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flovenly method of proceeding, as one would 

 think could not pofTibly prevail univerfally ; yet 

 this is the cafe as to all grafles except the dar- 

 nel grafs, and what is known in fome few 

 counties by the name of the Suffolk grafs ; and 

 this latter inftance is owin*g, i believe, more to 

 the foil than any care of the hufbandman. 

 Now would the farmer be at the pains of fe- 

 parating once in his life half a pint, or a pint 

 of the different kinds of grafs feeds ^, and take 



care 



2. Others fay y that it is better to hwue a?nixtnre of different 

 feeds, I n.viUfuppofe this to be true. But cannot a 7nixture be 



had though the feeds be gathered, and feparatcd F and is not a 

 mixture by choice more likely to be proper, than one by chance ? efpS" 

 tially after afufficient experience has been had of the particular 

 ^virtues of each forty the different kinds of cattle each grafs is 

 mofl adapted to, the different grounds <ivhcre they ic/// thri'vt 

 hefly l£c. all which cicumjiances are no-oj in general wholly un- 

 kno-ujn, though of the utmofl confequetice. 



3. // isfaidbyfomc, that weeds will come up along with tht 

 grafs. No doubt of it. Can any one imagine that grafs feeds 

 fhould he exempted abo've from what happens to e^-uery other kind 

 sffeed. But i will -venture to fay, that not near the quantity of 

 iveeds will fpring up which ihsy imagine, if it be f own 'very 

 thick. Men mufi be H:ery much put to it, when they makefuch 

 abjeSiions as this lafl, or i?idced any of the others. I am almojl 

 inclimd to fay wjth a great writer, * It is afinple thing f 

 * take fnuch pains to anfwer fimple objections. ^ 



^ I have had frequent experience how eafy it is to gather tht 

 Jiseds of graffss, baling employed children often ar eleven year $ 



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