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time, for it deadens the fire. The ashes (or torrified 

 earth) will he cool enough to remove ia a week, peat 

 or bog eartli may be burnt or bog earth may be burnt 

 in the same way, or dry^ as in the paring and burning 

 method. Some only kindle a lire and lay on dry soils 

 at lirst, and when the whole is under good way, throw 

 on the earth, (subsoil, fcc.) to be torritiel, till the heap 

 is sufficiently large. This manure applied to cabbages, 

 ruta-baga, Indian corn, and buckwheat produces great 

 effect. 



Ploughing in Green Crops, is considered beneficial on 

 all light soils. By repeating this culture, poor or worn 

 out land ma}'^ be made rich. It is strongly recommend- 

 ed for all places where it is difficult to procure manure ; 

 where g3q)sum will not assist the soil, or where it can- 

 not be had without too much expense. Buckwheat, rye, 

 millet, pease, oats, and turnips are all considered suita- 

 ble lor tiiis purpose. Perhaps buckwheat is the least 

 suitable of any of them. Two crops of some of them 

 can be ploughed in before sowing wmter grain. They 

 must always be ploughed in when in flower, or at the 

 time the flov/er is beginning to appear. To prevent 

 the plough from choaking, if the ground is free from 

 rocks, a roller should be p.assed over the crop, in the 

 direction the plough is to pass, where this instrument is 

 wanting, the back of the harrow can be used, giving it 

 additional weight if necessary. In about three weeks 

 the ground will be ready for another crop, which can 

 be sowed upon the furrow. 



Mr. Pomeroy, of Massachusetts, considers rye, supe- 

 rior to any thing within our reach for this purpose. In 

 order to ensure a sutlicient growth, in season to plough 

 in for Indian corn and most of our root crops, rye 

 shoaid be sown the begip.r.ing or by the middle of Au- 

 gust, and much thicker than when intended for a crop 

 of grain. If it gets too forward before winter, it should 

 be fed down with light stock or mown. AVinter rye, 

 sown early in the spring, grows rapidly, and will generr 

 ally arrive at sufficient stature in season to be t-irned 

 in as manure for ruta baga. Rye. plovighed in when iii 

 full flower, and millet sown, which it will briiSg forward 

 wlih great luxuriance, rnd that in its most succulent 

 state turned in for wheat, may be one of the best fal- 

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