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ſufliciency of ſoil laid over them, to enable the plough to go eaſily.;

Many parts in the weſtern diſtrits of the county ſtand very much in need of draining to carry off under wa- ter, which riſes in the ſides of the hills. Few improve- ments in agriculture can be carried on with ſucceſs in theſe places, until the ground is effetually drained. In the preſent ſtate the ground muſtremain wet, co/d, and unpro- duttHve, except of ruſhes, Tarexes, bent and other coarſe grafſes. But the espence, inſeparably connetted with this operation, is ſo great, that probably a long time will elapſe, before much 1s effeQually done in that way.

MODE OF CROPPING.

In the richeſt lands of the county the. grains univerſally fowed were beans, barley, and oarts, in regular ſucceſlion, without artificial grafſes of any kind. Even in the Carſe parts of the county, where the ſoil: is almoſt wholly ofa rich quality, the execrable cuſtom prevailed of excluding, perhaps two thirds of the farm, from any ſhare of the ma- nure produced upon it. Succeſlivecrops of oats were ſow- ed upon the excluded part, which they called ow?2e/d, un- tl the land yielded perhaps not twice the ſeed, and that of 2 very poor quality. Then the ſoil was left to turf itſelf, and as ſoon 25 the graſs allowed a tolerable bite to the poor ſtarved animals, that were driven upon it to paſture, the plough was again introduced, and the ſame defſtruttive ſy- ſtem continued without the ſmalleſt alteration. About 35 Years 290, a few enterprifing men, having got the better of unworthy prejidices, introduced the pradice of ſummer fallow, the application of lime as a manure, and the ſowing of graſſes. The old faſhioned farmers have, although very owly, adopted theſe pratices. Lime 15 now applied, with ſucceß, upon all ſoils; wheat is ſowed upon ſummer fallow;

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