never in the last, that it did good. Fine 

 moist seasons, on fertile rich soils, make fine 

 luxuriant pastures, and abundant crops of 

 hay and corn, in any country : on poor 

 barren soils not so much so ; but such sea- 

 sons make them greener. So may the case 

 be with plaster. The soil may be ex- 

 hausted, and want food for the plants. It 

 is a general practice in America to let clover 

 stand for three or four years ; and the second 

 year's crop is greater than the first, as I am 

 told ; but I never saw such an incident. 

 The clover on my farm, when I took pos- 

 session, was not worth reaping either the first 

 or second year; nor did plaster make any dif- 

 ference, except in verdure: but the land was 

 poor by nature, although called good, and 

 thought capable of producing as fine Indian 

 corn as need to be. Nor had the plaster any 

 good effect on turnips, when manure had not 

 been applied. I left a part of a row or drill 

 undunged, to try. There were no turnips 

 on it, although, where the plaster was ap- 

 plied, there was no great difference to the 



