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lint any other way. It is both fofter and 

 ftronger than that which is put into the wa- 

 ter ; is lefs expence and rilk ; equally good 

 for both fpinning and weaving, and much 

 eaiier bleached. 



But if the feed be f own early in the fpring, 

 it will be ready for pulling before the rain 

 fets in. The ground not being plowed in the 

 fpring, will alfo give the lint a firmer hold 

 in the ground, and therefore will not be fo 

 apt to lodge. Eight pecks of feed will be 

 fufficient for each acre. If the feafon is fa- 

 vourable, an extraordinary crop may be ex- 

 pected, more fo than if the fallow had been 

 after any other crop. 



If the proprietor choofes to fummer-fallow 

 the fir ft year, the ground will be rather rich- 

 er than after oats. The firft fur iliould be 

 not above two and a half inches deep, which 

 rots the grafs fooner than when deep plowed, 

 and requires lefs harrowing ty reduce it. 



A crop of flax drefled in this manner may 

 be equal in value to two or three crops of 

 good wheat.^ 



This is another inducement to fummer- 

 fallow ; for, if the farmer lofes the wheat 

 feafon by rain, he may be certain of getting 



the. 



