est: 
of the reports of her writers, on the- agricultural 
changes wrought by it, “If,” says Yvart, “mea> 
“dows be the nerve of good husbandry, it is, above 
“all, to artificial meadows we must apply this great 
“truth. The state of those cantons, which have 
“adopted. the new system, is now as brilliant as.it 
‘twas before wretched and miserable. Alsace has - 
‘nut on a new face since the introduction of clover, 
“ and wheat crops have been increased more than 
“one third. The village of Sebach, under the old 
“system, bought annually 180,000 pounds of forage, 
“and now. sells 150,000. The canton of. Virien, 
“‘ which gave formerly only rye and buckweat, (and 
“ poor crops of these,) now gives abundant crops of 
“ fine wheat. This is altogether owing to clover and 
“gypsum. The same remark applies to the depart- 
“ment of Doubs. In the department of the Seine 
“ and Oise, the four year rotation is adopted, of which 
“‘ clover is the basis, and more than doubles the pro- 
“duce for exportation.. In Varrenne, the soil. of 
‘‘which is a poor sand, the same effect is produced 
* by sanfoin, instead of clover. Ina canton of the 
“department of Loiret, M. Sageret has doubled his 
“ income, by the introduction and culture of lucern.” 
It would be mere waste of time to multiply quota- 
tions on this head. Few men of our own country, 
who have had their eyes open for some years past, 
but must have seen the wonderful effects produced 
by plastered clover; and if there be any who resist 
these evidences, or are insensible to them, they must 
be far beyond the reach of instruction. We hasten, 
therefore, to another and important part of our sub- 
