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of infers were fwarming about them. At that 

 time, I intended to preferve the vetches for feed ; 

 but fome time after, obferving that they were be- 

 ginning to rot from their over-luxuriance, I cut 

 them, without taking any particular account of the 

 produce. They were cut twice afterwards during 

 the fummer. Having remarked in general that the 

 produce of thefe cuttings was very great, I was de- 

 termined this year to keep a particular account. 



Accordingly, March i6, 1785, I began to cut 

 the vetches for the firft time this feafon. This 

 cutting weighed green i61b. I did not dry any 

 part of it, but mufl: fuppofe, that if dried, it would 

 have weighed at leaft one-fourth, as it was not near 

 fo fucculcnt as any of the after-cuttings. 



May 17th, they were cut a fecond time, in full 

 bloflbm, and weighed 130 pounds; — ^3 61b. of the 

 green fodder weighed when dry fix pounds. 



July 21(1, they were cut a third time, and 

 weighed 62lb. — 3351b. green weighed 8lb. dry. 



Sept. 30th, they were cut the fourth time, and 

 weighed green y2|lb.— — 151b. green weighed 

 2ilb. dry. 



The 



