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the first year, good spring feed, and a 

 large crop of hay, and likewise of latter- 

 mark,, upon land that was very poor lie- 

 fore ; and this year, I liad spring feed 

 and a crop of hay nearly equal in value 

 to those of the best old floated meadows. 

 These objects, placed fairly in view, ope- 

 rated to conviction on the muids of those 

 who saw them, and soon gained me seve- 

 ral pupils, weW calculated to give exten- 

 sion to the practice, and who have already 

 shewn themselves not mere spectators, 

 but actors in this department. One of 

 these gentlemen, indeed, has not con- 

 tented himself with imitations of what 

 others have done in this way, but already 

 stands forward as a principal or pattern 

 to others. Not satisfied with private 

 profit, he has liberally extended his view 

 to that which must benefit the public. 



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