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 them the lame quantity in a farm-yard 

 confined, will occafion the produdion of 

 many loads of excellent manure, which, 

 laid on the land in proper quantities^ will be 

 of decifive utility. 



A very worthy friend of mine, who 

 manages his paftures in a neat and mafterly 

 manner on a fcale not large, will here re- 

 mark, that with proper care of fcattering the 

 dung, and raking up the offal hay, the 

 common practice would prove beneficial ; 

 but to this I anfwer in the firft place, that 

 the care and attention requifite for this me- 

 thod are too great for the common farmer ; 

 but the method I propofe is now the practice 

 of many counties in the fouth of England. 

 Before we perfuade farmers to keep their 

 fields like lawns, wc muft make them give 

 up their flovenlinefs. Sccojidly^ the dung fo 

 fcattered (though a very good method) is yet 

 left fo thin over the furface, as ftill to be 

 liable to the former objedion of doing no 

 good, or at lealt very trifling. Thirdly^ the 

 wafte of hay is the fame, only it is carried 

 to the dunghill in one cafe, and left to do 

 mifchief in the other. 



Nothing is i^ difficult as to wean firmers 

 from their prejudices : I have convcrfed with 

 many very fenfible and intelligent hufband- 

 men in the north of England^ but could not 

 bring one of them to agree with me in the 



expediency 



