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think of laying on four acres, the manure necessary 

 for three, nor the lime, chalk, earth, clay, sand or 

 gravel, upon two acres, that should be employed in 

 covering only one. 



6. To carry on the improvement of waste lands, 

 without encroaching upon the dung necessary for the im- 

 proved part of a farm, as dung ought never to be brought 

 from a good soil to lay on a bad one. Unless dung 

 therefore can be procured from a neighbouring town 

 or village, it will be better to leave the lands in their 

 natural state, except in cases where the soil, by being 

 pared, burnt, limed, or marled, or covered with chalk, 

 clay, earth, &c. will pay the expense of the improve- 

 ment. 



7. The last rule is, to lay down land, improved 

 from waste, more especially in high and bleak situa- 

 tions, as soon as possible into grass, and to retain it 

 in that state as long as it is tolerably productive. For 

 though grain and roots may be cultivated on waste 

 lands, when properly improved, yet grass pastured, 

 particularly by sheep, is principally to be depended on 

 for improving all weak soils, in barren districts. In 

 such cases, it is from grass alone that remuneration 

 can be looked for by the improver of waste lands. 

 Even though soils of this description do not produce 

 grass in much abundance, or of good quality, yet when 

 in pasture they produce something, and a stop is put 

 to farther expenditure. 



