234 Remarks.on My. Cook's Drill Machine. fÖct.

imes Such lands had better be made a fallow of in.order to clear them from weeds than drilled with any corn whatever, and.that this would be productive of great profit to the cuiti- vator, and more credit to the drill Systein at large.“ There are, however, gradations in the condition of land in this respect; and ground that is very fit for the use of the drill, will often be found 50 far incumbered with weeds, as to mäke it uselul to employ an attendant boy with a paddle or spud, who by an active exertion will remove the whole or the greater part of the ingonvenjence from this cause, and“ thus the Season and the rent will not be lost to the industrious farmer.

Lt is Said in the account we have given, that“ when a piece of Jand has been drilled, it Should be barrowed once in a place with common light harrows." It is no! always convenient to the farmer to employ his team in this way, and frequently a Shower follows 50 close upon the operations ot the drill, that the harrows are rendered useless, and'the Seed is exposed. to Ihe voracity of the feathered tribe, until the land is in a fit State 10 receive the barrows. To avoid this, we contrived a Small harrow, in breadth about twelve inches, and nearly the length ofthe coulter beam. This harrow was attached 10 that beam by small cords and rings, and from its narrowness was found 10 be no obstrüction to the attendant at the handles of the machine When tie lands were fat, and in fine'vlth,“he coulters were found gufiicient to bury the Seed, but when they were not in that condition this barrow was frequently found completely to answer the purpose, and for lands that are con- Siderably higher in the middle it may be made with a curve 50 as to correspond, or be formed paralel' wich the Surface of the 50il. We, however, recommend. in favourable weather, and where animal labour is no material“object, that the ground' 3hould be harrowed afterwards once in a place, particularly because it wil] facilitate the use of the horse-hoe, and we have' before Said if the barrows are taken in the direction the drills are made, there will be no danger of displacing the Seed.

What we have now Said applies particularly to the employ- ment of the Sowing machine, what we have to remark on the peculiarities of the horse-boe, from our own practical experi, ence, we Shall reserve for the next number. uf

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ON TIE MEANS OF ESTIMATING THE VALUE OF LAND

BY. DISTILLATION.! To the Editor of the Agricultural Magazine. S11, MONG the numerous experiments of Mr. Young, there is one of a very Singular, and even of a Sort of empirical character. He gays he found the equal weights of different s01l being dried and reduced to powder, alforded quanütties of