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A. Tim first mclhod with a single ploughing and 

 no coating, and that of the fallow system without 

 liming and coating, are only fit for farmers that are 

 too poor to dispose of a few cart loads of dung 

 or spend a few dollars in the purchase of 5 or 

 6 barrels of lime; and there are few cases of this 

 kind. The hrst method with liming or dung as 

 a coating, and the method of the fallow sys- 

 tem with liming or a dung dressing, are pro- 

 bably the best to be employed for a great number of 

 farmers who are beginning to improve their farms 

 and who have not much manure on hand. But as 

 soon as time and means will allow to cultivate the 

 vegetables, and as soon as the knowledge of the 

 benefit to be derived from this cultivation shall 

 have spread sufliciently, the farmer must hasten to 

 cultivate an acre of vegetables at least every year. 



Q. What care do meadows require when once 

 they are made ? 



A- The first care to be given to meadows once they 

 are made, is to see that the drainage is perfect. To 

 this effi^ct, care must be taken every fall to see that the 

 furrows the drains and the ditches are well cleaned, 

 and that nothing interferes with the escape of the 

 water. 



Q. What is the effect of the continuance of water 

 on the meadows ? 



A. The result is disastrous on account of the frost. 



