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beyond clover. It does not grow 

 and spread so rapidl) in (he fall or 

 spring as to injure the crop of 

 wheal with which it is sown, as is 

 sometimes the case with clover. — 

 Upon the whole, whatever doubt 

 remains as to its ferlilizmg power, 

 the conclusions that it eminently 

 possesses the qualities for lasting, 

 grazing, and making highland hay, 

 may, I think, be confided. But it 

 does not, so far as my trials have 

 extended, succeed in lands, origi- 

 nally wet, however well they are 

 drained."* 



GRAVEL, earth of the same 

 nature with sand, only more coarse 

 and harsh. Both seem to consist 

 wholly of minute pebbles. Grave! 

 is useful in mending roads, in mak 

 ing dams, and for walks in gar 

 dens, &c. 



A soil of mere gravel is the 

 meanest of all soils; and will pro 

 duce next to nothing, till it be 

 mended with something mixed 

 with it ; and even then it will need 

 a wet season, uidess it be in a wet 

 situation, as at the foot of a hill, 

 or watered with springs. 



The best manures for this sort 

 of land in general, are marl, clay, 

 the mud of swamps, poi»ds, rivers 

 and creeks. If applied in large 

 quantities, they will meliorate it 

 for a long time. The best yearly 

 dressings are the dung of cows and 

 swine, sea weeds, straw partly rot- 

 ted, bits of leather, woollen rags, 

 and almost any spungy substances 

 which retain moisture for some 

 time. 



* This grass as far as we can judge from 

 Col. Taylor's description, is the Avena ela- 

 tior, or Tall meadow oat grass mentioned in 

 the first instance. 



This kind of soil, well manured, 

 sometimes produces good crops of 

 such plants as require much heat, 

 a- Indian corn and tobacco. And 

 it does well in a good season, for 

 rye, clover, beans, pease and po- 

 tatoes. 



GREASE, a distemper so de- 

 nominated, is a swellnig and gour- 

 diness of the legs of horses, which 

 frequently happens to them after 

 a journey. Most people have be- 

 lieved their grease to be melted 

 by hard ridmg, and fallen into 

 their legs : And that which may 

 have given encouragement to this 

 opinion, is the colour of tlie matter 

 issuing from the chinks and sores 

 in those parts, when they come to 

 break somewhat resembling grease. 

 The distemper may arise from va- 

 rious causes. If the grease be an 

 attendant on some other distemper, 

 the cure will be the more difficult, 

 and it will be in vain to expect a 

 recovery, until the disease is re- 

 moved which occasioned it. — 

 Therefore, methods for the cure of 

 those distempers must be followed, 

 and applications made outwardly 

 for this. But if it be an original 

 disorder, and if the horse have been 

 pampered, or well fed, the cure 

 ought to be begun by bleeding and 

 purging, to lessen the redundancy 

 of humours. Neither should these 

 be too often repeated : But what 

 is wanting in that way had much 

 better be effectuated by a more 

 spare diet, with daily exercise. 

 After moderate evacuations, a 

 rowel may be made on the inside 

 ofthethigh, oron thebelly ; which 

 may be continued for a month, or 

 longer if necessary. In the mean 



