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For remarks and additional oblervations. So it is with the improvement of our ſoils. Almoſt every V nan farmer in the kingdom manures his land, and puts it into good condition, at ſome ſtated period or other, and moſt no commonly enjoys an abundant crop of corn, of an exhauſting quality. Here the dæmon of huſbandry holds forth a falſe en ſhew of profit, and tempts him to a ſecond exhauſting crop; and, if that fucceeds in any tolerable degree, to a third, and in ſometimes to a fourth. In either caſe, the check to improve- ment is given, the ground work is deſtroyed, and the ſoil, reduced to its former ſtate, is not to be refored to a train of improvement, without much time, freſh labour, and a new V 2 expence. b To come to the point—the ſyſtem I would recommend is V this:—one half or two thirds of the land to be always in V i graſs, or a ſtill greater proportion where the ſoil is better 7 adapted to grazing than to plowing; the remainder to be b kept in tillage in the following diviſions and ſucceſſions of V 3 crop: 64 Ift. Clean deep winter and ſpring plowing for a vegetable crop, of whatever kind is beſt ſuited to the ſoil, as turnips, V d tares, or coleſeed: this is to be hoed, but not to ſtan for ſeed. V 4 2d. Acrop of white corn, of whatever kind is beſt ſuited 1 to the ſoil, and with this, clover 20 lb. per acre. 20 3d. Clover either grazed or mowed, but not to ſtand for en ſeed. V op Ath. Beans, ſheep fed and hoed, or ſome other meliorat- qu ing crop ſuited to the ſoil. V 5th. A crop of white corn ſuited to the ſoil. V This ſyſtem I fhould be glad to ſee adopted on all ſoils 2 whatever, except fen land, which I think, from experience, V im is not well ſuited to it, for the reaſons before given. It has th been carried into practice on deep ſtrong land in this county, à and the following is a ſtatement of what relates to 30 acres, d comprizing one diviſion of the tillage land: cc 3 wl * Sheep feeding of beans is found to be a very beneficial practice- 2 1786. —————e— o——.—

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