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by the dew, and then to be dried up and to perish, under the 
influence of the sun and wind, before it has obtained a rooting in 
the soil. 
We have now disposed of 46 acres of wheat-stubble, and have 
4 remaining. Some time in September plough 2 acres, and 
drill in tares, with a few winter-oats mixed to hold up the tares. 
The remaining 2 acres plough and drill in the same manner in 
November ; if possible, early in the month. 
Having for the present disposed of the wheat-stubble, we will 
pass over the usual winter's work — which does not concern our 
subject — and suppose spring-time come. There will then be 20 
acres of barley-stubble not sown with clover, which will have to 
be ploughed and drilled with peas ; our own experience being 
favourable to the early " haysal pea," with which we have had 
good success. 
Next will come barley-sowing. On those fields which were 
occupied by peas 4 years previously sow a mixture of red 
clover and rye-grass, with a slight addition of white clover ; 
and on other 6 acres sow white clover, trefoil, and rye-grass 
mixed. ' 
We will now return to the wheat-stubbles. The rye must be 
finished feeding off by the end of April, so as to allow of beet 
being sown by the first week in May at latest. On the rye-stubble 
sow about 3 cwts. of guano and 6 cwts. of salt, or other manure 
of equal value (from 45^. to 50s. per acre) ; plough once, roll, 
harrow, and drill in beet, which we have always found thrive 
•remarkably well after rye, the land being ploughed but once 
and treated as we have described. The roots will attain a larger 
size, and the land will be more free from weeds than if no pre- 
vious crop had been grown. The trefolium can be either fed off 
or mown ; but in either case the land should be cleared in time 
to allow of swedes being sown before the month is out, as they 
will not often thrive well if sown later. Sow on 3 cwts. of guano 
and 4 cwts. of salt, or some other manure of equal value ; plough 
and roll twice, harrow, and drill in swedes. We have found the 
greatest success attend this plan during the last few years. We 
have mown the trefolium, obtaining considerably heavier crops 
than of clover and rye-grass on the ordinary shift ; and have 
then had swedes to follow, which have quite equalled those 
grown on similar land around which has had no previous crop. 
The season of 1867 was specially trying for our system. For 
several weeks after the trefolium was cut the weather was ex- 
cessively hot and dry, consequently there was not moisture 
enough in the land to bring up a plant of turnips ; but when the 
rain at length came, the seed grew, and in the month of March 
we finished feeding off a capital piece of swedes. We now feel 
