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have been, if the land had been perfectly 

 dry, which in some seasons, may not only 

 injure, but spoil the whole crop. 



P. 106, " The feeding the meadows 

 " about Lady-day, is called Spring-feed- 

 " ing, and should never be done by any 

 " other cattle, besides sheep and calves." 



A dairy-farmer will totally disregard 

 this restriction ; convinced, by experi- 

 ence, that if the meadow is laid dry be- 

 fore the cattle are admitted, the harm that 

 can arise from their treading, is by no means 

 worthy of comparison with the great ad- 

 vantage which a hard-wintered stock of 

 cows will derive from such grass, at such 

 a season. 



P. 1 12, "In this manner the after-grass 



" will, in a mild season, last the cattle till 



** Christmas." 



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