This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1811 Excerpt: ... death, let us turn again to the pleasures of the noble and useful science of Agriculture. This field was a three years ley, the soil a rich free loam, upon a species of the schistus, was ploughed up about Christmas, and during the following spring well tempered by tillage, dressed with a compost of sand and earth, and ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1811 Excerpt: ... death, let us turn again to the pleasures of the noble and useful science of Agriculture. This field was a three years ley, the soil a rich free loam, upon a species of the schistus, was ploughed up about Christmas, and during the following spring well tempered by tillage, dressed with a compost of sand and earth, and turnips sown at Midsummer, which were eaten off by sheep (an excellent preparation); and about April sown with four Winchester bushels of sainfoin, and seven pounds of trefoil per acre: it produced one ton and a half of hay per acre, of the finest quality, on which cattle throve amazingly; the after-grass was abundant, and afforded full bite for bullocks and sheep so late as Christmas; it was then shut up until spring, and again full stocked through the summer. There was a good plant of sainfoin when I walked over it in September 1807. "Still good, August 1809."--C. V.P. Mr. Sickler, an intelligent enterprising agriculturist in the western part of the county, gave this grass a very fair trial; he cut it for hay two years, but the third Q 4 year year it appeared to be declining, and at last yielded to the natural grasses..LUCERN. "It is obvious that much information cannot be be given on the subjects of lucern or sainfoin, as they are plants little cultivated, and nearly new to this county: the great enemies probably to their success here, will be grass and weeds, with which our fields abound, owing to the moisture of the climate. There are instances, however, of lucern, where it likes the soil, so establishing itself, as to flourish in spite of weeds."--/?. W--C. V. P. 1810. CABBAGES AND RAPE. A small spot of these for the use of cows, is to be met with here and there; but I have learnt nothing new or peculiar in the cultu...
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