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HAY-BINDING AND SELLING. 



POOR farmers, who want money before it is 

 advantageously to be had, seldom let their 

 produce remain long in the rick-yard, or barn. 

 They often send it to market, and lose by it, 

 because they cannot wait a few months for 

 better terms. 



Farms near Boston or New-York have the 

 readiest opportunities for this sort oL proceed- 

 ing. The markets there ensure a certain sale 

 for agricultural goods, provided the sellers will 

 consent to the selling price, which, when the 

 market is full, is often very low. 



Hay is a commodity equally familiar to our 

 city and country readers, loaded in carts or 

 wagons for the buyer. 



