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an acre with lucerne alone, 16 lb. to the acre, harrowed with 

 a light harrow. The lucerne and clover came up very well, 

 and would have produced about half a ton of hay to the 

 acre, had it been mown this autumn ; it has been fed down, 

 though not fo clofely as to injure it. Put in at the fame time, 

 and in the fame manner, one acre upon a ftrong loam, laying 

 flat, and fomewhat wet, the ground having yielded potatoes 

 for the two laft years. The lucerne after the barley on this 

 ground, is very promifmg, and has not been fed — Expences 

 the fame as above, L.6 o o on the three acres : however I 

 am well fatisfied that the enfuing crop will amply repay the 

 expence. 



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LAND, a hill fide ; foil, flaty gravel, on a clay bottom, had 

 been two years under white clover, brought in by gypfum, 

 without being ploughed or feeded. Ploughed twice this fpring 

 and fummer ; one acre fown with one peck of buck- wheat i ft 

 July, after which feeded with 1 8 lb. of lucerne, and manured 

 with 7 bufhels of gypfum, a fliower fell juft after it was fown. 

 The lucerne came up ftrong and healthy, and for fome days 

 feemed to keep pace with the buck wheat ; but this in a fliort 

 time, owing to the gypfum (as appeared by a fmall fpot that 

 I had not given any,) ftiot far a-head, rofe to near five feet in 

 height, and fo efl'edually overftiadowed the lucerne, that I had 



