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at the first, in the old way. Should you increase your 
stock, in this way, beyond the extent of your pastur- 
age, multiply your pasturage, as much as possible, by 
division fences, (see Pasturing,) and convert a part of 
your clover fields to a temporary pasturage ; this will 
improve their quality when under tillage again. In 
a few years, you may derive more profit from the 
stock only upon your farm in this way, than the whole 
product yielded before, and a double profit ujion your 
tillage grounds at the same time, together with the ag- 
gregate rise upon the value of your farm generally; 
in addition to all this, you will live better and much 
easier; tiy it and sec. 
I am sensible that it will require some capital to 
enter largely upon this method of farming ; let this 
be 110 bar to the system ; if you possess Inc means, 
enter upon it with spirit and liberality ; its principles 
are founded upon the broad basis of common sense, 
and common practice, both in England and America ; 
it will repay you faithfully and liberally. If your 
means are small, enter upon it by little and little, as 
you can proceed without getting into debt, (I here 
repeat again, farmers must never be in debt.) When 
you buy slock for your pur|)oscs, buy cows ; they will 
increase your stock with the least expense, and the 
best as well as most immediate profit. 
It is a common reflection of our country, upon the 
general system of bad farming, now in common prac- 
tice, that we run over a great deal of land, half fenc- 
ed, half ploughed and half tilled, at great labour, toil 
and expense, without order, calculation, or method ; 
and finally, without profit ; and that we obstinately 
persist in this, because our fathers die! so before us. 
The truth of these reflections 1 acknowledge, and 
have offered a system which will com|iletcly correct 
the error; but the reflection upon our fathers, I re- 
sent with spirit and indignation, as both cruel and 
unjust. Our fathers were the wisest, most virtuous, 
hardy, industrious, economical and valiant race of 
