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may be so quickly and profitably raised, and upon those spots too, which must else be useless.

FELLING copses—lIn this month, the business of felling and clearing of underwood, is usually, or rather ought to be, finished.

CLEARING BORDERS—The borders of arable fields, are too much suffered to remain in a state of neglect; uneven and irregular, over-run with weeds, brambles, underwood, and all kinds of useless rubbish, when they might at little or no expence, and a trifling yearly attention, be ren- dered both very seemly and ornamental, and very productive of good herbage. The latter consider- ation ought not to be slighted upon a farm con- sisting chiefly of arable land; nor need the far- mer, in such case, be afraid of extending his bor- ders. Where wood is scarce, the Clearing of old borders pays well. Cut up all the wood for fag- goting, and grub up the roots for the stack. Shave the brambles close, which prevent walking near the hedge or ditch; and make the fdot-path on that side. Cast your ditch deep and well, throw- ing up the earth upon that which is obtained in levelling the border, all which will be a valuable acquisition to your compost dunghill, and may remain in the field, the dung being carted to it. The borders ought to be sowed with good grasses, and if their spontaneous growth should be rank

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Buttocks anp Hocs.—There is frequently a$0i great overflow of fat cattle upon the markets, in and

the autumn, and about Christmas; and those stall- ed,