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weeds, and bushes, on their margins. These vegeta- 

 bles grow up as high as the surface of the water, 

 and then remain stationary for ages, till, by their mul- 

 tiplication and their spreading, they fill the chasm, 

 once a pond of water. This accounts for the perfect 

 levelness of surface of very extensive meadows. That 

 these are made-lands, or recently made, compared 

 with other portions of the creation, we have further 

 evidence from the logs and leaves that are very fre- 

 quently found buried many feet below the surface. 



There are various modes of bringing these lands 

 under cultivation ; and these will be stated, together 

 with the expense attending them, with much accuracy, 

 in some of our future numbers. We mean to be very 

 particular in these statements, for we have made actual 

 trial of the various modes, and are still pursuing the 

 work of bringing such lands into English grass. At 

 present, we will only say, generally, that we have 

 never attempted to subdue any such lands without 

 complete success, and a very profitable harvest ; and 

 that, to" determine which of several modes we should 

 adopt to subdue them, we should examine into the 

 texture of the meadow, and the facilities for bringing 

 on materials to help form the soil. When we can 

 pare and burn, we want no soil nor manure to be 

 carried on. 



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We seem to be now all agreed that more roots should 

 be raised for the fattening of animals than we have 

 been in the habit of raising. Corn must be raised, but 

 it is an expensive article for fattening beasts. A small 

 portion of corn-meal, oat-meal, or buckwheat-meal, 



