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best muck I ever had, except a yard of muck, where I ſatted 1wo hundred and twenty pigs, by Scattering peas about the yard. As a proof of my Success in lambs, in the year 1804, you know, my Shepherd, Thomas Nunn, gained one of the Premiums(five guineas) given by the Society.

In February 1805, a Seventeen-acre meadow was become Solid: I filled up the open drains, and cut nine hundred and ninety-five Yods of under drains, which I filled up part with bushes and part with stones. Upou April 4th, 1 began to dibble vetches and peas; then carried on about fifteen loads per acre of out-hollowing, muck, and mould together; Sowed Dutch clover and ray grass, and brusbed tbem as usval: the crop was abundant--I got Sixty-three loads of hay from the Seventeen acres. This was the meadow which Mr. Coke, Mr. Gurdon, you, and other Gentlemen, admired 50 much, and deemed an improvement in the management of grass land deserving of high commendation.

I will vot omit to tell you from what accident this method of managing grass lands originated:--In the year 1784 I had a piece of grass land eaten up by the grubs:[ 30wed vetches upon it, and harrowed them. They produced 50 good 4 crop, that I have. continued the practice to the present time. Indeed I carry it on in every instänce where I can; for whenever my lays of clover fail, instead of breaking them up, I dibble or drill vetches early in the spring. It is worthy of remark, that the ray grass and Dutch clover upon my meadows come much earlier, and grow tfaster than the lays upon my arable land.--Be assured, that I Shall have pleasure in attending you to Reepham to examine your Pastures there in order to Salter them, as you are pleased tO call my method of improving grass land.

I am Sir, your obedient Servant,: WILLLAM SALTER.

P. S. Las often use the drill roll for veiches and peas, as 1 do the dibbles; Please to observe also that I never plougk my grass lands.

ARE EEE REE HIER

ON THE CULTIVATION OF TURNIPS.

10 the Editor ofthe Agricultural Magazine.

Sik, Dec. 14th, 1805- F the many important Subjects dizcussed by your intelli- gent correspondents, none appears of greater cConSequence

than tbe cultivation of turnips; I therefore bebeld its renewals by Agricola Nortbumbriensis, with much Satisfaction,