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many places, farms that are entirely of 

 grafs exceed all others. The difference of 

 the rent is an objecl of the firfi: importance. 

 One general maxim m,ay, however, be re- 

 commended, that it is much better to have 

 too much grafs, than too much arable : 

 the one may at any tim^e be remediedj and 

 with profit, but that is not the cafe with 

 the other. 



. When it is profitable to irxreafe the grafs 

 land of a farm — the landlord's firll atten- 

 tention is to beg;in the tiilag-e of fach land : 

 and whether he executes the retpcclive 

 operations himfelf, or pays the old tenant 

 for them, makes no difference — in either 

 cafe, I v/ould humbly recommend the fol- 

 lowing plan ; 



Let the ftubble of the preceding crop 

 be turned in very foon after harveft ; and 

 in OSlober ploughed again on to the fmall 

 3 feet ridge to lie the winter, and the 

 whole well v\'ater thoioughed. In the 

 f])ring, as foon ?.s the foil will admit 

 ploughing, be ready for the work, and 

 gain by ploughing and harrowing a very 

 hne tilth by the firft week in May if pof- 

 f:ble J when this fine tilth is gained, leave 

 the land for a fortnight or 3 weeks, that 

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