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near the ground as pofTible, the remaining grafs, 

 with the roots which were planted, are dug up with 

 the hoe and burnt off. The grafs after this, if 

 favourable rains attend, will grow from the feed, 

 and by covering the ground in thp month of May 

 following, will be perfeftly eftablifhed for feveral 

 years, according to the quality of the land, fo as to 

 be cut for ufe, or become a pafture. 



Whenever the grafs grows thin, holes may be 

 opened in fuch places as may occafionally appear 

 fo, and roots again planted to fupply it; and, by 

 this attention beftowed upon it, a field will fcarcely 

 ever be fo totally worn out as to require the la- 

 bour of being at any one time replanted. 



The blades of this grafs, when flourifliing, ap- 

 pear not unlike thofe of wheat, only rather broader 

 ^nd longer; and the flalks, during the firft growth, 

 are alfo much like thofe of it, but they get weaker 

 and lefs, the oftener the grafs is fed upon or cut, till 

 at laft it becomes a fine, rich, and entire fwarth. 



The mode of cultivation already mentioned is 

 the one generally approved of, but Guinea grafs 

 -may alfo be brought to perfe(5lion by other means. 

 The flalks being buried a few inches deep, each 

 joint thereof will take root, and grow luxuriantly ; 



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