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laitti, are much superior to those in a wet or damp con¬ 
dition, when used as a top dressing. 
Mr. C. thinks a good coating of sand, would dou¬ 
ble the value of some clay soils, but this does not seem 
to have been proved by experiment: he says, it not 
only ameliorates it, but absorbs its wet and unkindly 
qualities. 
Manuring of fVasle Land. — Some well meaning 
persons have contended, that Avaste land can only be 
improved by the surplus of manure from land already 
in tillage, but this idea is erroneous ; Avaste land ought 
to be improved from its own resources, or from foreign 
aids, as paring and burning, lime and marl, av ith clean 
falloAving, turnips, clover, sheep, and other live stock, 
. with the manure they make from the produce of the 
land in question, Avithout robbing the old enclosed 
lands, 
Pigeons Dung. —Mr. C. says, he has known, upon a 
farm of 200 acres, enough of this collected, in the 
space of tAA'elve months, to manure ten acres of land ; 
the method was to strew malt dust over the floor every 
time the dove-house was cleaned; and to keep this 
compost of malt dust, saturated with pigeons dung, 
carefully in a dry place till used ; before sowing it.on 
the land, it must be well mixed by turning it OA 7 er ; this 
* is an excellent top dressing for grass, turnip, or other 
land ; a little Avill do more^service than a common dress¬ 
ing: of other manure. 
Town Manure. —Upon Brant-hall Farm, in this 
county, six miles from Birmingham, Mr. Richard Mil¬ 
ler finds the manure from that town to answer well, 
both for grass land, and every kind of crop ; lie em¬ 
ploys a six-inch Avheel Avaggon and six stout horses, to 
draw this manure at all leisure times ; finds ifc excellent 
for 
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