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them, they may be ploughed in, as green manure, to 
profitable account. When they perfect their crop, or 
when ploughed in, they do not fail to meliorate the soil. 
Beans are best, for heavy soils; but they do not often 
succeed here. Pease are in great demand, for ships pro- 
visions, or exportation ; when split, or whole. Chopped 
or ground for cattle, they exceed oats, either for milk, 
or fatting. Hogs are fond of them; and they may be 
given to fatting, or stock swine. But the former must 
be finished off with Indian corn; which makes the ba- 
con of this country superior to that of Europe. Horses 
are fed on pease in England, and other countries, 
R. Peters. 
