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grow: in the meadows, is the ^white clo" 

 H)er *. Thefe two plants form the hay 

 in the meadows ; they (land clofe and thick 

 together, and the meadow grafs {^poa) is 

 pretty tall, but has very thin ftalks. At 

 the root of the meadow grafs, the ground 

 was quite covered with clover, fo that one 

 cannot wifli for finer meadows, than are 

 found here. Almoft all the meadows have 

 been formerly corn-fields, as appears from 

 the furrows on the ground, which flill re- 

 mained. They can be mown but once 

 every fummer, as fpring commences very 

 late. 



They were now bufied with making 

 hay, and getting it in, and I was told, they 

 had begun about a week ago. They have 

 hay-ftacks near moft of their meadows, and 

 on the wet ones, they make ufe of conic 

 hay-ftacks. Their meadows are con^non-* 

 ly without enclofures, the cattle being in 

 the paftures on the other fide of the woods, 

 and having cowherds to take care oi them 

 where they are necefiary. 



The corn-fields are pretty large. I faw 

 no drains any where, though they feemed 

 to be wanting in fome places. They are 

 divided into ndges, of the breadth of two 



* I'rifcUum repens, Linn. Trifolium praten/e allum. C. B. 



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