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The method the Americans take to preserve 

 the seed is, they go into the meadow, with 

 a sickle, before the timothy is mown, and 

 cut ofF the heads, put them into a bag, 

 and throw them on the ground for several 

 days. By this means, if rain comes, it 

 sometimes spoils the seed ; and it is a hard 

 matter to get good-growing seed in Ame- 

 rica, for want of which the crops often fail. 

 It is a hard grass, and very good to har- 

 vest, as it will not be easily spoiled by 

 rain. 



