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out, but was when I saw it, rich. From what cause 

 was it enriched ? From the growlhof timber? No. 



ON THE CULTIVATION OF OATS, 



I will, in the present chapter, give my mode of rais- 

 ing a double crop of oats. In the first place, you 

 should seed your oats on the ground that remained in 

 clover the last Fall, and one thing should be particu- 

 larly observed ; the oats should be seeded on top of 

 the ground, and ploughed in about four inches, 

 Leave your land in ridges, and then take your large 

 fallow harrow and harrow the ground the same way 

 you ploughed it, and pulverize the land as thorough- 

 ly as possible. After which, clean out your furrows, 

 and seed the land with clover, timothy, or orchard 

 grass. The roller should then be passed over the 

 ground crossways. 



You now have turned in the soil together with the 

 oats in the manner they should be. The roller pass- 

 ing over the land leaves it packed hard, which pre- 

 pares it to resist the action of the sun, and prevents 

 the evaporation of the Nitre ; which is the strength 

 of the land. Your oats in this condition will soon 

 come up, cover the ground, and shade the clover 

 and grass. The clover and grass will thus be screen- 

 ed from the rays of the sun, and the danger of being 

 killed ; and you will be sure to realize a double crop 



