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dian corn (Note) — produce per acre of 

 red clover. Agrees with dung- and lime* 

 American and European plaister equal. 

 Its duration. Plaister prevents pastures 

 being injured bij droughts ; and cattle 

 prefer them. Beneficial in compost 

 heaps y and preferable to hot lime. 

 Note. 

 John Sellers, page 46. General observations. Change of ma- 

 nure. Applications of plaister ; modes, 

 state, and kinds of soil. Virgin soils — 

 quantity per acre — and produce in hay 

 and feeding, whether clay soils favour- 

 able or not to plaister. Mr. W. Young's 

 mode of ameliorating and preparing 

 clay soily highly approved ; in a note— « 

 a concrete substance (allum) thrown up 

 by plaister on xvet clay, Mr. Sellers 

 doubtful as to improvement by repeti- 

 tion. Has not discovered bad effects by 

 repetitions. Rotation or his crops. Most 

 proper for red and white clover. Times 

 to strev/ thinks lands laying in grass 

 improved, and that both manures and 

 products should be varied. Note on 

 changes of manures, and crops. 

 Edward Duffield, page 53. Length of time he has used plais- 

 ter- — repetitions and effects. Quan- 

 tity per acre— kinds of soil. In- 

 tervals of re-applications. Does 

 not render the earth sterile^ in the 

 least degree. On grasses, imme- 

 diate effects. On grain, not till 

 well mixed with the soil, by 

 ploughing &c. Times of scattering 



