The New England farmer . dwhich could at will be floated by the townsewer or brook. Surface drains or gutterswere dug a spades width, about six or eightinches deep, in different parts about the land,and the town filth turned on, and in a fewhours the whole field would be inundated. Itwould be left inundated two or three days,when the bolt would be dropped and thewater turned off. After a few years it wasfound the land became too rich, the grass sostrong that while growing and looking well onthe top, it was rotting in the bottom—and itwas found necessary to underdrain. It was toorank for hay, a
The New England farmer . dwhich could at will be floated by the townsewer or brook. Surface drains or gutterswere dug a spades width, about six or eightinches deep, in different parts about the land,and the town filth turned on, and in a fewhours the whole field would be inundated. Itwould be left inundated two or three days,when the bolt would be dropped and thewater turned off. After a few years it wasfound the land became too rich, the grass sostrong that while growing and looking well onthe top, it was rotting in the bottom—and itwas found necessary to underdrain. It was toorank for hay, and so it was always grazed bymilking cows or fat cattle. The under drainswere buried only about eighteen inches, andwas drained with one and one-half inch the summer be ever so hot and dry therewas always grass in those fields. JOIIX WitATMORE. Bridgenorth Farm, Dunleith, 111., 1870. —Mr. M. L. Sullivant, of Burr Oaks, Ford Co.,111., has this year planted 6,500 acres of land tocorn. NEW EXGLAND FARRIER. ENGLISH PHEASANTS. English farmers have one class of troublesand one source of annoyance, from whichAmerican farmers are happily exempt; we al-lude to the peculations of animals protected bygame laws, and the privileges exercised bysportsmen. From the Norman conquest to thepresent day the game laws have been more orless severe. Originally the killing of one of thekings deers was equally penal with murderingone of his subjects. In 1389 it was enactedthat no manner of artificer, laborer, nor anyother la} men who hath not lands and tene-ments to the value of forty shillings by theyear, nor any priest or other clerk if he be notadvanced to the value of ten pounds by theyear, shall keep hunting dogs or use othermeans of killing game, upon pain of one yearsimprisonment. The property qualification wasabolished in 1831, and a certificate or license,costing nearly twenty dollars, must be takenout annually, to give one the right. The law is still very severe against kil
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