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be piTtin alicniiive or six indies from ihc cround, m Iiicli 

 ■vvili prevent in a t;reivt mcasaiu' the evil wnieh uuiy occur 

 fioni !he peach out gfovviiijj- the plumb stock; ahiiond 

 slocks will also answer well to put in peach burls 



Tlie vvritei- of this would propose the Ibltowinp" qucsti- 

 on, which he hopes to see ansvvered : What is the best 

 method of preventing the ravages of the Curcuh") or 

 sn)all insect, uhicli stings and destroys the fiuil of 

 our peach and plumb trees just before it ripens ? 



A LOVI,R OF GOOD FllLIT. 



miKECTlONS FOE RAISING KLAX ON OLD CKO«.rKD. 



Fnmitlie ylmcritan Minciim. 



Let vourland run over vviih grass, until the month of 

 Jiuie ; then plough it in, and Auug the grourid with 

 sheep's dung, or yard your slice}) upon it ; plough it eight 

 or nine times more before winter. Early in the suc- 

 ceeding spring, plough it three times more, and at the 

 last time, plough in your seed Avith some ashes, if } ou 

 have any ; roll a roller over the ground, to beat it dov\n 

 hard, and make it smooth. 



To impregnateithe ground with nitrous salts, and ge- 

 nerate proper nourishment for the growth of the flax, 

 let the ploughing be done early in the morning, before 

 the dew is off by the exhalation of the sun. Wet land, 

 where the water s-tands in the spring, or after a heavy 

 rain, ought not to be ploughed until it is dry. 



The ploughing of the land often prevents the genera- 

 tion of devouring insects. Part of the gi'ound maybe 

 s )w 11 as early as the season will admit, and the rest at or 

 near the full moon in May; you may expect a good 

 crop from both parts ; but if one should fail, you will, 

 in all probability, have a good one from the other. 



AGKlCOIiAKl'S. 



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