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feafons, are fubjeil to a difeafe, which lelaxes tlieir whole 

 frame, and occafions them to tumble and ftagger about 

 in a mofl: extraordinary manner. They are frequently 

 found fitting upon their hind parts, like cats before 

 a fire. This is referred to the badnefs of the water, and 

 like the fcouring among the bullocks, if taken in time, 

 is to be remedied by an immediate removal to the higher 

 lands, which gradually reftores the ufe of the limbs ; but 

 there is no change of food, of fituation, or of care after- 

 wards, that can completely reflore the animal to its natural 

 vigour. 



The mofl approved hufbandry in thefe iflands, and in 

 thofe embanked marfhes along the coaft, which have been 

 enclofed a great length of time from the fea, and have not 

 been chalked ; is finl to apply chalk upon the ley or fwerd 

 ground, about fix waggon loads, of ninety bufliels each, to 

 the acre. This drefllng is recommended to lie upon the 

 furface for three or four years ; the marfh then to be very 

 neat and fleetly ploughed, and fown with white oats upon 

 the flag, from fixteen to eighteen pecks per acre. The oat 

 etches fown with white or brown muftard, a peck and a half 

 per acre, and followed with beans, fpringed or fown every 

 other furrow, from twelve to fourteen pecks per acre. The 

 beans hoed twice, at los. 6d. per acre, to which occafional 

 hand-weeding is added, coding from 6s, to 8s. per acre. 

 The bean etches are fown with wheat broadcafl, eleven 

 pecks to the acre, left neatly drefled, and well water fur- 

 rowed, cofting 2s. 6d. per acre. The wheat is twice care- 

 fully wed and hoed, at an expence of from I2s. to 145. per 

 acre, and followed by oats, with clover fourteen pounds to 

 the acre. In the fpring and earlier part of fummer the clover 

 is fed with fheep, then left for feed, and fuccceded with 

 wheat, which is left well water furrowed and in the fpring 



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