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land, doth much good. And it was generally re 

 ceived of old, that dunging of grounds when the 

 west wind bloweth, and in the decrease of the moon, 

 doth greatly help ; the earth, as it seemeth, being 

 then more thirsty and open to receive the dung. 



668. The grafting of vines upon vines, as t take 

 it, is not now in use : the ancients had it, and that 

 three ways : the first was incision, which is the ordi 

 nary manner of grafting : the second was terebra- 

 tion through the middle of the stock, and putting in 

 the cions there : and the third was paring of two 

 vines that grow together to the marrow, and bind 

 ing them close. 



669. The diseases and ill accidents of corn are 

 worthy to be inquired ; and would be more wor 

 thy to be inquired, if it were in men s power to 

 help them, whereas many of them are not to be re 

 medied. The mildew *is one of the greatest, which, 

 out of question, cometh by closeness of air ; and 

 therefore in hills, or large champain grounds, it sel 

 dom cometh ; such as is with us York s woald, This 

 cannot be remedied, otherwise than that in countries 

 of small inclosure the grounds be turned into larger 

 fields : which I have known to do good in some 

 farms. Another disease is the putting forth of wild 

 oats, whereinto corn oftentimes, especially barley, 

 doth degenerate. It happeneth chiefly from the 

 weakness of the grain that is sown ; for if it be either 

 too old or mouldy, it will bring forth wild oats. 

 Another disease is the satiety of the ground ; for if 

 you sow one ground still with the same corn, I mean 



