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quantity may be obtained, and how it should be ap- 

 plied, we quote from Mr. Youatt, the author of 

 " British Husbandry." 



" According to that calculation," says our author, 

 " it must be observed, that the course of crops is 

 supposed to consist on light soils, of the alternate 

 plan of corn and green crops [see New System of 

 Husbandry] on clays, which do not admit of that 

 system, that the holding contain a proportionate 

 quantity of grass-land, and that the quantity of 

 manure should be supplied, not in small quantities 

 annually, but in large ones, at intermediate dis- 

 tances of four, five, and six years. Light soils, in 

 the common course of husbandry, rarely require the 

 application of putrescent manure oftener thaironce 

 in four years, and in all cases where the clover is 

 allowed to stand two seasons, it may be deferred 

 without disadvantage for another year. Heavy soils 

 may run six years without it, provided that the land 

 be laid one year in fallow, and that there be suffi- 

 cient meadow to be reckoned at least one crop in 

 the course. It being, however, clearly understood, 

 that, whether on light or heavy land, nothing but 

 grain, seeds, and livestock is to be sold off the farm, 

 unless replaced with an equal portion of purchased 

 dung ; that the whole of the green crops, the haulm 

 of pulse, and the straw of corn, is to be used in the 

 most economical manner ; and that some of the live- 

 stock are to be either soiled or fattened upon oil- 

 cake : this plan, if carefully pursued on good soils, 

 with capital sufficient to secure an abundant work- 

 ing and fattening stock of cattle, ought, under fair 

 management, to furnish an adequate supply of dung 

 for any of the usual courses of culture. 



" Having thus submitted to our readers all that oc- 

 curs to us of importance on the subject of famyard 

 manure, we shall here recapitulate a summary of 

 the chief points which we deem particularly worthy 

 of their consideration : 



