FARMER'S ASSISTANT. Z& 



tear it well with a sharp iron-toothed harrow, after manur- 

 ing, and in this way to mix the manure with the soil as 

 much as possible, particularly if the strength of the manure 

 be such as is calculated to evaporate by drying and expo- 

 sure to the air. 



It may also be further observed, that it is a waste erf 

 money to lay down to grass lands which are exhausted by 

 severe croping, unless they are of such nature as can be 

 recruited by gypsum, or some oiher similar top dressing. 

 Generally, it lands be poor, and cannot be assisted by gyp- 

 sum, they ought to be recruited while under the plough, 

 not while under grass 



G. ound that is full of small stones may be foed tolerably 

 well lor mowing, by passing a roller over it after sowing; 

 but the better way is, 10 gather the stones into small heaps 

 and carry tUem off, and they will then be of no further 

 trouble in future crops. It is almost unnecessary to add, 

 that all grabs-grounds should be laid down smoothly, by be^ 

 ing well harrowed after sowing. 



MUD See MANURES. 



MULBERRY ( Morus ) This tree is well worth rais- 

 ing, not only lor Us truit, and great use in feeding Silk- 

 worms, but also tor its timber and for iuel, as it grows very 

 rapidly, and is generally well adapted to our climate. It 

 grows well in a deep dry soil that is moderately rich. It 

 naay be raised from the seeds, or by cutings or slips. 

 See further, HEDGES and SILKWORMS, 



MULE. This animal, propagated by two distinct species 

 of the Equus or Horse-tribe, to wit, the Horse, commonly 

 so called, and the Ass, is generally barren ; though some 

 instances huve been known of its breeding. 



It is a healthy, hardy, and useful creature; subject to 

 very few disorders ; will live on the refuse of the fields, or 

 the woods; and yet, with the hardest and scantiest fare, 

 will labor incessantly, and seem hardly sensible of fatigue/ 



Mules live much longer than Horses, They are obsti- 

 nate, however, and requite to be kept almost constantly in 

 use, as a few days of idleness renders them very refractory, 

 when again put to labor. 



Where they can be kept pretty constantly in use, either 

 in draft, or under the saddle, they will perform double the 

 labor that d Horse is capable of enduring, and with half the 

 expense in keeping. 



They are also uncommonly surefooted, and may be rode_ 

 over the roughest and steepest ways in safety, where there 

 would be none, when mounted on Horseback. 



