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very nearly equal, and in fome foils fuperior to 
dung. And it has relieved me from a great incon- 
venience—that of applying prime dung to this pur- 
pofe, and feeling the want of it during the whole 
year afterwards. I find the potatoes, from this mode 
of culture, much more meally, and of a flavour much 
finer than when produced by the application of the | 
richeft dung; and I confider itas an obje& of e/pecial 
importance to cottagers and other poor people, who 
have not the means of raifing dung—but may always 
come at the compoft which I recommend. For, al- 
though it may be deemed applicable only to the 
woody countries, yet every country will afford it 
from the hedge bottoms, the ditches, old ponds, &c, 
The next article which occurs to me, is the appli- 
cation of potatoes to the feeding of hogs. I have 
tried every mode of application, and find after all the 
following to be the beft: namely, I dread and confine 
all my hogs in an inclofed wood park, appropriated 
almoft folely to this purpofe during the fpring and 
fummer; and about the beginning of O€tober I let 
fuch of them only as I mean to fatten into the farm- 
grounds, where they have the run of the ftubbles, 
the clover-fields and paftures, and even the turnip- 
grounds, taking care to have them firft well wrung. 
I then have a pretty large fold prepared for them 
ypon my potatoe-ground, into which they are driven 
every evening; and over every fold I order a fprink- 
ling of good old horfe-beans. Here they well fill 
themfelves, 
