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fow oats and hay feeds, and when there" h a 

 fkin of turf gained, then carry on the lime-fione 

 gravel in preference to every thing ejlfei if k is 

 to be had : the effec't of which is fo ftrong as to 

 change heath to white clover at once upon 

 dramed land. The more fbapy the gravei is the 

 better: and Mr. Cooper, from experience, knows 

 that it would then fet as meadow at 30s. an 

 acre as long as it was kept trom returning to 

 its original Hate. As -to the quantity of drain- 

 ing, cutting it into oblongs of 300 yards by 60, 

 would be fully fufficient: thefe have laid his 

 bog dry. 



Turnips Mr. Cooper has cultivated thefe ry 

 years regularly, with great fuccefs, for ftall- 

 feeding oxen, and has found them of great ufe. 

 Cabbages he has had thefe four ye^rs, the Scotch 

 fort, borecole, and Reynold's turnip-cabbage; 

 thefe he has ufed for fattening fheep, and never 

 had iuch fheep as by this means. He prefers 

 cabbages to turnips, much for ail ufes, can get 

 larger crops, and what he gets goes farther, and 

 are much preferred by both cattle and fheep: 

 after them, he has got exceeding fine barley. In 

 the breed of cattle Mr. Cooper lias taken pains 

 to improve by means of a Lancashire bull, of 

 Mr. Parker's breed, and this with fuch fuccefs, 

 that his cattle are all very fine, large, and well 

 made; all Lancafhire long horns, with a mix- 

 ture of the Stafford and Warwick. Ke has alio 

 found that this improvement of the breed for 

 fatting has not hurt his dairy, for his cows give 

 8 quarts of milk at a meal, which is efteemed 

 very well here: for fattening the breed is ex- 

 cellent 



