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turfs raifed by this plowing were alfo burnt ; 

 for the rirfr. paring is often of fo puffy a 

 nature as to afford icarce any afhes ; but the 

 fecond, coming after a greater confolidation, 

 and the plough cutting fo much deeper than 

 a man, the allies are more in quantity and 

 of a better nature. This fecond burning 

 was performed the beginning of Augujh 



The afhes were plowed in immediately, 

 quite hot, to the depth of about three or 

 four inches, and upon that one earth, with- 

 out any harrowing either before cr after ; 

 rye was fown the beginning of September, 

 near a bufhel to an acre, which generally 

 produced about twenty-nve in return. 



This rye was off the land time enough 

 for another burning of the old furrows, 

 which cod about 3^. an acre; aftci vvhiwh. 

 it was again plowed, and fown with rye as 

 before, and the crop nearly the fame. 



With this fecond crop of rye much natural 

 grafs came, which was left to itfelf for three 

 years, but kept paftured by cattk, and 

 turfed very well. 



In the April after thefe three years, it 

 was plowed as at firfl with one horfe, and 

 the furrows burnt ; then it was ftirred a 

 fecond time, and fown with oats, four 

 bufhels pir acre, and the crop was near 

 thirty. After they were cleared from the 

 land, it was burnt again as in the former 

 courfe, and after a plowing, a fecond crop 



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