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named county, who, in conſequence of my recommendation, have introduced them on their reſpedtive farms, with great

profit and ſuccels.

rothly. Sow early in expoſed and cold ſituations, and be particu-

larly careful not to plough or harrow in wet weather.

The neceſſity of this caution is ſo well known to all prac- tical farmers, that I need not, I truſt, enforce it,

11th. Deftroy Rats and Mice.

The depredations of theſe vermin are too important to be overlooked. A ſenſible farmer of my acquaintance thinks, that by them and birds a twentieth part of the corn of the kingdom is devoured. Corn in barns they have free acceſs to, and it is very difficult to keep the mows on ftadles free from them. If they are not brought in from the corn field, a ſtick, a rake, a pike, or any other body careleſsly placed againſt the mow, will introduce them.

Deſtrudive, therefore, as they muſt be, it behoves all farmers to make their ſlaughter a general concern, and ff#t might be done by a pariſh rate.

12th. Introduce Threfhing Machines,

Theſe are common in the Northern parts of this kingdom, and in Scotland; and from the accounts I have received, anſwer the purpoſe, threſhing the corn both well and ex- peditiouſly.‘There appears to be but one objeCion,} which

*# A ſimple engine for weighing cattle alive is alſo a deſirable thing- + Query. Is the firaw equally palatable to the cattle? 155