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The appearance was now agreeably changed, the 

 whole field being covered with a mod beautiful 

 white carpet; and an innumerable multitude of bees 

 buzzing in every part, prefented a fcene truly ro- 

 mantick. From this time through the fummer, it 

 continued matting together, growing and bloffom- 

 ing till full a yard in height, promifing a fine crop. 

 To appearance the feed kerned remarkably well, 

 feveral people who went to view it, concluding there 

 would at lead be a load upon an acre. The fecond 

 week in September, began mowing, and turned 

 about two acres ; but perceiving, as the haulm was 

 fo long and ftalky, that in turning a vaft quantity 

 would be fhed out, I ordered a couple of men to go 

 to two fwarths, aud take gently up a fmall quantity, 

 and place each parcel againft its fellow, between the 

 fwarths, the feed uppermoft: — by this means the 

 fun and air circulated freely through the haulm, 

 drying it falter than turning would have done. 

 Once fetting up fufiiced, befides the advantage of 

 preferving the feed. Before it was dry enough to 

 harveft, the wet weather commenced, which obliged 

 us to keep it frequently moved to get it in order, 

 as. well as to prevent the feed growing; of confe- 

 quence this occafioned the lofs of a confiderable 

 quantity, and delayed houfing it till the beginning 

 of October. 



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