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wetting of the land, will, in the driest of 

 seasons, insure the hay-crop ; will insure, 

 in the course of six or seven weeks, a ton 

 and a half of hay upon an acre, which is 

 as much as will be desired by any person 

 who pays a due regard to the quality of 

 his hay. The water is sometimes again 

 used, when the hay is carried off; this 

 however will depend upon circumstances, 

 and is to be done at the discretion of the 

 proprietor, who will take care that sheep 

 do not eat the latter-math. Before the 

 end of the month of June, if the weather 

 be not very unfavourable, cut the hay- 

 crop of your watered-meadow. 



We hear of instances, in other countries, 

 of two or more crops of hay having been 

 obtained, from the same watered-meadow, 

 in the space of one year; but, in this 



island; 



