Cultivation of Arable Land. Wheat* Crops cultivated after. 13 



in cafes where the clover crops have been fuch as to leave the land in a foul con 

 dition in refpect to weeds, it would be highly improper to fow them with this 

 fort of grain, as from its remaining for fuch a great length of time upon the 

 ground, they may be liable to have their feeds perfectly evolved and brought 

 into the flare of vegetation. In fuch cafes, he fuggefts it as more advantageous to 

 have recourfc to fuch forts of crops as may require the frequent operation of 

 hoeing during their growth.* 



Wheat crops fometimes fucceed thofe of the pea kind,; but this is a practice 

 that may probably be purfued with the moft propriety and fuccefs in thofe diftricts 

 that are from the nature of their fituation fufficiently early to admit of the land 

 being fully cleaned and prepared by repeated ploughing and harrowing after .fuch 

 crops have been removed, before the proper time of fowing fuch grain. But 

 where they are fo late as only to allow of the land being prepared by one plough 

 ing before the period of fowing, it is fuppofed by fbme to be an extremely ha 

 zardous practice to attempt the culture of wheat after fuch crops, as unlefs the 

 ground be in a high ftate of tilth, there is little chance of a good crop being pro 

 duced, -j* 



In Norfolk, however, they are in the conftant habit of fetting wheat uponapea- 

 flubble with a fingle ploughing, and coniider it very fafe and excellent hufband ry : 

 the pea-crop ought to have been kept clean, and, after it is harveftcd, the haulm 

 harrowed off. They never plough a bean Hubble more than once. 



It is the regular practice of fome counties to cultivate beans and wheat alter 

 nately on the fame land for fome time. This is the cafe on the ftrongcr kinds of 

 foil in the county of Kent, on which it is found to anfwer in a very beneficial 

 manner. And where wheat is only occafionally fown after fuch crops, as is the 

 cafe in many diftricts, it is alfo frequently found an ufeful practice ; but in 

 all fuch cafes the beans fhquld be cultivated in drills at from twenty to thirty 

 inches diftance, in order that they may admit of being hand and horfe hoed in 

 the moll perfect manner. If this method has been followed, and thebufmefs of 

 hoeing during the growth of the crops effectually performed, the land may be fuffi 

 ciently prepared for the fucceeding wheat crops by once ploughing, as the foil, 

 from being thus kept clean, and in high tilth, canfcarcely fail of affording a good 

 produce.^ 



* Miildleton, in correftcd Report of Miildlefcx. 



i Modern Agriculture, vol. II, p. 273. 



% It is obferved by Mr. Young that where the farmer has a bean ftubble intended to be fown \\ith 



