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seventy cart-loads of manure on the spot, and only requir- 

 ing to be spread, and a little more horse or ox-power to 

 draw the ploughs some three inches deeper in the soil. 



The land most advantageous in the average of seasons is 

 that which is neither very high nor very low, with a good 

 depth of black loam, vegetable loam, on the surface ; and 

 where there is a choice of sites, such an one should be 

 selected. 



Divisions marked XXX X could be used for grain-pro- 

 ducing, and any other crops that might be useful. If one 

 or two of these spaces sufficed for the supply of grain, 

 the others could stand as extra potreros until required 

 for tillage. On the same land corn could be sown for a 

 couple of seasons, or perhaps three, without material 

 diminution of yield, if well tilled, and well cleaned. It 

 would then amply repay to manure (the cleanings of the 

 sheds and corrals finding here a convenient and profit- 

 able outlet, instead of being left to accumulate about the 

 place, and causing dirt and disorder), after which a further 

 succession of full crops could be obtained. Should by that 

 time more potrero room be required, this corn land could 

 most advantageously be laid down in perennial grasses, 

 such as form the permanent meadows and pastures in 

 Europe, and which I know, from experience, form in this 

 country an admirable and productive sward. 



A.B.C. represent corrals for three ' lots ' of rams, each 

 with a shed, long, narrow (11 to 12 feet), and not too 

 high ; a shed, open in the front and partially closed only 

 at the back, so as to have thorough ventilation ; and, by 

 reason of their narrowness, affording every facility for 

 drying. Wide sheds can scarcely ever dry, and are 

 consequently inconvenient, dirty, and unwholesome. 



At the end of the shed C, it would be convenient to 

 place a granary and store-room for all useful items and 



