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manure has been made (much more, and richer, than in the 

 same time in winter), and the additional daily expense has 

 been, one man less than half his time, in cutting, raking, 

 and carrying with a horse and cart, one load each day. 

 Experiment. 



Dr. £. s. d. Cr. I. s. d. 



One man half a day for 13 Eight arres of clover saved 



weeks, at 4s. per week 2 12 by this experiment, at 



One horse 13 weeks, at 6s. 3 18 56s. per acre - 20 



Profit 



Manure, at least, 



The first year I tried the experiment the manure made 

 was Qstimated by a good farmer at 20l. ; but I wish to make 

 allowance for the value of the straw, and the manure that 

 would have been made by the horses standing in the stable 

 the usual hours in summer. 



I must endeavour to remove an objection that may per- 

 haps be made to this experiment, bv observing, that I can- 

 not think land injured any more by the green food being 

 cut by the scythe, than by cattle or horses ; and as to the 

 dung that is dropped in summer, il breeds flies, and does 

 more harm than good. I have ever tliought land exhausted 

 infinitely more by its produce being sulfered to ripen and 

 seed, than by its being cut in a green state. The advan- 

 tage I had derived from this experiment, induced me last 

 summer to try whether cattle might not be treated in the 

 same way. 



I began with putting into stalls 19; I afterwards increased 

 my stock fed in this manner to 50, consisting of horses, 

 feeding cattle, milking cows and colts, besides a laig_' quan- 

 tity of pigs. 



Tlie horses, as usual, answered well. 



The feeding cattle came on much faster than I ever saw 

 them in sunmier. The milking cou's fed very much, and 

 milked very well. The colts did well, and lived chiefly 

 upon the refuse of the cattle. The pigs, as usual, ate the 

 refuse of the horses. 



The quantity of land run over with the scythe for this 

 purpose was : 



Fourteen acres of trefoil, very moderate, on account of 

 the clover root having died in winter. 



Two acres of vetches, very moderate, on account ot the 

 severe winter. 



Five acres of verv good grass. 



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