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194 AGRICULTURE, 



Cultivation of ^^^^^^^ ^^ ^^^Y busily employed planting a hundred 

 beans and acres, mostly with Larch ; not to interfere with him, 

 wheat, &c. I ^ait till next year, when I shall plant between one and 

 two hundred acres, lately purchased. 

 With great respect, I am. 

 Dear Sir, 

 ^ Your obedient humble servant, 



J. C. CURWEN. 

 Workington Hali, Nov. 20, 1804. 

 Charles Taylor, Esq. 



Dear Sir, 



I wish to add to the communication I had the pleasure 

 of making to you, respecting the culture of beans, that 

 I have threshed out two stacks, and found the straw most 

 admirable fodder. Horses are extremely fond of it ; and 

 I have, in no instance, found^it to disagree with them, 

 which I have understood to be frequently the case when 

 the bean stands till it is quite withered. This advantage 

 in favour of cutting the bean green had not occurred to 

 me, and will add much to the value of the crop, and 

 supply the place of oat straw, which is nearly of equal 

 value with hay. I hare not used any hay this season, 

 but given bean and other straw with potatoes and corn, 

 and find the horses in high condition. The experience of 

 every year convinces me of the great saving in my plan of 

 feeding, as well as its being the best food that horses can * 

 have for keeping them in condition and health. Lucerne 

 and an equal quantity of corn will not keep the horses in 

 the same condition as with potatoes. It is supposed this 

 feed is not adapted to quick M'ork : I can only say, I seU 

 dom travel less than eight miles per hour with my car- 

 riage-horses so fed, and I drove them thirty-five miles, a 

 few days ago, in four hours and three quarters, and this 

 without any injury or distress to them. 

 With respect, I am. 

 Dear Sir, 

 / Your obedient humble servant, 



J. C. CURWEN. 

 Workington Hall, Jan. 25, 1805. 



Charles Taylor, Esq. 



