*U THE FARMER'S MANUAL. 



This, amongst many others, goes to assist the farmer 

 to take every possible advantage of the several parts 

 of his farm, at each successive season of the year, 

 with the greatest success, and profit. 



Coarse or bog meadow, by draining, may be con- 

 verted into pasture grounds, which for a time will be- 

 come more profitable ; but with a little attention in 

 cutting up the bogs, and keeping them down smooth, 

 with a common bog-hoe, such lands may be greatly 

 improved in their pasturage state, an'd by the assist- 

 ance of manure, they may be reduced to mowing of 

 a good quality, at a very small expense ; 10 bushels 

 of lime to the acre would do well. If it should be 

 necessary to carry your drains across your plough 

 lands, where an open ditch would obstruct your 

 ploughing, waste your grounds, and become foul with 

 noxious weeds, which by their seeds would also foul 

 your lands ; you may lay a cheap covered drain to 

 prevent these evils, in the following manner, viz. dig 

 your drains with as much descent as possible ; lay 

 upon the bottom an oak or chesnut plank, 12 inches 

 wide or more ; cover it with two others, 6 or 8 inches 

 wide or more ; let the covering pieces rest together 

 at the top over the centre of the bottom plank ; fill up 

 your ditch, and till as before ; such a drain is both 

 cheap and easy to be laid, and also to be kept free ; 

 the tillage upon the ground where it passes, will soon 

 repay, and if your drain is conveyed into other mow- 

 ing, this also will richly repay. 



V 



Arable Lands. 



In the course of my remarks, I have noticed parti- 

 cularly the subject of pasturage, mowing, and the til- 

 lage of arable lands, with a reference to their gene- 

 ral and particular cultivation ; both in regard to their 

 present profit, and future improvement in value. 



The subject of arable lands, as regards the gene- 

 ral improvements of a farm, shall now claim some 

 attention, 



