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ments have taught, that 100 acres of land thus managed, will keep 

 more cows than 150 acres under the present system. Artificial 

 grasses will enable the dairy man to turn his cows out a month or 

 five weeks earlier than he was accustomed to do on natural grass 

 and turnips, &c. will supply them with winter provender ; so that 

 the consumption of hay will be greatly reduced, and more land 

 may vc devoted to summer pasture. It may be here objected, that 

 the quality of the cheese and butter may be injured ; of this I have 

 my doubts. Artificial grass in the months of March and April, 

 will m:ike as good cheese or butter as natural grass ; after this the 

 cows "should be put to the natural pasture, and the former shut up 

 for mowing. 



As to the effect of turnips and cabbages, I will obviate every 

 difficulty by stating a simple recipe, whereby all difagreeable fla- 

 vor may be intirely prevented, in the making of butter, and as to 

 cheese, there is but little made at that season; and if there were, 

 the palate must be nice indeed which could distinguish a difference 



of flavor. 



Rhcipe. 

 When the milk is set abroad in the leads, put one gallon of boil- 

 ing water to six gallons of milk. It may also be prevented by 

 dissolving nitre in spring water, and putting about a quarter of a 

 pint to ten or twelve gallons of milk when warm from the cow. 



The second description of soil found in this district, namely, a 

 strong red earth over a pure clay, possesses also many good quali- 

 ties ; it is neither subject to injury from an excess of wet weather, 

 nor djes it burn in a drought. This soil, formed by a deposit 

 washed from the hills, may be considered as a fine vegetable mould, 

 and if tilled, is capable of bearing a variety of crops in the highest 

 perfection. Its value is about 40s. per acre, and its produce of 

 hay about two ton. 



Black moory earth is the third sort of soil found in this level, 

 and on it extraordinary improvements have been effected, by co 7 

 vering the surface with a thick coat either of clay or red earth. 

 In its natural state it is in a great measure unproductive, yielding 

 scarcely any herbage, save carnation grass, rushes, and other aqua, 

 tic plants. The deficiency of this soil arises from the want of tena- 

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