33° KALM'S ENGLAND. 



ever be in any hay. Mr. Williams doubted, however, very 

 much whether anyone, after a mere account of the pro- 

 cess, would be in a position to do this, unless he were 

 present when the hay was so prepared and got to learn 

 to know then how far it ought to be dried before it is laid 

 together to undergo this sweating. 



This is the hay which is so agreeable to cows and horses, 

 that they nearly forsake everything else, when they can 

 enjoy this. The farmers also consider this very whole- 

 some [T. I. p. 327] and good for cows, because they 

 become very thirsty and drink much when they have 

 eaten it, and afterwards give an abundance of milk. 



Here I will now add, that all the farmers I talked 

 with in this place, unanimously affirmed that it is far 

 better to lay the hay in stacks made and thatched as 

 above described (p. 211 orig. 210 above) than to lay it in 

 lathes, lador. The reason they gave was, that after the 

 stack has been well thatched, the hay can be kept far 

 better in it, because the air has free access on all sides to 

 weather and dry it, while on the other hand that which 

 is arranged in lathes has not this advantage, but is in part, 

 especially that which lies nearest the walls, musty and 

 mouldy. Nor can the hay which is laid in lathes ever 

 acquire the delightful fragrance, which well managed hay, 

 laid in the stack, commonly has, although the kind of 

 grass itself often does not seem to be so choice. 



Aske-tradets alder. The Ash tree's age. 



An ash which grew in a hedge, and was newly cut 

 down, had at the large end 104 sap-rings, which gave its 

 age in years. The diameter was here 22 inches. From 

 the 14th to the 30th year the tree had made the thickest 

 sap-rings, but the outermost were very thin. The length 

 was 12 feet. This tree had not had freedom to grow in 

 height, but after it had attained 6 feet in height, it had 



