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tlie river, thefe extenfive meadows would certainly 

 advance in value to the extent of feveral thoufand 

 pounds a-year. It muft alfo be obferved, that the 

 mills are generally built in the word poflible fitua- 

 tions ; for in place of being erecfted on the fides of 

 the meadows, and fupplicd by a lead or cut from 

 the main body of the water, they are built on low 

 ground, and every miller has the command of the 

 whole river, by which means an obftinate man has 

 it in his power, in time of flood, to injure his neigh- 

 bours with impunity, and that too without, in any 

 degree benefiting hirafelf. 



Artificial Grajfes. — The kinds of artificial grafles 

 ufually fown in this dill:ri6l, are broad or red clover, 

 at the rate of 20 lb. the acre. When the lands are 

 intended to be broken up, after one or two years, 

 the quantity of red clover is fometimes diminifhed, 

 and 41b. or 51b. of trefoil are added. 



When jthe lands are intended to lie in grafs for a 

 number of years, the feeds fown are, 41b. red clo- 

 ver, 16 lb. white ditto, and one-half bufliel rye- 

 grafs. 



Saintfoin is fometimes cultivated, but not gene- 

 rally. 



Chicory. — The only experiment made of this plant, 

 is by Mr Martin, on his farm of Janfor Lodge, near 

 Oundle. He has planted about 2 acres ; and in the 

 end of July it had a very promifing appearance. He 

 will, if defired, chearfully communicate the refult of 

 this experiment to the Board of Agriculture. 



HARVESTING the CROPS. 



The mode of harvefting the corns, which is uni- 

 verfally adopted in this diftrict, is as follows : — The 



wheat 



