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vantage, It cannot however be denied, 

 but that it mufl increafe the flaple j and 

 though it may only improve it for the 

 prefent, this is no inconfiderable point 

 gained. For land, like animals, when 

 once it is brought into good heart, may, 

 with a little care, be eafily kept fo -, but 

 when much out of condition, it is very 

 difficult to be brought into a vigorous 

 flate. 



Next to the banks in roads, and the 

 borders of inclofures, the fcouring of 

 old ditches, the mud of ponds, and fedi- 

 ment of all fbagnate waters, are particu- 

 larly excellent upon grafs land -, and a 

 fmall mixture of lime is well beftowed 

 among it. If thefe better forts cannot 

 be met with, then any common maiden- 

 earth, with one feventh part of lime, and 

 one other feventh of rotten muck, will 

 be very proper manure for moft kinds of 



pafture. 



