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re, and the chalk where the pits wore sunk lay 

 " about ten feet from the surface. I viewed the 

 " field the 7th of August 1794; it had borne a 

 " crop of pease since it was chalked, and was then 

 " under the plough, preparatory for a crop of wheat. 

 " The chalk was good, and the land appeared to 

 <c work well, though the chalk was not then tho- 

 " roughly incorporated with the soil. Mr. Hill 

 " never lays on more than sixty loads of chalk on 

 <f an acre : this, he finds, will not only make the 

 " land work much better with less strength of 

 " cattle, but also, with a light coat of dung, or 

 <f spring dressings occasionally laid on to quicken 

 " the vegetation, produce abundant crops for ten 

 " years ; he then chalks again with equal success." 

 Mr. Walker. 



EXAMINE WATER-FURROWS. 



At this season, if snow melts, all water-cuts made 

 in autumn for keeping arable fields dry, should be 

 carefully examined, to see that leaves, weeds, 

 frozen snow and ice do not impede the passage of 

 the water, and overflow the stitches. If this be 

 neglected, mischief may presently occur ; and no- 

 thing demands, in this respecl, more attention than 

 young clover and other seeds. 



BURN LIME. 



If a farm affords the opportunity of burning 

 lime, and experiments made for the purpose, or 

 common practice, have proved its efficacy, it is a 

 business which may go on through all the winter. 



Perpe- 



