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high narrow ridges. In the Spring, cleave these down and 

 prepare the ground for barley, and manure the ground 

 with a compost, suitable to the soil, before this crop is 

 sown. Plough up the ground again, as soon alter harvest- 

 ing as possible ; put it in wheat in the Fall ; and, in the 

 Spring, harrow in clover and timothy -seed. After the 

 crops of grass begin to fail, begin the rotation with oats, as 

 before. 



In England, the bean-crop comes in as a part of tha 

 rotation in clay soils ; but probably it would not answer so 

 well in this Country ; or at least this would seem to be 

 Infered, from the circumstance that this culture has never 

 been introduced here ; though probably it might be found 

 beneficial on tarms where clays entirely abound, as neither 

 peas nor Indian corn can be raised to advantage on such 

 soils. 



Where stiff clays are too wet Tor wheat, they admit of 

 but little change; and should be kept mostly in timothy or 

 other grasses suitable to the soil. The changes may be 

 oats, an<d then Summer wheat, or perhaps barley, as before 

 mentioned. 



It is difficult, however, to designate particularly the most 

 suitable changes of crops for every soil ; as they are more 

 exactly to be ascertained by the known products of lands* 

 when properly cultivated. But such crops, in rotation, as 

 are found to yield most clear profit, and are at the same 

 time best suited to follow each other, should usually he 

 cultivated, after making due allowance for the greater ex- 

 haustion of the soil, occasioned by the growing of some 

 than of others, 



Generally speaking, the leguminous and the root-crops, 

 ** r ith the exception of potatoes, are the least exhausting-. 

 ]Rye is the least of a scourger, of the culmiferous crops, 

 and perhaps Indian corn the most so. The root-crops, and 

 particularly turnips, are to be recommended for the profits 

 they usually afford; for their being less injurious to the 

 ground and for their being good preparatives lor other 

 crops. 



There are several others, not here mentioned, which, in 

 many instances, may be found advisable to cultivate ; and 

 sometimes it may be best to follow the almost exclusive 

 cultivation of certain plants, which may be found best 

 adapted tor particular pieces of land. 



CHEESE. For making this article, take the following 

 direcdons: Make your milk blood- warm, and put in your 

 runnet ; but no more than will just make the curd come. 

 Add an ounce of fine salt to so much curd as will make a 

 t:hrese of fifteen pounds, and in that proportion for a 



