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cessible ; but as the tide flows, or when the scene of 

 labour is among* the more distant rocks, boats are 

 employed to bring the rich boon to the shore. It 

 is not only a season of interest, bub of gTeat merri- 

 ment — as is the harvesting in England, so is the 

 vraicking in Jersey ; and if some of the noviciates 

 get a few tumbles, occasioned by the slippery nature 

 of their standing, it only adds to the merriment at 

 the time, and serves for amusement w^hen the 

 labours of the day are finished." In Scotland it is 

 known under the name of sea-ware, and is much 

 used in enriching the coast lands. We are told by 

 agriculturalists that it is an excellent manure, and 

 has not only a wonderful effect in enriching light 

 soils, but in making them produce more grain than 

 even the appearance of the crop would warrant. 

 It may be employed with advantage in all situations, 

 excepting on clay soils in wet weather, or to land 

 recently laid down with grass-seeds ; neither should 

 it be applied to young clover plants. No time 

 should be lost in spreading it over the ground as 

 quickly as possible, or the beneficial gases will 



