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fire with any kind of rubbtlh, and burn the 

 ilump in fuch a manner that you may take up 

 the fide fangs with little trouble or expence ; 

 fo that a plough m.ay pafs over the part. And 

 when the harrows go over the place, they will 

 intermix earth enough amongft the afhes to 

 make that part capable of bearing crops. The 

 roots will rot in a ihort time, fo as not to caufe 

 a wade of land. 



If roots lie in grafs fields, pare fome fods 

 round the roots, and make a large fire of rub- 

 bifh and fods. Afhes of fods retain heat much 

 longer than thofe made from boughs of 

 trees, &c. 



SECTION LXX. 



Necejfary Precautions in the treatment of Sheep 

 to prevent the Roty and pointing out the Cauje 

 of that fatal Bifeafe. 



THERE are various opinions concerning 

 the caufes of the rot. It generally prevails 

 much in very wet feafons : over-moift paflures 



will 



