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from, is clothed vvith a luxuriant second growth by the 

 time I find it necessary to change the system, and turn 

 out to pasture, which serves them till the growth in my 

 other fields has sufficiently progressed after mowing, to 

 turn into their regular order. By this mode of proce- 

 dure, in addition to the increased stock maintained 

 upon the farm, (compared with the plan generally pur- 

 sued,) and consequent increase of manure, by mowing 

 all the fields, the weeds and trash of all kinds are more 

 effectually kept down. I have also within myself addi- 

 tional help, on which 1 can rely for getting in my grain 

 crops, the system of soiling requiring an additional hand 

 on the farm while it is proceeded in, but which with me 

 invariably ceases as mentioned with the hay harvest, and 

 during that, its labour is lessened by using the grass as 

 cut for hay, in the soiling. For soilino:, I have sufficient 

 grass cut and hauled in, early in the day, while the dew 

 is yet on it, for the use of that day, and he succeeding 

 morning's first feed, being careful not to trample upon it. 

 and in loading, that it should be done without having any 

 person upon the cart, which I found very much to injure 

 the grass for the use of the catde. 



To sum up the advantages I have conceived to arise 

 from this system, they are, an increased stock, increase 

 of manure, which I can apply when and where wanted ; 

 an efficient hand in the laborious season of harvesting, be- 

 fore occupied in the soiling, and not always readily ob- 

 tained at that season, if then to be sought for : more 

 ready and complete destruction of noxious ueeds, &c. : 

 and I consider it of importance, in the early part of the 

 season, w hile the soil is yet open and loose from the effect 

 of frost, to have it kept free from the trampling of cat- 

 tle, the effect of which must be to harden it, and retard 

 vegetation. Opposed to all this is the additional ex- 

 pense of labour incurred during the time of soiling, but 



