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mons ; which ufually are, and generally ought 

 to be, converted into arable le.nd, and kept in 

 that flare for a courfe of years after their in- 

 clofure. 



The method of breaking-up was either by 

 paring and burning, or by fallowing ; which 

 latter was performed in a fingular manner. 

 The heath being previously finged off, the 

 land was plowed, and fuffered to lie unflirred 

 in rough furrow for two years, in order to 

 give the roots of the heath time to rot. The 

 third year it was flirred as a fallow ; and the 

 fourth year cropped. 



The manure ufed, invariably lime ; which 

 is burnt in quantity near the fite of improve- 

 ment. The quantity fet on, three to fix or 

 feven chaldrons an acre. 



The crops wheat, rye, oats, potatoes, tur- 

 neps. Red-clover, it is faid, does not flou- 

 rifh : it will rife very well from the feed, but 

 generally goes off the firft winter. And rye- 

 grafs has been cautioufly ufed, left it mould 

 foul or impoverifh the land ! 



The refult of thefe experiments, foine of 

 them on a pretty large fcale, is, fome fmall 



for- 



