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person, on his grassy peat lands, taken much pains 

 to teach Mr. Young, of Harburn, the culture of florin 

 grass, in my usual way, by tilling the ground, and planting 

 stolones. Last year, Mr. Young, with much exultation, 

 reported complete success. I replied, that I had of 

 late changed my measures, and did not now break the 

 surface of grassy mountains. Mr. Young's answer was 

 very important ; he told me he had taken with him, on 

 receipt of my letter, to his new meadow, Mr. Baird of 

 Shotts, a gentleman well skilled in the cultivation of fiorin, 

 who had obtained in 1815 the highest fiorin premium, and 

 whose crop appears on the records of the Highland 

 Society to be far greater than any ever raised in 

 Great Britain, unless by the Countess of Hard- 

 wick e. These gentlemen reported, that a stripe of 

 Mr. Young's meadow had not been broken up, and that 

 upon this they found a good crop of spontaneous fiorin ; 

 and Mr. Young now lamented, that he had broken up any 

 of the meadow. This decided success followed protec- 

 tion alone. Had the stripe got a light top-dressing, the 

 crop would have been much finer ; and it is probable the 

 contiguous fence, or drain, relieved it from water. 



The establishment of a colony will give various employ- 

 ment to the industrious and unoccupied ; for, in addition to 

 the formation of meadows, houses are to be built and roads 

 made, that the colony may be accessible with convenience » 



