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cliatcly. But in very many cases (possibly in all), 

 it is better to put pease in, on light land, beans on 

 stiff soils, and to follow these with oats or wheat, 

 according to circumstances. I have known oats, 

 which had produced inferior crops, followed by oats 

 again the next year, and produce largely, which 

 proved that they wanted tilth. Pease or beans will 

 rather improve than exhaust land, when put in thus 

 in layers : whereas, two crops of oats will scourge 

 the land too much. 



Let it, however, be well remembered, that these 

 observations are made (so far as they relate to old 

 grass), on the supposition that the farmer will not, 

 or is not allowed, to pare and burn, a method vastly 

 superior, and which ought to be pursued in all 

 cases where it is practicable. 

 CLOVER. 



There are several methods of sowing this seed, 

 which is so profitable upon almost every farm, that 

 it must be had if possible. 



1st, In the drill-husbandry, it may be sown 

 and harrowed in, at the time the barley is sown 

 broad-cast ; a pair of light harrows at the same 

 time following the drill-machine, to cover the clo- 

 ver-seed. 



2dly, It is sown before the roller, when the bar- 

 ky is four inches high. 



3dly, It is hand or horse-hoed in, when the corn 

 receives either of those operations, if the farmer is 

 in the practice of giving them. 



These are the methods most commonly, used, 

 j 3 Mr. 



