1803. . Review of the Neiu Farmer^ s Culcndat'* igTJ 



rits ; the caiifes and only efFeftiial remedy of Tcarcity." Thefe re- 

 {le<9:ions are of a dcfultory nature; and, from the intermixture of 

 various fubjeds, the preface alto^j^ether has a moft hotchpotch 

 appearance. The author thinks that much good lias been done 

 to agriculture by the exertions of public bodies, and that the ef- 

 fectual method of extending improved praClicc, in every county 

 of the ifland, mufl be through the medium of alTociations. The 

 defeats of our prefent pradice are then flated ; and, after cen- 

 furing the corn laws, and contending for the fuperiority of the row- 

 culture over broad-call fowing, he concludes with a fketch of a 

 tour through Devonihire and other counties, which is certainly 

 anomalous with the other matters prefented. 



2. The caleadar, properly fo called, contains an epitome of ru- 

 ral labour during each month of the year, and is in a great mea- 

 fure borrowed from Mof'twie?- and Toimg, who formerly con- 

 veyed information in this manner. In looking over the calendar, 

 a faying of an old clergyman occurred to our recollecl'on, and, as 

 it is apropos^ we fhall adopt it on the prefent occafion. This 

 worthy father, who was a keen Calvinifl, in the courfe of a dif- 

 pute, replied to his antagoniil, * You may preach Arminian doc- 

 trine, but you muft pray like a Calvinift, or you cannot pray at 

 all.' Jull fo it has happened with the author of this work. He 

 fupports the new hud^andry in theory, but, when he reforts to 

 practice, his inllrudtions are borrowed from the old fchool. In 

 fupport of our alTertion, we Ihall quote a palTage from p. 272. 

 ^ Fallowing,' fays he, * is the miferable fubftitute of former 

 times, for manure and the hoe culture, and can no longer be ne- 

 cefTary on any foil under the prefent improved flate of huiband- 

 ry.' This is certainly decifivc doClrinc, and, if jull, rendered 

 any dire6tions for working fallows fuperfluous ; yet, without 

 a blulli, or fo much as apologizing in the flightefl ma'.ner, our 

 author gives excellent advice refpeCting the management of 

 fummer fallows, from the time of breaking them up, till they 

 are feeded with wheat ! Various inconfiftencies of like nature 

 might be pointed out, but the above is fufficient. 



3. Under the third head are comprifed a number of dilTerta- 

 tions on the mofl important branches of agriculture, viz. 

 Tho7/ghts on hiring and Jloc king farms — on foils and manures — 

 on irrigation — on ivarping—^on draining — on the hornefead or 



farm-yard — on niermin — on "water — on implements of hifbandry. 

 Here we muft remark that the author feems unacquainted with 

 thrafhing-machines ; at leaft he docs not know a good from a 

 bad one. What he Hates concerning this valuable implement, is 

 borrowed from the Middlefex, Kent, Lancafter, and Lincoln fur- 

 veys, and can sive a ftranger but a very imperfect idea of the 

 iTi"chiucs now ?;enerally ufed. Further, in his account of im- 



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