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does little service, if any; but they all concur in the effi- 

 cacy of rolling the seed. Those apparently of the most 

 accurate observation, believe, that courses of clover crops 

 plaistered. so ameliorate the soil, that the following 

 grain crops, in this way receive their advantages. 



One of Mr. JVolajid^s correspondents observes ; — 

 " the valuable properties of plaister are so well esta- 

 blished in this neighbourhood, that you might as well 

 ask a man if bread and meat were of any use to a la- 

 bourer, as to ask him if plaister is of any use to his 

 land. He would answer the one as quickly as the other, 

 in the affirmative. If land is for sale, the only object seems 

 whether it lies well, and is well watered. Its being poor 

 or rich, makes but very little diffi^rence in the price ; 

 as it is so well known that one course of red clover, well 

 plaistered for one or two years, puts the ground in good 

 heart for any crop." 



In fact, the clover husbandry, with its almost magi- 

 cal adjunct — the plaister, does every thing for exhaus- 

 ted lands ; and much for any other soils. No other 

 grasses can compete with it, for prompt ameliorationo 

 I see with pain, (because it discourages the clover- 

 system) prejudices growing against clovet-hay. For 

 20 years, I used but a small proportion of any other, and 

 I never, during'that period, had a sick horse. I generally 

 salted the hay, while it was stowing in the stack, or 

 mow; and was content with moderate crops, cut in due 

 season, and carefully made; though I could have had, by 

 forcing or overgrowing, a greater burthen. In the winter 

 I often damped, either with water alone, or weak pickle, 

 over night, what was to be used next day. For horses, in 

 careless hands, other hay may be better. But the cha^ 



