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will foon have mod excellent grafs, and a ecu 

 ftant fupply of good hay-feeds, fuch as are not 

 now to be met with. In all probability nothing 

 in the farm would be found more advantageous 

 than a meadow of fuch fort of grafs ; for, if 

 the farmer had more feed of this kind than ne- 

 ceflary for his own immediate ufe, he would 

 find purchafers in plenty who would be glad to 

 get it by paying a good price. Indeed, I re- 

 commend to the pofieffor of a farm of consi- 

 derable fize to grow all his own feeds of every 

 fort or denomination -, as it is a fafe way, and a 

 great faving. 



There are men who are bigoted to an opi- 

 nion abfurd in the extreme : They fay, <c Land 

 ought to be fown with the fame as it produced 

 before ploughing." But I fay, Noj unlefs it 

 produced better grafs, or at leaft as good as 

 may be got elfewhere. Land of almoft every 

 fort will improve by being ploughed up, pro- 

 vided fufficient care be taken to make the ftraw 

 into manure, to lay it on in a proper manner, 

 and to fow the different crops with judgment. 

 All thefe things have been formerly but little 

 attended to. 



A piece of land laid down, and fown with 

 grafs-feeds to lie for fward A will, from having 



been 



