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petuate themselves, when interrupted by any cause, while the 
growing season lasts. Where meadows are kept well manured 
by annual top-dressing of fine manures, they will yield two to 
three tons of good hay per acre at one mowing in the usual 
season ; but let the same meadow be mowed early, and then 
cut twice during the same season, at properly chosen periods, 
they will yield four to six tons of even better hay than that 
obtained in case of one cutting. 9. This order and serenity 
being secured, both man and beast will be able to accomplish 
a greater amount of labor in a given time; higher impulses 
will prevail and guide all the operations; every operation will 
be more'surely done in its proper season, and everything saved 
and kept in its proper place ; men will labor with more tran¬ 
quility, and the teams be more tractable; he will not get “ riled 
up,” nor will his animals be vicious from his own fury; so 
.that none will “ fret ” away their strength and flesh. Serenity 
and comfort will reign with all, and all enjoy thrift, whereby 
the highest profit and progress possibly attainable are secured. 
vGreater cleanliness will prevail. Stock being kept up, 
litter is not dropped everywhere to be carried about on the 
,feet; and there being few fences, less space of land is occu¬ 
pied in that way, and fence-corners grown up with weeds 
.and brambles to cumber the ground and scatter seed every¬ 
where, to hinder and annoy labor, will be unknown. 10. 
While these are some of the gains and advantages which make 
this system pay, the saving in expense of fences'and increased 
product and value of animals are the great gains accruing from 
it, in a pecuniary point of view ; while greatly enhanced order, 
.humanity and dignity are the moral advantages derived. 
VEXATION AND LOSS OF TIME. 
There is probably no other annoyance by which farmers lose 
so much time, temper and service—of team and laborer—as in 
“ hunting up ” the animals which are allowed to “run out,” or 
in getting up the teams which are not tame, and are “ hard to 
catch.” It is painful to witness the furious temper and tired 
puffing and blowing, often exhibited by men and boys, who 
