JHNE 



EMPTY PONDS. 



This is a proper season for emptying ponds, and 

 cleansing rivers ; for, being early in the summer, 

 you will afterwards have an opportunity of turning 

 the mud over, and thereby sweetening it, and lay- 

 ing it into the proper state for bringing on the 

 land. This is a part of husbandry too much ne- 

 glected by many farmers ; but advantage should 

 always be taken of it by a good husbandman, when 

 he is lucky enough to succeed a great sloven ; for 

 then he will probably find all the ponds, &c. full of 

 rich mud. 



It is improbable that pond mud, especially if 

 there is a stream into the water, should ever fail of 

 proving a good manure, when judiciously used. 

 The method of managing it, which has been found 

 the most beneficial, is the following : 



As^soon as the mud is dry, and hard enough to 

 spit, turn it over, and three months after, mix it 

 with a quantity of chalk or marl : if lime is cheap 

 and plentiful, it will be an excellent management 

 to add about one-tenth the quantity of mud in 

 lime. Let the whole be mixed well together, and 

 in September turned over again, and spread upon 

 pasture or meadow land in October. 



RAPE OR COLE. 



This crop is sown, when intended for sheep- feed, 

 all through June and July ; but for seed, the first 



c c week. 



