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An experiment alfo made on clover 

 dtien-es great attention : It has been often 

 aiTeriLd, that the heft time of the year for 

 fowing this as well as other grafs feeds is in 

 a nmn, without corn ; his lordihip tried 

 it i .ee times, and once failing, he con- 

 tinued the fame field fallow another year 

 for it, fo that it was a fecond time fown 

 on a fallow of two years ; but, notwith- 

 standing fo great an advantage, the crop 

 w?s in no degree equal to others, with 

 corn on one year's fallow, a difference 

 immen.e, and fufficient rationally to pre- 

 vent any farmer from altering his prefent 

 profitable cuitom, for one fo evidently un- 

 favourable. 



The following account of the ftate of 

 agriculture in 'he country for feveral miles 

 around T V entiLorth-Houfe, I owe to the 

 very a\ I !;ing attention of the Marquis of 

 Rocking. . himfelf. The moft valuable of 

 thefe pai i rs came from his Lordfhip, 

 and thole o ^.ich he was doubtful were 

 fupplied b-v fev al of his tenants, who were 

 fent for on p u ofe : A ftriking proof not 

 only of his Lore h'^'s knowledge, but like- 

 wife of his love of agriculture, and great 

 readinefs to forward ;my attempts which 

 have the lead appearance of being fervice- 

 able to the public. 



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