In the month of September, we cut and threfh 

 it on a floor made in' the field, and covered with 

 a large cloth or waggon- tilt. The Itraw and chaff 

 are burnt for the fake of the afhes; but fometimes, 

 when the ftalks are very il'ong, we ufe them for 

 inclofing fences in our farm-yards, to proteft: the 

 cattle from winds in winter. 



The idea that rape impoverifhes the foil feems 

 to be a mi (taken one; for we get very good crops 

 of wheat after it. This plant mould not, however, 

 be fown two years together on the fame land. It 

 always does beft after beans, turnips, or cabbages. 



Mod of our farmers let the reaping, threfhing, 

 dreffing, and putting the feed up for market, to- 

 gether with making' the floor, at fix-pence per 

 bufhel; and when the crop is good, the men make 

 great wages of it at that rate. 



If the feed be large, black, and free from red 

 ones, we reckon it good. If the crop be kept long 

 before it is fold, it mould be laid very dry, other- 

 wife it will lofe its colour, and be much damaged. 



Some of our farmers fow rape-feed merely for 

 the fake of the winter-feed it affords our cattle. 

 It is the mod flattering of any winter feed for 



fheep. 



