154 Eulogium on Wiliam West. 
green grass* took their place, and only required a repe- 
tition of the practice, which caused its appearance, to in- 
sure its continuance ; and for many years he exhibited 
the only instance in the county, of an intire sward of 
green grass upon an upland farm, and of fields which 
had not been disturbed by a plough for upwards of 
thirty years. 
The alteration of the farming system of Willam 
West, from the random plans of the country, did not 
fail to be noticed by his neighbours, and in some of 
them to excite animadvyersions ; and as in every instance 
of deviation from prevalent customs or practices, pre- 
dictions of failure without hesitation, and with great 
confidence were generally made. ‘The event however, 
proved the incorrectness of their predictions. In the 
short space of three years, his supply of provender was 
so great as to enable him to sell hay to a farmer who 
possessed a much larger tract of land than his own, and 
who had indulged himself most in objections upon 
“ the town-man’s farming.”’ The people of the vicinity 
saw with astonishment, field after field, covered with 
heavy pasture, which formerly were distinguished by 
the great supply to the young people of fine blackber- 
ries; and in a few years, they were surprised to see 
4O head of cattle brought to a farm to graze, which had 
scarcely ever afforded a bare support to ten head before ; 
but they wondered still more when those cattle were 
successively led to the capital by the butcher, and more- 
over were informed, that a large dairy and farming stock 
were supported during the same season. Such a change 
* Poa viridis of Dr. Muhlenberg. 
