202 On Soiling Cattle. 
planted, and the last ploughing of three acres being too 
deep, while the ground was wet, it baked and turned 
yellow in a few days, this produced short corn and nub- 
bins generally, except the ridges hereafter explained, 
they stood the test of this ordeal and although one of 
them planted too close to the potatoes, had but litile soil 
left on one side, yet it flourished and produced plenti- 
fully : many rows were planted in the water furrows, 
made when the potatoes were put in, and yielded nub- 
bins only, the replanted and removed gave fodder. I do 
not regret the loss sustained, by the clearing out fur- 
rows, as it led to valuable information, they naturally 
introduced ridges, in other parts of the fields, and here 
a double quantity of soil and dung was concentered 
under the corn, and it was luxuriant; one of those rows 
was cut and carefully set up by itself in my lawn, 
husked and measured in December, and yielded at 
the: rate of 66 bushels per acre, and of one ton six 
hundred and thirteen weight of fodder, viz. blades, 
husks and tops, and one ton and seven hundred weight 
of stalks, excellent Hitter for the yard.—This was a 
‘beautiful shaded summer fallow; eight acres are now in 
wheat, seeded with sixteen bushels, and at least equal to 
any I have seen this season; the other two ploughed in the 
fall in one-bout ridges, and seeded im spring with six 
bushels barley, is really handsome except about one 
quarter of an acre of cold relentive clay, which has suf- 
fered by the drought. 
I have planted this spring 13 acres in corn and pota- 
toes, the former on five and a half feet ridges, two rows 
on each ridge, 12 inches a part along the rows and the 
sanie distance triangular across, two plants to be left 
