Improvement of arable Land. 1 8 1 

 clfewhere no Land, but has fomething pro 

 per to its help nearer than we fometimes ima? 

 gine. 



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Chap- IIL 



SECTION I. 



Of Superficial Drefings for Land^ after 

 they are fotpn. 



Sm^Sr*^^^ of the greateft Improve- 

 i^cWc^i^JSc^y- ments that have within thefe 



^;^ S ^'ic^ few Years been difcover'dj are 

 «^'^^| the Superficial Dreffings of 

 Sm«*^ Corn and Meadow Land, 

 both of them of excellent life, by gi- 

 ving a new Ferment to all fuch Lands 

 Ihat are in any degree fluggilh and un* 

 aftive, and enriching thofe that are jejune 

 and flow 3 and thefe Superficial Dreffings are 

 the more ufcful and convenient as they may 

 with more Eafe be carried to the refpeftive 

 Lands where they are ufed, fijr, eight, or ten 

 Load being a fufficient Drefs for an Acre of 

 the pooreft Lands ; 'tis true, they are but of 

 one Years Continuance fat leaft they iabate 

 very quickly) but neverthelefs they are very 

 ufeful, becaufe in great Villa's or Farms, there 

 jire commonly fo much Bufinefs, that by 

 niean§ of fome contrary Seafons, they are ot^ 



O } ten 



