FARMING COVENANTS. 



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crops in succession was forbidden by the lease. He 

 called the tenant's attention to the fact, who, rather a 

 wag in his way, took the Cockney on one side, and said, 

 " Don't show your ignorance before the men ; look 

 here, sir," and then rubbing out several ears of oats in 

 his hand, and blowing the chaff away, a fine sample of 

 black oats was discovered, to the great astonishment of 

 the lawyer, who was perfectly satisfied that the farmer 

 had kept well within the terms of the lease, and had not 

 grown two white corn crops in succession ! 



