JAN.] OATS. 



country, with an eye scrutinizing every thing they 

 see, and calling upon noted fanners to make in- 

 quiries about such objects as appear ink 

 must necessarily give a new movement to their 

 minds, a new spring to thought, and remove many 

 prejudices. If only one journey be taken in a year, 

 and that at a vacant time, perhaps June would be 

 the best season ; but, as I propose that two should 

 be taken, one may as well be in January as in any 

 other month. This season will explain the winter 

 management of live stock, the important objecls of 

 the farm-yard, fattening beasts, sheep-feeding in 

 many branches, winter irrigation, and many other 

 objecls, which are truly interesting. A farmer may 

 take such a ride, at the expence of as many gui- 

 neas as he is out days, and he will not find this 

 money the most unproductive that he expends. 



OATS. 



Early in this month, if the weather be open, the 

 young farmer may examine such fields as he in- 

 tends sowing with oats, that he may consider if lie 

 has any apprehension of having his hands full of 

 business in February and March, whether he 

 should not lessen the work of those more' busy 

 Reasons, by sowing some oats now. The temper 

 of the soil must govern him : but it is necessary 

 that he should know that oats sown so early suc- 

 ceed well, as will appear from two very important 

 experiments, one made by the late Mr. Macro, of 

 Suffolk, and the other by the present Earl of Win- 

 chilsea. The former observes : " Having tried 

 early and late sowing of barley, in the year 1784 



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