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muck filled) daily, by a common day -la- 106. 

 bourer ! FI.EGSOIL. 



Mr. FerrLer gave a ilriking inftance of the 

 fertility of the Hemfby foil. He has known 

 a farm driven by a beggarly tenant, who has 

 been fucceeded by another, who has Hill con- 

 tinued to drive It ; yet, after all, it has re- 

 tained its prolific qualities ; and has flill con- 

 tinued to throw out abundant crops ; efpeci- 

 ally if a full crop of clover can be obtained ; a CLOVEa 

 thing which Mr. F. fpeaks of as an improve- 

 ment almoft equal to that of a coat of muck. 



Mr. F.'s management of his turneps is very T'-RXEPS 

 judicious. He begins with thofe which lie 

 farthefl from home ; throwing them abroad in 

 the adjoining flubbles and lays; but in winter 

 he brings his cattle into the yard ; which is a 

 very convenient one ; and is, I believe, efteemed 

 the firtl in the country. 



It confiils of a large fquare : on one fide of 

 it (land the barns ; and, on the oppofite fide, 

 a long range of troughs .or mangers ; behind 

 which is a gangway for the feeder ; and be- 

 hind this (out of the yard) the turnep-houfe. 

 The turneps are tailed, and freed from the 

 principal part of the dirt, and put into the 

 troughs entire ; which Mr. F. efteenas, upon 

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