By the Rev. Blakley Cooper. 



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I presume that steam may be used with success for this pur- 

 pose, but as the cost of a steaming apparatus is considerable; 

 I prefer that which I have hitherto practised ; besides, I am 

 inclined to think that the vapour given out by the dung tends 

 in some measure to nourish the vines, and to promote their 

 vigorous growth. 



I am, my dear Sir George, 



your obliged and very faithful 

 . Blakley Cooper. 



Yetminster, near Sherborne, 

 May 10, 1826. 



VOL. VI. 



