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Notes, on Mildew. 
I cannot reconcile to my ideas of the well known intelli- 
gence oi the celebrated Arthur. Young, his, eulogy on the 
“use of long fresh dung,in preference to that which ts rotten;” 
but by presuming that its iailure in success here, is owing to 
the difference of climate. See his lecture, read before the 
British board of agriculture, May 26th, 1809. Pages 46, 47; 
where he says, “ were the practice general, it would add above 
20 millions Sterling to the produce of the kingdom.” Could 
I hazard the imputation oi presumption, in setting up my 
limited experience against an authority so truly respectable, 
I should doubt the soundness o: his calculation, even in En- 
gland; but in our country, and especially on loamy and light 
lands, 1 should directly reverse his position. As Mr. Davy 
has joined in the sentiment, it must be chymzcally right. But 
from every observation I have made here, either on my own, 
or the lands of others similar to mine, I cannot hesitate to 
say, that, in this country, it would be agriculturally wrong. 
If it ever succeeds it must so do, in wet, cold, clays, It will 
be recollected, that I always distinguish between hot, long and 
fresh dung, and that sufficiently prepared, by a due fermen- 
tation and putrefaction, before it is applied. Over-rotted dung, 
I never approved of. There are, however, here, advocates 
for long, fresh, dung. I have seen the most vigorous vegeta- 
tion layed; or end in blight, smut, or mildew ; and their 
erounds filled with weeds‘and vermin. 
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