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Strong clay-land, when in drills, may be 

 fcarified, when a plough in a dry feaibn would 

 have no good efFecl:, not even touch it in the 

 old way of cultivating land. Crofs-ploughing 

 of fallows, though fo frequently practifed^ is a 

 mod pernicious cuftom; for, if it were pofftble 

 to defire a crop of couch-grafs, ploughing in 

 that manner, and harrowing after without rak- 

 ing up the refufe, would mod effectually anfwer 

 the purpofe. 



- SECTION VIII. 



A Calculation of Six Tears Expences of the Drill- Huf- 

 bandry y according to the New Syftem> and of the Old, 

 Jhewing the Dijhurfements for each. 

 OLD SYSTEM. NEW SYSTEM. 



Firji year, Fallow* 



£* * d. 



Four ploughings and 

 harrowings at 6s. 

 each, -----i 40 



Twelve loads of ma- 

 nure at 8. per load, 4160 



£6 



Fir ft year. Turnips. 



£* *• d. 



Ploughing an inch 



and half deep, - o 4 



Harrowing and rak- 

 ing, rolling, &c. o 36 



Ploughing twice, har- 

 rowing, raking, &c. o 13 o 



Leading off reiule, o I o 



Seed and fowing, - b I 6 



Making of drills, - o 26 



Three times plough- 

 ing the turnips, and 

 hoeing, - - - - o 8 6 



Six loads of manure, 



at 8s. per load, - z So 



£-i 



2 G 



