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tained. I do think, there were two tons and 

 a half per acre. On the above experiment I 

 have to remark, that the fheep, by running 

 and lying on the clover, and there depofiting 

 their excrement, deprived the barley land of its 

 manure ; and that it furnifhes a ftrong proof 

 of what manure is capable of performing; for, 

 had thofe twelve acres been eaten by only as 

 many fheep as they would have kept, the crop 

 in all probability had been fpoiled* 



When clover is to be followed by wheat, it 

 is better to mow it twice in one fummer -, as 

 mowing will not only clear the land of weeds, 

 but will render it more mellow, and pulverife 

 it for the reception of the wheat. For, if the 

 ground were at that feafon of the year, after 

 the firfl mowing, totally covered with a flack 

 of draw, it would produce better wheat. I 

 once had a proof of this, by flacking fome 

 woodkids or faggots upon a part of the land 

 where clover had been mown once. The flack 

 remained until the time of fowing wheat ; and 

 on the fpot where it flood was by far the befl 

 wheat in the field. 



I have had many inflances of clover being 

 better for twice mowing. I have tried experi- 

 ments, 



