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General Obfervatlons. 



Mr. Searancke y upon the whole, is of 

 opinion, that burnet is a valuable acquifi- 

 tion to hufbandry ; but as to the general 

 and undiftinguifhing aflertions in its fa- 

 vour, he thinks them no more to be re- 

 garded than the prejudice of thofe who in- 

 fift, that no cattle will eat it. The fad 

 with him has been this : — For hay, he can- 

 not recommend it ; the quality is not com- 

 parable to common meadow hay, and the 

 quantity by no means an object of import- 

 ance. By way of pafture for horfes, cows and 

 fheep, it is excellent ; quite in the fame ftile 

 as natural grafs fields ; with this fupcriority, 

 that the butter made from it has a more 

 pleafant flavour, and in refpect to carlinefs 

 in the fpring, it is ready for fheep before 

 any other grafs : In general, it has a good 

 bite the beginning of March, if it is fed 



down clofe in October. That the fowing 



land with burnet is a very good way to lay it 

 for a conftant pafture ; and that it mixes ex- 

 tremely well with white clover, with ray- 

 grafs, or with natural grafs. 



I cannot conclude this article without ob- 

 ferving, that Mr. Searancke has cultivated 

 burnet with unufual fpirit; and has given a 

 very clear and impartial account of his fuc- 

 cefs: Good hufbandry is never more laud- 

 able than when all circumftanccs, adverfe, 



as 



