I laft year tried, inrtead of the common, the 

 perennial red clover, called cow-grafs, (trifolimn aU 

 peftre) the feed from it was moft luxuriant, and the 

 butter excellent; in autumn it was turned in for 

 wheat, of which there is on it (at prefent) the fined 

 plant. If this grafs be nearly equal to the common 

 clover in produce, without danger like that to cattle 

 in its efFeds, far fuperior in the flavour of its juices, 

 and not an inferior bed for a crop of wheat, it 

 merits very general attention. For my neceflities, 

 it is not Jufficiently early, on this very account, I 

 again laft fpring fowed rye-grafs, with 51b. per acre 

 of burnet with my oats, for the early feed of the 

 enfuing fpring; and have not fuffered it to be at 

 all fed in autumn. The grafs has grown very well 

 fince harveft, and will, I apprehend, fo bear the 

 winter, as to be fufficicntly early: but the burnet is 

 probably fo impeded by it, as to appear very thin 

 and weak, and (coniidering the price of its feed) 

 does not appear toanfwer my purpofe; unlefs the 

 field were to continue in grafs for at leaft tv\ o years, 

 when the burnet might have time to fpread into a 

 very early piece of fpring pafturage, and fully 

 anfwer its expence. 



I have twice after wheat tried a little brank or 

 buck-wheat; though my land is not light enough 

 for it, it i$ extremely convenient; fincc not being 



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