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Itiaw, haulm, or ftubble, to pafs without being 

 converted to manure ; as upon the quantity and 

 application of tJoat depends in a great meafure his 

 future fuccefs. 



The V. heat ftubble [haulm] flxjuld be mown and 

 colle(fled together to fome convenient place, as 

 near to the land intended for turnips the next fea- 

 fon as convenient; and, being ftackcd round tie 

 fliecp-fold, will not only be of great benefit to the 

 cattle as a fhclter, but vi-ill be found very ufcful as 

 a comfortable lodging for them. 



I am aware of one objecflion that may be made 

 to this method of bedding up cattle all the winter, 

 which is, that the heat ariiing from the fermenra- 

 tion will make the cattle tender and delicate in 

 their conftitutions ; but this, like many other 

 things which at firfl appear an evil, may by pro- 

 per attention be converted into the grcateft good, 

 by laying on at proper times a layer of earth or 

 mould from ditches, highways, &c** 



After the comport has early in the fpring been 

 turned up, this fermentation will be found to have 

 (Converted it to a valuable heap of manure, and its 



• Snch a fixed fold may be of gfeat ufe when the weatlier is too 

 bad to fold the flocks in the fields ; at othci' tihies the laiid will be 

 viorc benefited by folding the (hecp upon it. 



Vor.. ill. V vicinity 



