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who defire to have their turf (till harder, 

 fqueeze the mud, whilft ibft, into round 

 pieces refembling loaves, and let them dry in 

 the fields, laying them clofe by one another. 

 The turf which is grown a little harder is 

 laid in heaps, yet lb that the wind may pafs 

 through, and is fheltered from rain. In fum- 

 mer, the turf is carried home, put under a 

 roof, and ufed in brewing, baking, boiling, 

 and for warming rooms. The turf foil is 

 either reddilli, brown, or black, all which is 

 equally good according to the account of the 

 peafants ; but they add, firft, that the turf 

 mull never be mixed with fand, which in- 

 creafes its bad fmell ; fecondly, "it mult not be 

 mixed with clay, which hinders it from burn- 

 ing ; and thirdly, it mud be clear of all wood 

 and great roots, becaufe the ground about 

 them is always very loofe. They commonly 

 find the bell moors in large fields, becaufe the 

 roots moulder better there than in woods, and 

 the water is more eafily carried off. Often 

 the bed turf foil is found upon moors where 

 heath grows. This plant is always to be met 

 with in good turf-moors, where the wind 

 blows freely, and where other plants are 



mouldered 



