[ 268 ] 



care to prevent their feeding. Indeed, by this 

 neglect being lb general, and extending even to 

 their very dunghills, one would be apt to think 

 they forget, or know not, that -weeds fpring from 

 feeds of the dime kind. I have frequently heard 

 them complain that their fields (when contiguous. 

 to commons that abound with thirties) are over- 

 run with thirties; and yet they fuffer them to be 

 annually fown with this pernicious weed, rather 

 than be at the trifling expence of employing a poor 

 man two or three days in cutting them down on 

 the common before their feeds ripen. How truly 

 ridiculous is fuch conduct! Nor is it lefs fo to 

 let their dunghills remain covered with thirties, 

 docks, and many other weeds, till they have all 

 flicd their feeds, and then wifely fow their own, 

 lands with them when the manure is fpread. 



The fame may be faid of furfering fuch quan- 

 tities of them to ftand and fhed their feeds, many 

 of which the wind dilperfes into the adjoining 

 fields. 



In the latter cafe, the cutting and burning them 

 would be well repaid by the allies. I have known 

 poor men in this county, who, during the months 

 of July, Augult, and September, have earned 

 2s. 6d. a day by cutting and burning weeds in 



' our 



