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3. Weeds will not so readily grow upon a broad 

 cast seeding, as between the rows upon a drill seeding. 



4. All unnecessary expense of tools in husbandry, 

 goes so far to lessen the profits, and increase the cares 

 of the farmer. 



5. By the broad cast method, the seeds-man can best 

 apportion his seed to his different crops, and different, 

 fields, or even different parts of the same field, and 

 this mode may therefore be accounted the best. 



Peas. 



Plough such a light sand, or sandy loam, as you de- 

 sign for the white, green, or blue boiling pea, as early 

 in March, or April, as the frosts will permit; the 

 earlier the better ; (once will generally answer,) and 

 sow your peas upon the furrows, about 2 bushels to 

 the acre, and cover with the harrow. Experience 

 can be your only guide whether your land will pro- 

 duce good boilers, and when you have proved which 

 fields will answer for this pea, you may always culti- 

 vate it with success in the regular succession of your 

 crops, and with a good profit, because the pea does 

 not exhaust your soil. 



Peas when sown early in April, with oats, or in May 

 with beans, say one bushel of each to the acre, come 

 forward early, and give a handsome profit, to bring 

 forward your hogs in summer, and thus save your 

 corn in autumn for the profits of a spring market. 



This crop may be mown, and threshed in the com- 

 mon mode, and the straw will answer both for winter 

 feed for young stock, and litter for your horses and 

 cattle, or perhaps to a better profit, as litter for your 

 hogs in summer ; such litter will enable you to cart 

 in an extra quantity of rich earth into your hogs 

 pen, and thus increase the quantity of this best of 

 manure. 



Sow flax and oats as early in this month as possi- 

 ble, seed with 2 to 3 bushel of seed upon a strong 

 soil. Begin to plant potatoes. 



