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opinion, that long dung is more beneficial in many 

 applications than that which is short and rotten, 

 and particularly upon all heavy and tenacious soils. 

 Its superiority upon grass-land seems equally well 

 established. Should this at last prove the real fact, 

 it affords a curious reflection on the erroneous con- 

 duct of such multitudes of practical farmers who 

 have been all their lives putting themselves to con- 

 siderable expence in carting and re-carting, and 

 turning and mixing, for no other purpose but to do 

 mischief. 



MOW TARES. 



Very forward winter tares in a mild spring, will 

 be readv to mow for soiling this month. Great 

 care should be taken to make the men cut one en- 

 tire stitch along the field before they begin another ; 

 and not in the common slovenly way in squares, 

 or irregularly, so as to preclude the plough or 

 scarifier till much is done. Whether the work is 

 done this month or in June, it is of great import- 

 ance that the tillage, whatever it may be, is given 

 immediately ; the land is thereby preparing for 

 turnips ; whereas if, from irregular mowing, the 

 teams are kept out, and a drought should succeed, 

 the tillage will be badly performed, and, perhaps 

 not at all. Immediately after the scythe, whatever 

 the weather may be, tare land is always in admi- 

 rable order for tillage : loose, friable, and, if the 

 crop has been great, putrid. It is best to plough 

 it with Ducket's skim -coulter, which will com* 



pletely 



