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ield of the first crops as great: what has caused the hange? The answer is. the foolish, barbarous ystem of cutting repeated grain and hay crops from be same land, without manuring Be warned b ‘ heir example, and do not follow a path which mtfi ring you to the same condition.

“Thefirst year the land is burnt, you will put in ome potatoes; but don’t plant more than are abso- utely necessary—since the disease, the fewer the etter. New burnt land gives turnips with very ittle trouble; sow as many of them as you can; Swede turnips, mashed with a few potatoes, are not ad food); the seed is not expensive; sow it thick, hat the fly may have his share, and leave a share or you also. The second year, sow the potato and urnip land with some wheat and some oats; try some 'ye also—it is a sure crop, and if the wheat fails, ill make excellent bread; and if you sell it, the rewers will give you three shillings and six pence 0 four shillings per bushel for it. Unless the land 5 very good, you should not take another grain crop fl'the same piece of ground; but it‘it is very strong ’ou may sow oats or rye on it the third year also; 0w grass seeds, red and white clover, and timothy s liberally as you can afford, with either the first 1‘ second grain crop, according as you intend it to e the last. The next year you will cut the hay. ow you should not cut hay on this ground another ear, unless you top dress the land; it'you can‘t do 0, pasture it You will say you have lew stock to nake manure, and no time to get, or way of hauling ud to make composts. I am quite aware ofthese ifficulties. and those best ofl' may have to yield in ome degree to circumstances, But go to work the ight way from the first, and you will do much more han you think; if you are industrious in clearing, nd raise turnips you will be able to keep a cow and ig the second year; place a good lot of earth in he shed under the cow, it will catch the urine; keep adding fresh earth to the sly where the pig is kept in autumn, and have a good quantity of it under him all winter. In many places fern