#6*8 Cultivation of Grafs-Lend, Stall-feeding. 



getable materials made ufe of in this practice, not only much hydrogen and car 

 bonic gas is fet at liberty, but ammonia is formed in large quantities in the man 

 ner that has been already explained, which, from its action upon fuch earthy ma 

 terials, is highly ufeful in bringing them into the ftate of manure. 



There can fcarcely beany doubt of the advantage of this mode of management, 

 where that clofe fort of attention which is requifite in moft of the operations of 

 farming is beftowed ; but in order to the complete fuccefs of the practice, it is 

 abfolutely neccfTary that the cattle be kept perfectly clean and free from all forts of 

 dirt, in the cribs, racks, or other places ; that there be plenty of pure water for 

 them to drink whenever they are difpofed ; that the green food, of whatever fort it 

 may be, is given to them frequently in due portions, without its becoming injured by 

 keeping ; and that they be turned out into the open air for a few hours in the cool 

 ef the evening during the fummer feafon, and in the middle of the day when the 

 weather becomes more cold. It might alfo be of additional advantage, where 

 different kinds of green food can be eafily provided, to vary them occafionally. By 

 thefe means the thriving of the animals may be the moft effectually fecured. 



This kind of management is equally applicable to cattle, hogs and horfes; with 

 the laft it has however been the moft common. 



It is obvious, that by a judicious attention to this fyflem many advantages may 

 be derived to the farmer. It admits of greater extents of land being kept under 

 both the plough and the fey the. And in the keeping of both cows and horfes the 

 faving in this method forms an object of vaft importance. 



In the winter fattening of animals, different methods are purfued in different dif- 

 tricts: in fome it is the prevailing practice to confume the food upon a dry found 

 piece of land, to which it is conveyed for thepurpofe. It is evident, however, that 

 this mode can only be had recourfe to, efpecially with heavy flock, where the nature 

 of the ground is fuffkicntly dry to prevent injury being done by poaching, which is 

 the cafe only on very few foils in the winter feafon. In fome cafes, efpecially with 

 turnips, the crop is eaten on the land where it grows, the cattle being turned 

 upon it. This is a practice that occafionally takes place in Norfolk with the lefs 

 perfect managers. It is a great objection to this mode, that the quantity of valu 

 able manure that might otherwife be produced is in a great meafure loft by being 

 fpread about in the field. And it is probable that the flock does not thrive fo 

 well from being more cxpofed to the weather and kept lefs warm and quiet than 

 ia. other methods. With fheep this hufbandry may be lefs exceptionable, ef* 



