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have renovated shallow, worn out soils, by bringing up new 

 materials ; have opened a passage for the roots to descend 

 deeper in search of food ; and have provided a more ready- 

 outlet for the surface waters into the drains below. 



4th. The judicious and cojitinued application of lime — 

 according to principles now beginning to be generally 

 understood. When applied without the requisite know- 

 ledge, or without regard to future consequences, the use of 

 lime has been, and will still be, one of the most ready 

 means of exhausting the most fertile soils. 



5th. The use of Bones — in various forms, as an applica- 

 tion to land in various conditions, and for the growth of 

 various crops. 



6th. Generally, what is called high farming, compre- 

 hending : 



a. The culture of green crops extensively. 



h. The making of rich home, and the purchase of valua- 

 ble foreign manures of various kinds to a great extent. 



c. The rearing and feeding of improved breeds of stock, 

 for the conversion of one form of produce into another, 

 which meets with a readier market, or is otherwise more 

 profitable. 



d. The custom of full feeding, both for plants and 

 animals, from early youth to full maturity. 



It is the characteristic of this kind of farming, that it 

 spares no reasonable expense — in implements, in manures, 

 in labour — as all experience has shown that a liberal 

 treatment of the land, makes the land liberal in return ; and 

 that to the stingy farmer, the land is most niggard of her 

 crops. 



7th. The introduction of lighter and better contrived 

 implements, of machines to economise labor, and of horses 

 having a quicker step. 



