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fence again till the first of May, or 

 later. Such management is too 

 common in all the parts of this 

 country with which 1 am most ac- ) 

 quainted. I would hope it is not 

 universal. i 



Land which is constantly used as 

 pasture, will be enriched. There- 

 fore it is advisable to mow a pas- 

 ture lot once in three or four years, 

 if the surface be so level as to ad- 

 mit of it. In the mean time, to 

 make amends for the loss of pas- 

 ture, a mowing lot may be pastur- 

 ed. It will thus be improved : And 

 if the grass do not grow so rank af- 

 terwards in the pasture lot, it will 

 be more clear of weeds, and bear 

 better grass. Alternate pasturing 

 and mowing has the advantage of 

 saving a good deal of expense and 

 trouble, in manuring the mowing 

 grounds. 



Though pastures need manuring 

 less than other lands, yet, when 

 bushes, bad weeds, &;c. are burnt 

 upon them, the ashes should be 

 spread thinly over the surface. The 

 grass will thus be improved : And 

 grass seeds should be sown upon 

 the burnt spots, that no part may 

 be vacant of grass. 



Sheep, calves and horses, unless 

 they are worked, it is said require 

 no water in their pastures. The 

 want of water induces them to feed 

 in the night, when the dew is on 

 and the grass the more nutritious. 

 Cows however want pure water. 



In pastures, which are on side 

 hills, water may generally be ob- 

 tained by digging horizontally into 

 the side of the hill, till it is found, 

 and then carrying it out with a pipe. 



PEACH TREE, Jmt/gdalus, 



a well known kind of fruit tree. 

 Mr. Miller reckons no less than 31 

 sorts, besides a number of less va- 

 lue. What we call the rareripe, 

 is almost the only sort. 



Peach trees should be cultivated 

 near to or in the borders of gardens. 

 When they are propagated by plant- 

 ing the stones, they should be ta- 

 ken from fruit that has thoroughly 

 ripened on the tree, and be plant- 

 ed in October, three inches under 

 the surface. The trees may also 

 be propagated by inoculating upon 

 plums and apricots. This will un- 

 doubtedly render them longer lived. 



When the trees are transplant- 

 ed, the downright shoot of the roots 

 should be pruned very short, and 

 the lateral ones be left at a good 

 length ; for if the trees draw much 

 of their nourishment from a great 

 depth, the sap will be crude, and 

 the fruit not so good. As these 

 trees are natives of a warmer cli- 

 mate they ought to have a south- 

 ern exposure. They should also 

 be screened from the direct influ- 

 ence of north, and north-easterly 

 winds. 



The soil that suits them best is a 

 dry light loam ; and the surface 

 should be constantly tilled, and 

 moderately manured with old rot- 

 ten dung. 



If too great a quantity of peach- 

 es appear on the trees, so as to 

 crowd each other, they should be 

 speedily thinned, by taking off the 

 poorest: Forif they be suffered all 

 to remain on the tree, much of the 

 fruit will drop off unripe : What 

 remains will not be so perfect, and 

 perhaps fewer in number. 



As the fruit grows not on spurs, 



