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to town, buy, and carry it home, at a cheaper 

 rate than that at which they could obtain it 

 where it was grown. Potatoes, fruit, and cat- 

 tle, are managed in a similar way. 



When grass has been cut early, and the sea- 

 son holds fine, a second crop of hay, usually 

 called rowen, may be obtained by the end of 

 August. But as this after-crop exhausts the 

 sward and soil very much, landlords seldom 

 allow it to be done ; and the chance of fine 

 weather is not such as to tempt the farmer 

 much to this line of conduct. This second 

 hay, being softer to the mouth than the other, 

 is preferred for cows, who often thrive very 

 well upon it. 



