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ard. He continued to soil from 

 this and from grass growing in my 

 orchard until the seventh. On this 

 day he abandoned cutting the grass 

 for soiling and began to cut from 

 the wmter rye. This was found 

 too tough, and it was quitted, and 

 my farmer returned tosoihngupon 

 grass. Having cut over all the re- 

 fuse of my grass, by the 24th of 

 June, he then went into the poor- 

 est of my mowing land, and after- 

 wards into my clover. From this 

 he continued to soil, until the 6th 

 of July. By this time he had gone 

 over not much short of three acref> 

 of mowing land. On the 6th ol 

 July, he began to soil from my oats. 

 He continued to soil from these 

 until the 21st of July. On (he 21st 

 of July he began to soil on Indian 

 corn, on which he continued until 

 the 30th of July, when he recom- 

 menced soiling on corn fodder, and 

 continued upon it until the 30th 

 day of August. On this day he be 

 gan to cut over the road sides which 

 had been cut early in June. This 

 was continued only to the 2nd ol 

 September, when he began to cul 

 the second crop of Indian corn, 

 growing upon the three and fourth 

 acres of Indian corn, which had 

 now shot up in great luxuriance, 

 from the roots of that, which had 

 been cut overbetween the 21st and 

 26fh of July. On this soiling con 

 tinned until the 8th of September. 

 On the 9th and 10th he soiled 

 upon about a fourth of an acre of 

 buck wheat. On the 1 1th soiled 

 on a second crop of clover. From 

 the 12th to the 15th inclusive, on 

 the corn stalks of about an acre ot 

 sweet corn, and on the 16th on a 



patch of millet and oats. This 

 was continued to the 20th, when 

 he began on two acres of Indian 

 corn, sown in drills on the tirst of 

 August, on land from which a crop 

 of peas had previously been taken. 

 Soiling was continued on this corn 

 until the 3d of October. From 

 this time until the 1 5th of October, 

 the soiling was wholly upon second 

 crop grass taken from various parts 

 of my mowing land. 



From the 15th of October to 

 about the 20th of November, they 

 were kept wholly upon carrot and 

 turnip tops, arising from the top- 

 ping of about twelve acres of both ; 

 being allowed always one fodder- 

 ing of salt hay. This finished the 

 summer feeding. From this time 

 they are kept wholly on salt and 

 English hay. The result then of 

 the experiment, so far as relates to 

 iai)d, is the following : 



The twenty head consumed the 

 products of 

 2i acres roadsides and orchards, 

 3 do. mowing land, 



Indian corn, cut as fodder, 

 late and light barley, 

 oats, ' 



late sown Indian corn af- 

 ter a pea crop, 

 buck wheat, 



millet buck wheat and 

 — oats, ' 



17 acres. 



This was the whole land which 

 was cut over for soiling ; with the 

 exception of the after feed on the 

 mowing land and the tops of car- 

 rots and turnips. In comparing 

 this result with the former practice 

 of my farm, 1 apprehend the fol- 

 lowing statement to be just. 



