328" On Orass Lays^ Alauures^^^c, 



They plough, harrow and hoe their fallow grounds, 

 through spring and summer, effectually destroying the 

 weeds, but introduce those pests in great profusion,, 

 with the farm yard manure, applied previous to seed- 

 ing their crops. It is readily granted, that the appli- 

 cation of manure in a progressed putrefaction, will 

 greatly hasten vegetation, and if the crop is not laid, 

 which too often happens, when applied to wheat and 

 other small grain, the produce will be increased. And 

 it is this, which has led to the erroneous opinion of the 

 proper application of manure, and has sacrificed to the 

 trivial, and at the same time, very uncertain advantage 

 gained in one crop, the future prosperity of the soil, 

 and ensuing crops, to an amount fully equal to the loss 

 sustained in the nutritive and stimulating properties, 

 contained in the manure. 



The spire grasses are much hardier than red clover, 

 and will be found troubhsome companions for wheat 

 or other small grain, unles the furrow-slices are well 

 turned, and the seams between them, well closed with 

 the harrow ; but this is readily done, where stumps, 

 roots, or other obstacles do not abound ; and if our 

 native, simple, and very cheap four furrow drill-plough 

 is introduced, a man, with a boy and oiie horse, will 

 effectually seed and cover with it, at a proper depth, 

 more grain than can be sown and covered with two 

 horses, and the harrow, in the same time : provided 

 a rake with tines, calculated to cover the grain, is at- 

 tached to the hinder part of the drill ; and should a 

 few stumps be in the way, the man lifts the plough 

 quickly over them. In the spring, an intelligent boy, 

 with one horse, will effectuallv horse hoe, \yith the 



