a Digs. Different intentions of ibid. Nature of soil, climate, kind of crop, and. method of sowing, to be considered in‘ ibid. Manner of levelling the land 389 Implements employed in: ibid. Kinds most useful ibid. Manner of bringing boggy lands into to tillage. 390 Crops most proper for 391. Deep mossy soils A: ibid. Methods of cultivating them=. sibide By floating the moss ibid. By the application of lime. without floating mee: Methods. that have beer followed wn Seok land mentioned ibid. Method of applying the lime 01 on 395» Quantity made use of i ibid. Manner of sowing the crops. on. 390 Crops most proper to be cultivated on ibid. Close thick green ones most suitable ibid. Potatoes; turnips; winter rye; rape. ibid. Grain crops;. proper sort of for--307/

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