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broken up these two ridges, and laid them down anew ; 

 but I reserve them these seven years, to give ocular de- 

 monstration of the folly of the practice by contrasting them 

 with the clean crops on each side, laid down in the usua 

 way. 



Nor is any thing gained by this cunning practice ; for 

 by careful management we can secure a fine crop of florin 

 hay in the ensuing autumn, though the stolones be laid 

 down even late in spring. 



My most docile, and of course my most successful pupil, 

 Mr. Baird of Shotts, Scotland, had a field prepared 

 for me on the 14th of May : I began myself to lay down the 

 stolones, to teach the novel practice ; two intelligent 

 labourers having got their lesson, had the field finished by 

 June 1st, and in November Mr. Baird mowed the best 

 crop ever seen in that country. 



